This volume offers prescriptive advice and information for women of all ages on dealing with the anger, worry, stress and joy which are part of motherhood, whether you are a younger woman recently married or a new mother in your 40s. The author touches on all the difficulties of adjusting to the experience of having a baby. It addresses topics such as: how are a couple's dynamics changed by a child?; how do you manage feelings of being torn between work and family?; do you ever get the feeling that your daughter is watching you?; and can you be the kind of mother who hates her children?