Mommy Manuals

When the reality of being a single mother because of either separation, divorce, or widowhood sinks in, encountering life as a single mother can be an overwhelming experience.  Going It Alone is a nice book where other single moms share their stories about their past hurts and how they faced it, dealt with present fears, and built a future of promise, while they contended with life’s everyday pressures.   This practical book written by  Michele Howe offers sensitive, compassionate advice for women who are confronting the challenge of being a single mom.

Be encouraged; with God’s help, hope and healing are not only possible, but promised. Topics include: Helping children cope, Strengthening family identity, Raising a masculine son in a house of females, Caring for children with special needs, Creating balance in every area of life, despite burdensome and exhausting situations, Returning to the workforce.

For new moms you can read this The New Mom’s Survival Guide.

It will answer most of your questions about losing weight gained during pregnancy,  sex and intimacy and parenting issues you may have.

“The New Mom’s Survival Guide is practical, upbeat, and medically accurate. It’s like having a wise and experienced personal doctor at your fingertips.”—Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom, The Wisdom of Menopause, and Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom

“[A] great refefence source for all those questions you don’t want or have time to ask.”—Library Journal

At last your baby has arrived, and you’re experiencing all the joys that come with being a new mom. But you may not have bargained on acne and enlarged feet, not to mention constipation, vaginal pain, mood swings, or perhaps one of the more serious conditions that pregnancy can trigger. So what can you do to deal with all these unexpected challenges? In this compassionate, comprehensive guide, Dr. Jennifer Wider, a physician as well as the mother of two small children, delivers up-to-date medical information, candid answers to a host of questions, and expert advice on a range of postpartum issues

From redefining yourself to taking care of yourself while caring for your baby, The New Mom’s Survival Guide offers such a wealth of practical help that new moms will turn to it again and again.