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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorFree-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry
Lenore Skenazy · 304 pages
I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids: Reinventing Modern Motherhood
Trisha Ashworth, Amy Nobile · 206 pages
Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads
Gary Greenberg, Jeannie Hayden · 240 pages
The Baby Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips & Advice on First-Year Maintenance
Louis Borgenicht, Joe Borgenicht · 228 pages
Let's Panic About Babies!: How to Endure and Possibly Triumph Over the Adorable Tyrant who Will Ruin Your Body, Destroy Your Life, Liquefy Your Brain, and Finally Turn You into a Worthwhile Human Being
Alice Bradley, Eden M. Kennedy
The Sh!t No One Tells You: A Guide to Surviving Your Baby's First Year
Dawn Dais · 247 pages
A humorous guide for new mothers on caring for infants offers advice on the unpleasant aspects of parenting, including birthing without drugs, handling the volumes of waste babies create, and dealing with sleep deprivation.
Happy Mum, Happy Baby: My Adventures in Motherhood
Giovanna Fletcher · 320 pages
I Didn't Plan to be a Witch: And Other Surprises of a Joyful Mother
Linda Eyre · 190 pages
Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son
Lori Duron · 283 pages
Whereas her older son, Chase, is a Lego-loving, sports-playing boy’s boy, Lori’s younger son, C.J., would much rather twirl around in a pink sparkly tutu, with a Disney Princess in each hand while singing Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi.” C.J. is gender variant or gender nonconforming, whichever you prefer. Whatever the term, Lori has a boy who likes girl stuff—really likes girl stuff. He floats on the
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Amy Chua · 264 pages
Amy Chua's daughters, Sophia and Louisa (Lulu) were polite, interesting and helpful; they had perfect school marks and exceptional abilities. The Chinese parenting model certainly seemed to produce results. But what happens when a screaming child, who would sooner freeze outside in the cold than be forced to play the piano, confronts you? BATTLE HYMN OF THE TIGER MOTHER is a story about a mother,
So That's What They're For!: The Definitive Breastfeeding Guide
Janet Tamaro · 304 pages
Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace
Ayelet Waldman · 213 pages
In the tradition of recent hits like The Bitch in the House and Perfect Madness comes a hilarious and controversial book that every woman will have an opinion about, written by America's most outrageous writer. In our mothers' day there were good mothers, neglectful mothers, and occasionally great mothers.Today we have only Bad Mothers.If you work, you're neglectful; if you stay home, you're smoth
Sh*tty Mom: The Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us
Laurie Kilmartin, Karen Moline, Alicia Ybarbo, Mary Ann Zoellner
Ketchup is a Vegetable: And Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves
Robin O'Bryant · 234 pages
"If you don't have anything nice to say about motherhood, then... read this book. Robin O'Bryant offers a no holds barred look at the day to day life of being a mother to three, running a household and the everyday monotony of parenting. It's not always pretty but it's real. Whether she's stuffing cabbage in her bra... dealing with defiant yet determined daughters... yelling at the F.B.I... or exp
Blacklisted from the PTA
Lela Davidson · 243 pages
"Blacklisted by the PTA is an irreverent look at motherhood and the modern family. From the high chair to a vinyl restaurant booth on date night, Lela Davidson has captured life on the cul-de-sac with a husband, two kids, and the occasional pet. Whether failing at cloth diaper origami or smug in knowledge that her children have never consumed a PopTart, Lela assures parents they are not alone, and
Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
Pamela Druckerman · 284 pages
"The secret behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children. When American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, she doesn't aspire to become a "French parent." French parenting isn't a known thing, like French fashion or French cheese. Even French parents themselves insist they aren't doing anything special. Yet, the French children Druckerman knows sleep through the night at two
Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay: And Other Things I Had to Learn as a New Mom
Stefanie Wilder-Taylor · 218 pages
Parenting: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures
Amber Dusick · 214 pages
Dusick's stories about her Crappy Baby, Crappy Boy and her husband, Crappy Papa, will make everyone laugh over those frustrating moments of parenting.
Don't Lick the Minivan: And Other Things I Never Thought I'd Say to My Kids
Leanne Shirtliffe · 282 pages
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
Harvey Karp · 336 pages
Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
Andrew Solomon · 721 pages
Solomon’s startling proposition in *Far from the Tree* is that being exceptional is at the core of the human condition—that difference is what unites us. He writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down's syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, or multiple severe disabilities; with children who are prodigies, who are conceived in rape, who become criminals, and who are transgender. While eac
The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively
Gary Chapman, D. Ross Campbell · 224 pages
"More than 1 million sold! You know you love your child. But how can you make sure your child knows it? The #1 New York Times bestselling The 5 Love Languages. "More than 1 million sold! You know you love your child. But how can you show it so they really feel loved? The #1 New York Times bestselling The 5 Love Languages. In raising children, everything depends on the love relationship between p