What Mothers Do: especially when it looks like nothing
Jul 2012 · Hachette UK
5.0star
7 reviewsreport
Ebook
288
Pages
family_home
Eligible
info
reportRatings and reviews aren’t verified Learn More
About this ebook
'I can't emphasise enough how great What Mothers Do is' Emma Barnett
'The best book on parenting' Guardian
'Naomi Stadlen's What Mothers Do makes you feel like a million dollars' Zoe Williams
Have you ever spent all day looking after your baby or young child - and ended up feeling that you have 'done nothing all day'? Do you sometimes find it hard to feel pleased with what you are doing, and tell yourself you should achieve more with your time? Maybe it's because you can't see how much you are doing already.
In this unique and perceptive look at mothering, Naomi Stadlen draws on many years' work with hundreds of other mothers of a wide variety of ages and backgrounds. She explores mothers' experiences to reveal what they - and you - are doing when it may look, to everyone else, like nothing.
If you are a mother, and have ever felt: that nobody understands what you do all day; overwhelmed by your feelings for your baby; tired all the time; that nothing prepared you for motherhood; uncertain what your baby seems to want; short-tempered with your partner - you will find this the most reassuring book you have ever picked up.
'The best book on parenting' Guardian
'Naomi Stadlen's What Mothers Do makes you feel like a million dollars' Zoe Williams
Have you ever spent all day looking after your baby or young child - and ended up feeling that you have 'done nothing all day'? Do you sometimes find it hard to feel pleased with what you are doing, and tell yourself you should achieve more with your time? Maybe it's because you can't see how much you are doing already.
In this unique and perceptive look at mothering, Naomi Stadlen draws on many years' work with hundreds of other mothers of a wide variety of ages and backgrounds. She explores mothers' experiences to reveal what they - and you - are doing when it may look, to everyone else, like nothing.
If you are a mother, and have ever felt: that nobody understands what you do all day; overwhelmed by your feelings for your baby; tired all the time; that nothing prepared you for motherhood; uncertain what your baby seems to want; short-tempered with your partner - you will find this the most reassuring book you have ever picked up.
Ratings and reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Tory Ion-Webb
- Flag inappropriate
April 20, 2020
As a new parent, I was recommended this book. It should be a compulsory read for everyone having children, working with or managing people with children, or even if you just know people with children. Buy it, don't hesitate.
Laetitia Lafont
- Flag inappropriate
October 24, 2016
The beginning of motherhood is incredibly intense and this experience is so hard to explain or share. This book is putting words on feelings that as a new mother you have no time to understand or reflect on. It is so good to read an articulate book on one of the most confusing but wonderful time of your life!
About the author
Naomi Stadlen is a mother of three and a qualified psychotherapist who has worked for many years as an existential counsellor, specialising in seeing parents of young children, and she has been a breastfeeding counsellor for more than twenty years.
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
