The story of Amy Henderson's raw and vulnerable quest to understand modern parenthood, Tending brings her into intimate conversations with hundreds of parents, scientists, activists, business leaders, and innovators who are building a better future for working parents—and for everyone.
"Amy's beautiful personal storytelling coupled with rigorous research shows us the true value to society when we care for our children, loved ones, and community." –Eve Rodsky, Best-Selling Author, Fair Play, A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)
"A lot of parents at this point really need these tools, resources, and support, and this book has all of that as well as the inspiration to bring about the change needed. Thank you so much, Amy, for this gift." –Blessing Adesiyan
“Tending is a brave, raw, powerful book. It tells a tale that must be told and retold until our society -- our workplaces, our government, and our culture -- finally comes to value care just as much as career. Amy Henderson is a great narrator; she makes us feel like we are in the room, on the floor, or climbing the walls right there with her. But she also conveys a mass of useful and important information along the way. Highly recommended!” –Anne-Marie Slaughter
“Tending is a fresh, critically needed reevaluation of parenting for a new era. The pandemic has only served to shine a spotlight on what working parents know all-too well: The current model is broken. Too often caregivers are working a high-wire act without a net, personally and professionally. Amy’s research illuminates the incredible value of parenting skills, and the massive, measurable, positive impact parents can have in the workplace, and society at large, when given proper support. If the measure of a civilization is how it cares for its most vulnerable members, the same is true for how it cares for caregivers. It’s time we make sure caregivers of all kinds have the resources and support they need. Tending offers us a new vocabulary for the power of parenting – and a path forward.” –Matt Markovich, Director of Content, Catalyst Marketing Agency
"What Amy has written so eloquently is how we take those superpowers that we gain as parents and reframe it in such a way that corporate America, employers, that the other power structures that govern how we are supported, understand it and value it." –Leslie Forde
“Amy Henderson is one of our nation’s leading voices on the critical role of parenting and caregiving in developing the future of work. ‘Tending’ is the book we all need to own our power as parents.” –Christine Michel Carter, Best-Selling Author, Senior Contributor ForbesWomen and Entrepreneur
