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Ann Douglassparks conversations that matter about parenting and mental health. She is a bestselling parenting book author and the former parenting columnist forThe Toronto Starand CBC Radio. Her most recent book --Navigating the Messy Middle: A Fiercely Honest and Wildly Encouraging Guide for Midlife Women-- has just been published in Canada, the US, and the UK.

Ann is also the author ofHappy Parents Happy Kids,Parenting Through the Storm: How to Handle the Highs, the Lows, and Everything in Between,and the creator of The Mother of All Books series:The Mother of All Pregnancy Books,The Mother of All Baby Books,The Mother of All Toddler Books,The Mother of All Parenting BooksandThe Mother of All Pregnancy Organizers.

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	The Mother of all Pregnancy Books (Mother of All, 8) 3.80 avg rating — 900 ratings — published 2002 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mother of All Baby Books (Mother of All, 10) 3.83 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 2002 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss by Ann Douglas(Goodreads Author), John R. Sussman 3.67 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mother of All Toddler Books (Mother of All, 1) 3.83 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2003 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Navigating the Messy Middle: A Fiercely Honest and Wildly Encouraging Guide for Midlife Women 3.80 avg rating — 95 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mother of All Parenting Books: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Happy, Healthy Child from Preschool through the Preteens (Mother of All, 9) 3.74 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2004 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby by Ann Douglas(Goodreads Author), John R. Sussman 3.76 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happy Parents Happy Kids 3.89 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parenting Through the Storm: How to Handle the Highs, the Lows, and Everything In Between 4.35 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sleep Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler: The Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each Age and Stage 3.06 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I can't understand why more people aren't talking about this book because they should be. It's wise, compelling, and beautifully written. ...more
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Ann Douglas rated a bookit was amazing Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different by Chuck Palahniuk(Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A highly entertaining guide to writing and the writing life. Some of the stories in this book will blow your mind.... I've never read anything like it. ...more
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A fascinating book to read during an election year (and especially during this particular election year).
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Ann Douglas rated a bookit was amazing There Was an Old Woman: Reflections on These Strange, Surprising, Shining Years by Andrea Carlisle(Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A compelling and well-written collection of essays on growing older.
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I loved the warmth and humanity of this book. It's also really funny and fun to read. (In parts, it reads like a novel.) ...more
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Ann Douglas rated a bookdid not like it I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Not my kind of book at all. I found it creepy and weird.
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An intricate and multilayered novel that features multiple POVs and multiple timelines -- and somehow it all comes together beautifully. Life-affirming and poignant in the best possible way. Highly recommended.
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“Having a child who is struggling doesn't make you a bad parent, just as being a child who is struggling doesn't make your child a bad kid.”
― Ann Douglas

tags: mental-health-stigma, parenting

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“The 1920s could be said to have patented the idea of history as a form of instant irony, as a funhouse mirror revealing every distortion and falsity in things once held timeless and true, and it is hard to use irony on those who perfected it.”
― Ann Douglas

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