For Us: A Self Care Journal for Mamas features daily writing prompts for mothers to practice self-love and encourage mindfulness, healing, and positive navigation of motherhood. Motherhood is a job that you take blindly without direction, description or expectation. Your love is spread thin-none for you, more for everyone else. In this journal you will find inspirational quotes, checklists, and worksheets for personal reflection that will help you pour a little more love into yourself.
Nurture self-compassion and confidence as you enter motherhood Becoming a mom is a huge moment of transformation. It comes with joy and wonder, as well as worries and questions. The Self-Compassion Journal for First-Time Moms supports moms through all the ups and downs, with inspiring writing prompts and affirmations that encourage optimism and self-love. Find reassurance for uncertain moments and simple ways to be gentle with yourself as you grow and change as a parent. Made for new moms--This journal is designed to help navigate the new and unfamiliar thoughts and feelings that often come with having your first child. Tackle challenges with ease--Learn how to be a good role model for your child by using self-compassion to manage tough times with grace, poise, and forgiveness. Find the strategies that work for you--Uncover what inspires your self-compassion through journal entries, activities, empowering quotes, and more. Practice being kind to yourself on your parenthood journey with this radical self-love journal.
150 quick and easy self-care activities especially for busy moms—perfect for even the most chaotic schedule. As a mom, you care—a lot. Whether it be physical, emotional, social, or practical, you’re there to attend to all of your family’s needs. But with so much to take care of, it can be hard to find time to care of yourself. With Self-Care for Moms, you’ll learn how easy it is to incorporate self-care into your own routine in practical, yet meaningful, ways. In this book, you’ll find 150 realistic self-care activities that you can try right away. To help busy moms like you maximize any moment you can find for yourself, each activity is designed to fit easily within a set short time frame. For example: 5 minutes: Call a friend; Listen to a favorite song; Light a candle 15 minutes: Soak your feet; Read a chapter in a book; Enjoy a leisurely cup of tea 30 minutes: Give yourself a facial; Plan for a vacation; Go for a walk 1 hour: Meet a friend for lunch; Go for a manicure; Attend a workout class You’ll also find ideas for activities that span larger amounts of time for inspiration and motivation to take some much-needed and well-earned extra time for yourself. There’s even a few aspirational activities, such as trips or projects, that last a day—or more—with a realistic plan for how to organize and coordinate your schedule to accommodate the occasional—but very important—extended time to focus on yourself. Start taking time for you—it’s easier than you think and besides, you deserve it!
Daily self-care practices for the first 90 days of motherhood Being a brand new mom is an indescribable joy, but it's also an overwhelming and tiring time. During the first few months after giving birth, it's more important than ever for moms to take care of their mind, body, and spirit. This supportive self-care journal encourages them to pause and look after every facet of their own well-being, with 90 days of gentle self-care practices designed with moms in mind. Total self-care--Find an inspirational journal prompt every day that reflects on all the thoughts and feelings that come with motherhood, along with a checklist of simple ways for moms to care for their bodies. Build lifelong habits--Taking the time to make self-care a habit creates a positive, compassionate mindset that will get moms through even the toughest times. Perfect for busy days--These brief, guided prompts combine physical and emotional self-care for a one-step way to add a moment of positivity to every day. The First 90 Days After Birth helps any mom make time for healing self-care.
'This is a fab book. Really recommend it!' Mrs Hinch Read this book for an instant pick-me-up. Whether this is your first or fifth baby, The Little Book of Self-Care for New Mums is your handy survival guide to managing the emotional and physical rollercoaster of becoming a new mum. Bringing together decades of experience from a midwife and a doula, you'll find invaluable tips and tricks to boost confidence and calm frazzled nerves - plus answers to all those questions you may be too embarrassed to ask. From creating cooling breast pads with chamomile tea and quick stretches to relieve aching muscles, through to easy recipes to nourish your postnatal body and 5-minute fixes to restore your sense of humour, this is the book you can turn to when the overwhelm sets in. Beautifully illustrated in full-colour, it covers everything you need to know about the postnatal period to feel supported, empowered and understood.
Mothers and daughters: writer together, share together, grow together. It only takes a few words for you and your daughter to connect in a meaningful way. Just Us Girls is a mom journal meant to be shared with your daughter, helping the two of you build a stronger bond through better communication and deeper understanding. Go far with a year's worth of journaling prompts that will help each of you relate your thoughts and feelings in a safe, secure space--just for the two of you. This mom journal will form the foundation for a wonderful relationship that will last a lifetime. This mom journal includes: A year of writing together--Capture a whole year of your lives, including space to share where you are at the start the year, as well as reflect on where you end it. Conversation starters--Encourage communication with exercises that have you responding directly to each other--and there's also plenty of free journaling space in this mom journal. Fun, deep, and everything in-between--From sharing hopes and dreams to discussing your day, this mom journal is full of prompts perfect for adults, teens, and preteens alike. Create a deeper and more fulfilling mother-daughter bond that you'll always cherish with Just Us Girls.
Help teen girls build a practice of self-love and grow into strong young women Guided journaling can help teen girls boost their self-esteem and face everyday challenges with confidence. The Self-Love Journal for Teen Girls is filled with positive affirmations and reflective prompts that encourage girls to express themselves, better understand their emotions, and celebrate everything that makes them unique. This journal for girls includes: 4 areas of self-love--Support teen girls in every aspect of life with affirmations and prompts divided into four key pillars of self-love: self-awareness, self-worth, self-respect, and self-care. Creative activities--Girls will put what they learn into practice through thought-provoking exercises like writing a love letter to themselves, creating a gratitude jar, and drawing the things that make them happy. Uplifting quotes--Words of wisdom from strong female role models are sprinkled throughout the book to offer teen girls even more guidance for their self-love journey. Inspire the young woman in your life to build a daily practice of self-love with this empowering choice in teen journals for girls.
Do you want to reconnect with your sense of who you are and what matters most to you? Could you benefit from a daily dose of reflection and self-connection? The Year of You for Mothers is your opportunity to spend a few minutes with yourself each day. As well as reflecting on your parenting experience, you’ll also maintain (or regain) that important connection with the areas of your life that can get pushed aside by the daily whirlwind of parenting. Inside, you’ll find 365 daily journaling prompts that will make you think about a specific aspect of your life and your parenting experience, including identity, purpose and meaning, community, money, health, and more. Whether you're new to journaling or have enjoyed a reflective writing practice for some time, The Year of You for Mothers offers a wealth of inspiration that will deepen your understanding and awareness of yourself as a mother and an individual.
In 1969 the author wrote a letter to Science protesting the unfair treatment of academic mothers, who were expected to work full-time. Her problem with balancing work and family life was typical of the problems of most young parents in the United States. More than 20 years later, the same problems have not been solved, even though more than twice as many families are headed by a fully-employed parent or parents. In this volume, the authors survey the many problems of employed parents and their children. Documenting problems by sound research and pointing to the future solutions is a valuable contribution to the psychological literature.
The second edition of this handbook examines family life, health, and educational issues that often arise for the millions of children in the United States whose parents are in prison or jail. It details how these youth are more likely to exhibit behavior problems such as aggression, substance abuse, learning difficulties, mental health concerns, and physical health issues. It also examines resilience and how children and families thrive even in the face of multiple challenges related to parental incarceration. Chapters integrate diverse; interdisciplinary; and rapidly expanding literature and synthesizes rigorous scholarship to address the needs of children from multiple perspectives, including child welfare; education; health care; mental health; law enforcement; corrections; and law. The handbook concludes with a chapter that explores new directions in research, policy, and practice to improve the life chances of children with incarcerated parents. Topics featured in this handbook include: Findings from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. How parental incarceration contributes to racial and ethnic disparities and inequality. Parent-child visits when parents are incarcerated in prison or jail. Approaches to empowering incarcerated parents of color and their families. International advances for incarcerated parents and their children. The second edition of the Handbook on Children with Incarcerated Parents is an essential reference for researchers, professors, clinicians/practitioners, and graduate students across developmental psychology, criminology, sociology, law, psychiatry, social work, public health, human development, and family studies. “This important new volume provides a cutting-edge update of research on the impact of incarceration on family life. The book will be an essential reference for researchers and practitioners working at the intersections of criminal justice, poverty, and child development.” Bruce Western, Ph.D., Columbia University “The comprehensive, interdisciplinary focus of this handbook brilliantly showcases the latest research, interventions, programs, and policies relevant to the well-being of children with incarcerated parents. This edition is a ‘must-read’ for students, researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers alike who are dedicated to promoting the health and resilience of children affected by parental incarceration.” Leslie Leve, Ph.D., University of Oregon
