Collectible Item: Signed Softback, Bonnie Ohye, Mothering From the Heart (Penguin, 2001)

"Am I being a good mother"  "Do other people think I am a good mother?"  Most mothers constantly try to balance their own judgments of their children and themselves against society's expectations, filling themselves with worry and self-doubt.  In this thought- provoking book, Bonnie Ohye uses her experience as a child psychologist and as a mother to explore the power of listening--to our own inner voices and the voices of our children--to become the mother our children really need.  When we quiet the outside voices and listen to the voices that really matter, says Ohye, we gain confidence in our own mothering while learning to accept our children as unique individuals, not as reflections of ourselves or of outside expectations.  Blending illuminating research with vivid personal stories, Mothering from the Heart shows us how, through the power of listening, we free ourselves to become mothers our children trust and turn to over a lifetime.