Worthington, Alli
Summary: "A guilt-free guide that strips away the myths you've believed about motherhood and offers you a new way to think--about your kids, yourself, and being the mom you've always wanted to be. A recent Barna study stated that 80 percent of mothers are stressed out, 70 percent are tired, and 56 percent are overcommitted. This book is for them: every mom who feels overwhelmed, worried, stressed,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 WORGreener, Rachel
Summary: Young readers can find out exactly what is needed to grow a baby, from introducing the basic building blocks of life such as sperm and eggs, to explaining the different ways that these building blocks can be put together to create a family. Working closely with a leading national LGBT organisation, this inclusive guide to Making a Baby covers sex, sperm and egg donation, IUI, IVF, surrogacy and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 618.2 GREFlake, Emily
Summary: For most people, having a child doesn't go exactly as planned. Not many are willing to admit that not only did they dislike the early days of parenting, they sometimes hated it. MAMA TRIED is a relatable collection of cartoons and essays pertaining to the good, bad, and (very) ugly parenting experiences we all face. Subjects range from "are you ready for children?" to "baby gear class-warfare."...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 FLAMaberly, Becca
Summary: A no-holds-barred collection of more than 100 real-life accounts of pregnancy, birth, and life with a baby, brought together with simple advice from pregnancy and postnatal expert Becca Maberly and consultant obstetrician Roger Marwood. This broad range of honest pregnancy, birth and parenting stories, from the likes of Clemmie Telford, Molly Gunn, Megan Rose Lane, Anna Mathur and many more, is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bluebird Books for Life 2021
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Summary: From the author and illustrator of Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts, a guidebook for new parents packed with poignant comics and tips to help couples maintain a strong relationship with all the stress a beautiful baby brings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Familius LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 KLEOster, Emily
Summary: "From the author of EXPECTING BETTER, an economist's guide to the early years of parenting With Expecting Better, award-winning economist Emily Oster spotted a need in the pregnancy market for advice that gave women the information they needed to make the best decision for their own pregnancies. By digging into the data, Oster found that much of the conventional pregnancy wisdom was wrong. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 618.2 OSTSummary: In this provocative and controversial collection of essays, curated by writer Meghan Daum, sixteen acclaimed writers explain why they have chosen to eschew parenthood. Contributors Lionel Shriver, Sigrid Nunez, Kate Christiensen, Elliott Holt, Geoff Dyer, and Tim Kreider, among others, offer a unique perspective on the overwhelming cultural pressure of parenthood. Selfish, Shallow, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 DAUBennett, Andrea (Andrea Kathleen)
Summary: "A revelatory book about gender, mental illness, parenting, mortality, bike mechanics, work, class, and the task of living in a body. Inquisitive and expansive, Like a Boy but Not a Boy explores author andrea bennett's experiences with gender expectations, being a non-binary parent, and the sometimes funny and sometimes difficult task of living in a body. The book's fourteen essays also delve...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.3 BENConaboy, Chelsea
Summary: "A groundbreaking exploration of the parental brain that untangles insidious myths from complicated realities, Mother Brain explodes the concept of "maternal instinct" and tells a new story about what it means to become a parent. Chelsea Conaboy delves into the neuroscience to reveal unexpected upsides, generations of scientific neglect, and a powerful new narrative of parenthood"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 CONDavidson, Jordan
Summary: "A new kind of family planning book for the millennial and Gen Z generations, offering inclusive guidance on the realities of parenthood"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 DAVDworkin-McDaniel, Norine.
Summary: Based on their popular illustrated math and science-related humor blog, Norine Dworkin-McDaniel and Jessica Ziegler dig into the core sciences--biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics--to help moms and dads everywhere solve the mysteries of parenthood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: She Writes Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 DWOPaul, Pamela.
Summary: A leading social critic goes inside the billion-dollar baby business to expose the marketing and the myths, helping parents determine what's worth their money and what's a waste. Pamela Paul investigates the marketing hype, peer pressure, and easy consumerism that spins parents into purchasing overpriced products and raising overprotected, overstimulated, and over-provided-for children. Paul...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books/Henry Holt and Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.122 PAUKellner, Megan Klco
Summary: "Come with me to the river and drink."In What Will You Teach Her?, Megan Klco Kellner carves out for readers quiet, meditative spaces. These poems allow us to emphathize and experience, but they also work as prayer, as mantras that center us, water to quench our thirst for real, human connection. Here, Klco Kellner silences the mess of distractions, the push notifications and never-ending news...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan Writers Cooperative Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 KELLeggero, Natasha
Summary: The stand-up comedian presents a funny collection of essays on being a mom that explores themes like "geriatric" motherhood, parenting in an environmental panic, fear and love, and conflicting advice on raising children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 LEGMalcolm Belc, Krys
Summary: "Essentially this book is a heavily visual memoir-in-essays that explores how the experience of gestational parenthood-conceiving, birthing, and breastfeeding my son Samson-eventually clarified my gender identity and allowed me to project a different more masculine self. Ruminating on how the experiences contained under the umbrella of "motherhood" don't fully describe my experience amplifies...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MALCOM BELC, KRYS MALMalhotra, Smita
Summary: A practical weekly handbook for the first 3 months of parenthood - from a pediatrician and parent. The old saying "babies don't come with a manual" may be true - but this is a good place to start. Parenting is a process of phases and milestones. Each new stage, as important as the last, serves as a building process for years of parental education and care. The Newborn Handbook will gently and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.12 MALConley, Dalton
Summary: Outlines an engaged approach to child-rearing that is based on strategies for fostering child creativity and confidence, describing the author's experiences with such methods as bribing, conditioning psychology, and placebo medications.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 CONCorrigan, Kelly
Summary: The author uses the story of her four-month-old child's serious illness to show how, much like a hang glider, a person must go through turbulence before getting the lift needed for a positive life experience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voice/Hyperion 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170.44 CORFields, Denise
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windsor Peak Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 FIEFrazier, Ian.
Summary: More serious than a "gag" writer and funnier than most essayists, Frazier has a classical originality. This collection, a companion to his previous humor collections "Dating Your Mom" and "Coyote v. Acme," contains 33 pieces gathered from the last 13 years.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 FRASenior, Jennifer
Summary: Drawing on a vast array of sources in history, sociology, economics, psychology, philosophy, and anthropology, a journalist challenges basic beliefs about parenthood, while revealing the profound ways children deepen and add purpose to life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.874 SENCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 SENJeffers, Susan J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Renaissance Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.646 JEFMasony, Meredith
Summary: "Meredith Masony founded That's Inappropriate in 2014 as an innocent and humorous way to chronicle her chaotic days as a working mom, child wrangler, and busy wife. It soon evolved into a massive, dynamic community of parents-now nearly three million strong-brought together by their shared belief that parenthood and marriage don't have to be perfect. Now, in 18 to Life, Meredith shares her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents MasonyReiser, Paul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 1997