50 Books like Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians

Knocking Myself Up

by Michelle Tea • 2022

Queer, single, and 40: one woman's irreverent, friend-sperm-assisted quest for a baby.

3.98

983

🧬 Fertility Journey 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Parenthood 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 😏 Irreverent Memoir 👩‍👧 Single Motherhood

Knocking Myself Up 94%

Queer, single, and 40: one woman's irreverent, friend-sperm-assisted quest for a baby.

by Michelle Tea 2022

3.98

983 ratings

🧬 Fertility Journey 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Parenthood 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 😏 Irreverent Memoir 👩‍👧 Single Motherhood

This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids

by Dan Owens-Reid • 2014

Your kid came out. Now what? Practical answers about school, faith, safety, and sex.

4.16

269

🌈 Parenting Lgbtq Kids 🚪 Coming Out Support 💬 Family Communication 🏫 School Advocacy 🩺 Safe Sex Education

This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids Summary

This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids 93%

Your kid came out. Now what? Practical answers about school, faith, safety, and sex.

by Dan Owens-Reid 2014

4.16

269 ratings

🌈 Parenting Lgbtq Kids 🚪 Coming Out Support 💬 Family Communication 🏫 School Advocacy 🩺 Safe Sex Education

C'est ma grossesse

by Anna Roy • 2022

Pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum years: a midwife gives you the facts, then you decide.

4.66

119

🤰 Pregnancy Guides 👶 New Motherhood ✋ Informed Consent 🏥 Birth Preparation 🌙 Postpartum Recovery

C'est ma grossesse 93%

Pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum years: a midwife gives you the facts, then you decide.

by Anna Roy 2022

4.66

119 ratings

🤰 Pregnancy Guides 👶 New Motherhood ✋ Informed Consent 🏥 Birth Preparation 🌙 Postpartum Recovery

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering

by Sarah J. Buckley • 2005

Why birth works best with fewer interventions: a physician explains the science and the strategy.

3.98

1k+

🌿 Natural Childbirth 🤱 Attachment Parenting 📋 Informed Consent 🍼 Breastfeeding Advocacy 🏠 Home Birth

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering 92%

Why birth works best with fewer interventions: a physician explains the science and the strategy.

by Sarah J. Buckley 2005

3.98

1k+ ratings

🌿 Natural Childbirth 🤱 Attachment Parenting 📋 Informed Consent 🍼 Breastfeeding Advocacy 🏠 Home Birth

The Birth Partner

by Penny Simkin • 1989

Labor's rhythm, the right questions, surviving the first weeks: a partner's guide to birth.

4.32

8k+

🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🤝 Birth Support 🗣️ Birth Advocacy 💆 Pain Management 🛌 Postpartum Care

The Birth Partner 92%

Labor's rhythm, the right questions, surviving the first weeks: a partner's guide to birth.

by Penny Simkin 1989

4.32

8k+ ratings

🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🤝 Birth Support 🗣️ Birth Advocacy 💆 Pain Management 🛌 Postpartum Care

The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant

by Jean M. Twenge • 2012

Ditch the outdated rules. The evidence-based guide to getting pregnant on your own terms.

3.93

2k+

🍼 Trying To Conceive 📅 Fertility Awareness 🥗 Preconception Health 📊 Evidence-Based Pregnancy 🩺 Reproductive Health

The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant Summary

The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant 92%

Ditch the outdated rules. The evidence-based guide to getting pregnant on your own terms.

by Jean M. Twenge 2012

3.93

2k+ ratings

🍼 Trying To Conceive 📅 Fertility Awareness 🥗 Preconception Health 📊 Evidence-Based Pregnancy 🩺 Reproductive Health

The Kid

by Dan Savage • 1999

Two gay men. One homeless birth mother. And the open adoption goodbye nobody warned them about.

4.05

9k+

🤝 Open Adoption 👨‍👨‍👦 Gay Fathers 📖 Adoption Memoir 🏡 Adoptive Parents 🇺🇸 Domestic Adoption

The Kid 92%

Two gay men. One homeless birth mother. And the open adoption goodbye nobody warned them about.

by Dan Savage 1999

4.05

9k+ ratings

🤝 Open Adoption 👨‍👨‍👦 Gay Fathers 📖 Adoption Memoir 🏡 Adoptive Parents 🇺🇸 Domestic Adoption

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

by Ina May Gaskin • 2003

What if childbirth pain isn't what you think? A guide to trusting your body's design.

4.35

34k+

🌿 Natural Childbirth 🧑‍🍼 Midwifery 🧘‍♀️ Mind-Body Birth 🔬 Evidence-Based Birth 🏠 Birth Environment

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth 92%

What if childbirth pain isn't what you think? A guide to trusting your body's design.

by Ina May Gaskin 2003

4.35

34k+ ratings

🌿 Natural Childbirth 🧑‍🍼 Midwifery 🧘‍♀️ Mind-Body Birth 🔬 Evidence-Based Birth 🏠 Birth Environment

Birth Without Fear

by January Harshe • 2019

Your body knows more than any script: building a birth that is yours, whatever unfolds.

3.57

2k+

🏠 Postpartum Care ✊ Birth Advocacy 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 💖 Body Positivity 🌿 Self-Care Practices

Birth Without Fear 92%

Your body knows more than any script: building a birth that is yours, whatever unfolds.

by January Harshe 2019

3.57

2k+ ratings

🏠 Postpartum Care ✊ Birth Advocacy 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 💖 Body Positivity 🌿 Self-Care Practices

Childbirth without Fear

by Grantly Dick-Read • 1959

Birth pain is not biological. Fear tenses muscles against themselves; relaxation breaks the cycle.

3.91

2k+

🏥 Natural Childbirth 🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🌿 Natural Birth Movement 👨‍👩‍👧 Expectant Parents

Childbirth without Fear 91%

Birth pain is not biological. Fear tenses muscles against themselves; relaxation breaks the cycle.

by Grantly Dick-Read 1959

3.91

2k+ ratings

🏥 Natural Childbirth 🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🌿 Natural Birth Movement 👨‍👩‍👧 Expectant Parents

The Pride Guide

by Jo Langford • 2018

From coming out to safer sex to online safety: the honest guide every LGBTQ teen deserves.

4.06

121

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Youth 📚 Sex Education ⚧️ Gender Identity 🚪 Coming Out 😰 Minority Stress

The Pride Guide 91%

From coming out to safer sex to online safety: the honest guide every LGBTQ teen deserves.

by Jo Langford 2018

4.06

121 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Youth 📚 Sex Education ⚧️ Gender Identity 🚪 Coming Out 😰 Minority Stress

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal

by Scott Benner • 2013

A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.

4.09

151

🏠 Stay-At-Home Parenting 👨‍👧‍👦 Modern Fatherhood 📋 Adoption Stories 😂 Domestic Humor 🏥 Chronic Illness Parenting

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal Summary

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal 91%

A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.

by Scott Benner 2013

4.09

151 ratings

🏠 Stay-At-Home Parenting 👨‍👧‍👦 Modern Fatherhood 📋 Adoption Stories 😂 Domestic Humor 🏥 Chronic Illness Parenting

Pregnancy Notes

by Rujuta Diwekar • 2017

Pregnancy is a milestone, not a sickness: an Indian nutritionist's trimester-by-trimester food plan.

4.09

1k+

🍎 Pregnancy Nutrition 🥘 Traditional Nutrition 🌿 Seasonal Eating 🦠 Gut Health 🤸‍♀️ Prenatal Exercise

Pregnancy Notes 91%

Pregnancy is a milestone, not a sickness: an Indian nutritionist's trimester-by-trimester food plan.

by Rujuta Diwekar 2017

4.09

1k+ ratings

🍎 Pregnancy Nutrition 🥘 Traditional Nutrition 🌿 Seasonal Eating 🦠 Gut Health 🤸‍♀️ Prenatal Exercise

We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook

by Adrian Kulp • 2018

From positive test through fourth trimester: a month-by-month playbook for first-time dads.

3.98

3k+

🍼 Expectant Fathers 🤝 Partner Support 🛁 Newborn Care 😂 Dad Humor 👨 Modern Fatherhood

We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook Summary

We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook 91%

From positive test through fourth trimester: a month-by-month playbook for first-time dads.

by Adrian Kulp 2018

3.98

3k+ ratings

🍼 Expectant Fathers 🤝 Partner Support 🛁 Newborn Care 😂 Dad Humor 👨 Modern Fatherhood

Sex from Scratch

by Sarah Mirk • 2014

The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.

3.76

655

🪢 Ethical Non-Monogamy ✏️ Relationship Design ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🌈 Gender Spectrum 💔 Conscious Uncoupling

Sex from Scratch 91%

The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.

by Sarah Mirk 2014

3.76

655 ratings

🪢 Ethical Non-Monogamy ✏️ Relationship Design ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🌈 Gender Spectrum 💔 Conscious Uncoupling

Feng Shui Mommy

by Bailey Gaddis • 2017

Feng shui pregnancy: the energy shifts that turn your home into a birth sanctuary.

4.08

181

🌸 Holistic Pregnancy 🏮 Feng Shui 🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🧘‍♀️ Intuitive Parenting 🥗 Pregnancy Nutrition

Feng Shui Mommy 91%

Feng shui pregnancy: the energy shifts that turn your home into a birth sanctuary.

by Bailey Gaddis 2017

4.08

181 ratings

🌸 Holistic Pregnancy 🏮 Feng Shui 🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🧘‍♀️ Intuitive Parenting 🥗 Pregnancy Nutrition

Expecting Better

by Emily Oster • 2013

Pregnancy rules are based on fear, not data. An economist shows which you can safely ignore.

4.29

56k+

🍼 Pregnancy Advice 🤰 Prenatal Care 📊 Data-Driven Pregnancy 💥 Myth-Busting 🤔 Informed Choices

Expecting Better 91%

Pregnancy rules are based on fear, not data. An economist shows which you can safely ignore.

by Emily Oster 2013

4.29

56k+ ratings

🍼 Pregnancy Advice 🤰 Prenatal Care 📊 Data-Driven Pregnancy 💥 Myth-Busting 🤔 Informed Choices

Queer

by Kathy Belge • 2011

A queer teen's guide to coming out, dating, staying safe, and finding your people.

3.77

855

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Teens 🚪 Coming Out Guide 🪞 Queer Identity 💕 Queer Relationships 🩺 Queer Sex Ed

Queer 91%

A queer teen's guide to coming out, dating, staying safe, and finding your people.

by Kathy Belge 2011

3.77

855 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Teens 🚪 Coming Out Guide 🪞 Queer Identity 💕 Queer Relationships 🩺 Queer Sex Ed

The Whole Lesbian Sex Book

by Felice Newman • 1999

From first touch to BDSM scenes: the unabashed guide to lesbian sex, anatomy, and connection.

4.11

937

🏳️‍🌈 Lesbian Sexuality 🧬 Pleasure Anatomy 💥 Orgasm Guide 🗣️ Erotic Communication 🪞 Body Image Healing

The Whole Lesbian Sex Book 91%

From first touch to BDSM scenes: the unabashed guide to lesbian sex, anatomy, and connection.

by Felice Newman 1999

4.11

937 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lesbian Sexuality 🧬 Pleasure Anatomy 💥 Orgasm Guide 🗣️ Erotic Communication 🪞 Body Image Healing

The First Six Weeks

by Midwife Cath • 2016

The 10pm trick that slowly becomes a 7pm bedtime: a midwife's method for newborn sleep.

3.68

1k+

🍼 Newborn Care 😴 Baby Sleep Training 🔄 Routine Building 🤗 Attachment Parenting 🤱 Breastfeeding Support

The First Six Weeks 91%

The 10pm trick that slowly becomes a 7pm bedtime: a midwife's method for newborn sleep.

by Midwife Cath 2016

3.68

1k+ ratings

🍼 Newborn Care 😴 Baby Sleep Training 🔄 Routine Building 🤗 Attachment Parenting 🤱 Breastfeeding Support

A Quick Guide to Safely Sleeping with Your Baby

by James J. McKenna • 2012

A researcher's safety checklist that makes sharing a bed with your baby safer than a crib.

4.00

🛏️ Infant Sleep 🛌 Safe Bedsharing 🤱 Attachment Parenting 🍼 Breastfeeding Support 👶 Newborn Care

A Quick Guide to Safely Sleeping with Your Baby Summary

A Quick Guide to Safely Sleeping with Your Baby 90%

A researcher's safety checklist that makes sharing a bed with your baby safer than a crib.

by James J. McKenna 2012

4.00

8 ratings

🛏️ Infant Sleep 🛌 Safe Bedsharing 🤱 Attachment Parenting 🍼 Breastfeeding Support 👶 Newborn Care

Cribsheet

by Emily Oster • 2019

An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.

4.13

45k+

📊 Data-Driven Parenting 👶 New Parents 🧒 Early Childhood 😴 Sleep Training 🤱 Breastfeeding

Cribsheet 90%

An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.

by Emily Oster 2019

4.13

45k+ ratings

📊 Data-Driven Parenting 👶 New Parents 🧒 Early Childhood 😴 Sleep Training 🤱 Breastfeeding

What to Expect When You're Expecting

by Heidi Murkoff • 1984

The month by month companion that tells you what's normal, what's not, and when to worry.

3.82

62k+

🤰 Pregnancy Guides 📆 Week By Week Pregnancy 🩺 Prenatal Care 🤢 Pregnancy Symptoms 👶 Fetal Development

What to Expect When You're Expecting Summary

What to Expect When You're Expecting 90%

The month by month companion that tells you what's normal, what's not, and when to worry.

by Heidi Murkoff 1984

3.82

62k+ ratings

🤰 Pregnancy Guides 📆 Week By Week Pregnancy 🩺 Prenatal Care 🤢 Pregnancy Symptoms 👶 Fetal Development

The Business of Baby

by Jennifer Margulis • 2013

The birth industry profits when you lose control: what to question and when to say no.

3.66

317

🏥 Maternity Care 💰 Corporate Medicine 📊 Evidence-Based Birth 🌿 Natural Childbirth ✊ Birth Advocacy

The Business of Baby 90%

The birth industry profits when you lose control: what to question and when to say no.

by Jennifer Margulis 2013

3.66

317 ratings

🏥 Maternity Care 💰 Corporate Medicine 📊 Evidence-Based Birth 🌿 Natural Childbirth ✊ Birth Advocacy

The Science of Mom

by Alice Callahan • 2015

Feeding, sleep, vaccines: what the evidence actually shows, and how to read the studies yourself.

4.37

1k+

🍼 New Parents 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting 😴 Baby Sleep 🥄 Infant Feeding 👶 Newborn Care

The Science of Mom 90%

Feeding, sleep, vaccines: what the evidence actually shows, and how to read the studies yourself.

by Alice Callahan 2015

4.37

1k+ ratings

🍼 New Parents 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting 😴 Baby Sleep 🥄 Infant Feeding 👶 Newborn Care

First Comes Love

by Marion Winik • 1996

She fell for a gay man during Mardi Gras. Marriage, meth, motherhood, abuse, and AIDS came next.

4.14

441

✍️ Literary Memoir 💊 Aids Crisis 💔 Unconventional Marriage 💉 Love And Addiction 🚫 Domestic Violence

First Comes Love 90%

She fell for a gay man during Mardi Gras. Marriage, meth, motherhood, abuse, and AIDS came next.

by Marion Winik 1996

4.14

441 ratings

✍️ Literary Memoir 💊 Aids Crisis 💔 Unconventional Marriage 💉 Love And Addiction 🚫 Domestic Violence

Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between

by Shafia Zaloom • 2019

The sex talk is broken. What to say about consent, porn, and healthy relationships with teens.

4.19

134

🗣️ Teen Sex Education ✋ Consent Education 💬 Talking To Teens 🛑 Sexual Violence Prevention 📚 Comprehensive Sex Ed

Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between Summary

Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between 90%

The sex talk is broken. What to say about consent, porn, and healthy relationships with teens.

by Shafia Zaloom 2019

4.19

134 ratings

🗣️ Teen Sex Education ✋ Consent Education 💬 Talking To Teens 🛑 Sexual Violence Prevention 📚 Comprehensive Sex Ed

What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding

by Thomas Hill • 1993

The pregnancy book for guys: what to do, what to say, and when to shut up.

3.40

625

🍼 Expectant Fathers 😂 Pregnancy Humor 🏥 Childbirth Preparation 💬 Couples Communication 🪞 Parenting Satire

What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding Summary

What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding 90%

The pregnancy book for guys: what to do, what to say, and when to shut up.

by Thomas Hill 1993

3.40

625 ratings

🍼 Expectant Fathers 😂 Pregnancy Humor 🏥 Childbirth Preparation 💬 Couples Communication 🪞 Parenting Satire

The Most Important Job In The World

by Gina Rushton • 2022

The hardest question about having children isn't whether you're ready. It's whether the world is.

4.08

988

❓ Choosing Parenthood ⚖️ Reproductive Justice 🌍 Climate Anxiety 💭 Emotional Labor 🧬 Generational Trauma

The Most Important Job In The World Summary

The Most Important Job In The World 90%

The hardest question about having children isn't whether you're ready. It's whether the world is.

by Gina Rushton 2022

4.08

988 ratings

❓ Choosing Parenthood ⚖️ Reproductive Justice 🌍 Climate Anxiety 💭 Emotional Labor 🧬 Generational Trauma

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2017

Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.

4.50

89k+

👶 Feminist Parenting 👧 Raising Daughters 🌍 African Feminism ⚧️ Gender Roles ✋ Bodily Autonomy

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Summary

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions 90%

Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2017

4.50

89k+ ratings

👶 Feminist Parenting 👧 Raising Daughters 🌍 African Feminism ⚧️ Gender Roles ✋ Bodily Autonomy

The Birth Of A Mother

by Daniel N. Stern • 1998

Motherhood rewires your mind, not just your body. It begins in pregnancy and never ends.

3.83

426

👤 Maternal Identity 🍼 Postpartum Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 💭 Psychoanalytic Thought 🧠 Maternal Mental Health

The Birth Of A Mother 90%

Motherhood rewires your mind, not just your body. It begins in pregnancy and never ends.

by Daniel N. Stern 1998

3.83

426 ratings

👤 Maternal Identity 🍼 Postpartum Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 💭 Psychoanalytic Thought 🧠 Maternal Mental Health

Helping Baby Sleep

by Anni Gethin • 2009

Night waking kept primate babies alive for 35 million years. Your baby's brain hasn't caught up.

3.56

👶 Attachment Parenting 🌙 Gentle Sleep 🤝 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Attachment Theory 🐒 Evolutionary Parenting

Helping Baby Sleep 90%

Night waking kept primate babies alive for 35 million years. Your baby's brain hasn't caught up.

by Anni Gethin 2009

3.56

78 ratings

👶 Attachment Parenting 🌙 Gentle Sleep 🤝 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Attachment Theory 🐒 Evolutionary Parenting

The Baby Whisperer solves all your problems

by Tracy Hogg • 2005

From feeding to sleep, a structured, responsive plan that helps your baby self-soothe without tears.

3.77

2k+

👶 Baby Routines 😴 Gentle Sleep Training 🤱 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Infant Temperament 🍼 Infant Feeding

The Baby Whisperer solves all your problems Summary

The Baby Whisperer solves all your problems 90%

From feeding to sleep, a structured, responsive plan that helps your baby self-soothe without tears.

by Tracy Hogg 2005

3.77

2k+ ratings

👶 Baby Routines 😴 Gentle Sleep Training 🤱 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Infant Temperament 🍼 Infant Feeding

The New Contented Little Baby Book

by Gina Ford • 2002

The schedule-first routine: ten adjustments across year one to engineer a full night's sleep.

3.36

2k+

🕒 Routine-Based Parenting 😴 Infant Sleep 🍼 Baby Feeding 👶 New Parents 🌙 Sleep Training

The New Contented Little Baby Book Summary

The New Contented Little Baby Book 90%

The schedule-first routine: ten adjustments across year one to engineer a full night's sleep.

by Gina Ford 2002

3.36

2k+ ratings

🕒 Routine-Based Parenting 😴 Infant Sleep 🍼 Baby Feeding 👶 New Parents 🌙 Sleep Training

Opening Up

by Tristan Taormino • 2007

Communication makes open relationships work. Get the scripts, the jealousy tools, the safety rules.

4.07

4k+

🧩 Ethical Nonmonogamy 🗣️ Radical Honesty 💚 Jealousy Management 🩺 Safer Sex Education 🌈 Sex Positivity

Opening Up 90%

Communication makes open relationships work. Get the scripts, the jealousy tools, the safety rules.

by Tristan Taormino 2007

4.07

4k+ ratings

🧩 Ethical Nonmonogamy 🗣️ Radical Honesty 💚 Jealousy Management 🩺 Safer Sex Education 🌈 Sex Positivity

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad

by Michael Farris • 2004

A dad's guide to building a daughter's faith, money sense, and confidence until marriage.

3.93

118

👧 Raising Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship 🕊️ Spiritual Formation 💍 Courtship And Dating

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad Summary

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad 90%

A dad's guide to building a daughter's faith, money sense, and confidence until marriage.

by Michael Farris 2004

3.93

118 ratings

👧 Raising Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship 🕊️ Spiritual Formation 💍 Courtship And Dating

Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children

by Tom Sturges • 2008

76 memorable techniques for everyday parenting, from crowded parking lots to sibling feuds.

2.00

🧰 Practical Parenting 🌱 Positive Discipline 💭 Emotional Intelligence 🦺 Child Safety ⚽ Sports Parenting

Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children Summary

Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children 90%

76 memorable techniques for everyday parenting, from crowded parking lots to sibling feuds.

by Tom Sturges 2008

2.00

1 ratings

🧰 Practical Parenting 🌱 Positive Discipline 💭 Emotional Intelligence 🦺 Child Safety ⚽ Sports Parenting

Safe

by Mark Daley • 2024

They became a family of four. Foster care's goal was to make them three again.

4.41

690

🏠 Foster Care 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Parenting ⚖️ Child Welfare Reform 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 💔 Ambiguous Loss

Safe 90%

They became a family of four. Foster care's goal was to make them three again.

by Mark Daley 2024

4.41

690 ratings

🏠 Foster Care 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Parenting ⚖️ Child Welfare Reform 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 💔 Ambiguous Loss

On Becoming Baby Wise

by Robert Bucknam M.D. • 1993

Routine feeds, not demand feeds, teach a baby nighttime sleep. The marriage benefits too.

3.69

17k+

👶 New Parents 🍼 Newborn Routines 🔄 Routine-Based Parenting 🌙 Infant Sleep Methods ⏰ Scheduled Feeding

On Becoming Baby Wise 90%

Routine feeds, not demand feeds, teach a baby nighttime sleep. The marriage benefits too.

by Robert Bucknam M.D. 1993

3.69

17k+ ratings

👶 New Parents 🍼 Newborn Routines 🔄 Routine-Based Parenting 🌙 Infant Sleep Methods ⏰ Scheduled Feeding

Sleeping Like A Baby

by Pinky McKay • 2006

No cry-it-out required: baby-warm sleep strategies rooted in biology, not training.

4.03

338

🍼 Infant Sleep 🌙 Gentle Sleep Methods 👶 Responsive Parenting 🤱 Attachment Parenting 🥛 Breastfeeding Advocacy

Sleeping Like A Baby 90%

No cry-it-out required: baby-warm sleep strategies rooted in biology, not training.

by Pinky McKay 2006

4.03

338 ratings

🍼 Infant Sleep 🌙 Gentle Sleep Methods 👶 Responsive Parenting 🤱 Attachment Parenting 🥛 Breastfeeding Advocacy

Raising Girls

by Steve Biddulph • 2011

Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.

3.93

2k+

🌸 Girlhood Development 🫂 Attachment Parenting 💔 Relational Aggression 🪞 Body Image 📱 Media Literacy

Raising Girls 90%

Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.

by Steve Biddulph 2011

3.93

2k+ ratings

🌸 Girlhood Development 🫂 Attachment Parenting 💔 Relational Aggression 🪞 Body Image 📱 Media Literacy

Touched Out

by Amanda Montei • 2023

From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.

4.18

425

👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood ✊ Feminist Critique 🫂 Care Work ✋ Bodily Autonomy 🛑 Consent And Boundaries

Touched Out 89%

From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.

by Amanda Montei 2023

4.18

425 ratings

👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood ✊ Feminist Critique 🫂 Care Work ✋ Bodily Autonomy 🛑 Consent And Boundaries

How To Raise A Boy

by Michael C. Reichert • 2019

Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.

3.55

902

🧒 Raising Boys 💭 Emotional Development 🤝 Connection Parenting 🎭 Masculinity Norms 💪 Healthy Masculinity

How To Raise A Boy 89%

Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.

by Michael C. Reichert 2019

3.55

902 ratings

🧒 Raising Boys 💭 Emotional Development 🤝 Connection Parenting 🎭 Masculinity Norms 💪 Healthy Masculinity

Essential Labor

by Angela Garbes • 2022

The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.

3.79

3k+

🧹 Care Work 🤝 Intersectional Feminism ✊ Anti-Capitalist Feminism ⚖️ Reproductive Justice ♿ Disability Justice

Essential Labor 89%

The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.

by Angela Garbes 2022

3.79

3k+ ratings

🧹 Care Work 🤝 Intersectional Feminism ✊ Anti-Capitalist Feminism ⚖️ Reproductive Justice ♿ Disability Justice

You Got Anything Stronger?

by Gabrielle Union • 2021

Perimenopause made Gabrielle Union want to die. Then her daughter taught her how to live.

4.11

12k+

🎬 Celebrity Memoir ✊🏾 Intersectional Feminism 👩🏾‍💼 Invisible Labor 🖤 Anti-Blackness 🩺 Women's Health

You Got Anything Stronger? 89%

Perimenopause made Gabrielle Union want to die. Then her daughter taught her how to live.

by Gabrielle Union 2021

4.11

12k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir ✊🏾 Intersectional Feminism 👩🏾‍💼 Invisible Labor 🖤 Anti-Blackness 🩺 Women's Health

Not That I'd Kiss A Girl

by Lil O'Brien • 2020

Kicked out for coming out, she finds love, queer soccer, and the slow work of pride.

4.17

685

🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Stories 📚 Lesbian Memoirs 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💔 Family Rejection 🪞 Internalized Homophobia

Not That I'd Kiss A Girl 89%

Kicked out for coming out, she finds love, queer soccer, and the slow work of pride.

by Lil O'Brien 2020

4.17

685 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Stories 📚 Lesbian Memoirs 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💔 Family Rejection 🪞 Internalized Homophobia

Becoming Nicole

by Amy Ellis Nutt • 2015

Identical twins, one boy and one girl. A bathroom battle that reached the Maine Supreme Court.

4.22

13k+

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Rights 🏠 Lgbtq Families 🏷️ Gender Identity 🧒 Trans Youth 💊 Medical Transition

Becoming Nicole 89%

Identical twins, one boy and one girl. A bathroom battle that reached the Maine Supreme Court.

by Amy Ellis Nutt 2015

4.22

13k+ ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Rights 🏠 Lgbtq Families 🏷️ Gender Identity 🧒 Trans Youth 💊 Medical Transition

7pm to 7am Sleeping Baby Routine

by Charmian Mead • 2018

Twelve-hour nights by eight weeks, no tears. The daytime feeding strategy that builds them.

3.15

144

🛏️ Newborn Sleep 🍼 Infant Feeding ⏰ Baby Routines 😴 No-Cry Sleep Training 🧘 Self-Soothing

7pm to 7am Sleeping Baby Routine Summary

7pm to 7am Sleeping Baby Routine 89%

Twelve-hour nights by eight weeks, no tears. The daytime feeding strategy that builds them.

by Charmian Mead 2018

3.15

144 ratings

🛏️ Newborn Sleep 🍼 Infant Feeding ⏰ Baby Routines 😴 No-Cry Sleep Training 🧘 Self-Soothing

The Nurture Revolution

by Greer Kirshenbaum • 2023

The one thing that prevents mental illness starts in infancy: how you nurture your baby.

4.34

1k+

👶 Infant Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤱 Responsive Parenting 💞 Co-Regulation 🥺 Emotion Coaching

The Nurture Revolution 89%

The one thing that prevents mental illness starts in infancy: how you nurture your baby.

by Greer Kirshenbaum 2023

4.34

1k+ ratings

👶 Infant Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤱 Responsive Parenting 💞 Co-Regulation 🥺 Emotion Coaching

How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes

by Melinda Wenner Moyer • 2021

They notice race by three months. They learn kindness or cruelty from what you say and skip.

4.02

3k+

🧪 Evidence-Based Parenting 🧠 Child Development 💙 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 Growth Mindset 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting

How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes Summary

How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes 89%

They notice race by three months. They learn kindness or cruelty from what you say and skip.

by Melinda Wenner Moyer 2021

4.02

3k+ ratings

🧪 Evidence-Based Parenting 🧠 Child Development 💙 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 Growth Mindset 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting

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