Bringing up children is important work, yet there is little support for raising families. Parents with young children are pressured into jobs and childcare, even though many want the choice of being a full time mother or father. Joan Salter helps you choose by portraying motherhood and homemaking as special work.

Women share their experiences of what mothering means to them. This ‘career of the heart’ can be seen as a soulful and spiritual activity, not just a practical job. Mothering with soul brings a profound intimacy with your child through pregnancy, birth and the early years.

There are sections on: expecting, birthing, mothering, breast feeding, milks for weaning, the rhythms of the day, the evolution of consciousness, work, childcare, the growth of love and grandmothers.