Mommy Love
A Mindfulness Exercise for Mothers and Babies
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- 7,99 €
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- 7,99 €
Publisher Description
A beautiful meditation on new motherhood from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the I Am series, Susan Verde.
#1 New York Times bestselling author and mindfulness teacher Susan Verde has introduced millions of young readers to the idea of self-care. Now she has crafted a message of healing to be shared between new mothers and their babies as they read together.
Becoming a mother isn’t always easy. There are tired days and tears, tests of patience and fears of getting it wrong. As mother and child read Mommy Love, the text provides the reader with the prompts of a mindfulness exercise. Mothers are guided to use their senses to help them bond with their babies, notice small details, and ground themselves in the present moment. There are words of encouragement and hope as Mommy and Baby begin their journey of love together.
Complete with an author’s note, breathing exercises, a gratitude practice, and other resources, Mommy Love is a groundbreaking and heartwarming book that reassures all those who are experiencing motherhood that they are doing their best as they explore their important new role.
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Amid "tired and tears," a new mother sits next to a sleeping newborn, a cup of tea in her hands: "I am discovering how to pause/ and sit with what is." Across this serene meditation on caretaking, Verde sets the stage for actions that nurture parent as well as child, modeling self-talk and other practices that might help smooth first weeks and months: "I can be easy on me/ and show you how to be/ easy on you." Digitally finished multimedia paintings by Stoop show mother and child in a warm city apartment that aptly presents the chaos of early days with an infant—heaping laundry, a sink filled with dishes. As well as caring for the child, the new mother seeks community with others "who also are called Mommy and Baby." And as the baby matures, the mother grows into the role, the name "wrapping us both in love." An author's note concludes. Ages 4–8.
