Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting
10 best books like Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting (Myla Kabat-Zinn): Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent, You Are Your Child's First Teacher: What Parents Can Do with and for Their Children from Birth to Age Six, Parenting From the Inside Out, Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times, Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood, Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children, Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: Transforming parent-child relationships from reaction and struggle to freedom, power and joy, Connection Parenting: Parenting Through Connection Instead of Coercion, Through Love Instead of Fear, The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate, Living Simply with Children: A Voluntary Simplicity Guide for Moms, Dads, and Kids Who Want to Reclaim the Bliss of Childhood and the Joy of Parenting
| Author | Meredith Small |
| ISBN | 0385483627 |
New parents are faced with innumerable decisions to make regarding the best way to care for their baby, and, naturally, they often turn for guidance to friends and family members who have already raised children. But as scientists are discovering, much of the trusted advice that has been passed down...
| Author | Rahima Baldwin Dancy |
| ISBN | 0890879672 |
Nowadays parents are bombarded by any number of approaches about how to be with their children. YOU ARE YOUR CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER introduces a new way of understanding the human being so that parents can be best equipped to serve as their own children's best teachers. Chapters include: Caring for the...
| Author | Daniel J. Siegel |
| ISBN | 1585422959 |
How many parents have found themselves thinking: I can't believe I just said to my child the very thing my parents used to say to me! Am I just destined to repeat the mistakes of my parents? In Parenting from the Inside Out, child psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and early childhood expert Mary Hartzell,...
| Author | Zoe Weil |
| ISBN | 0865714932 |
Above All, Be Kind teaches parents how to raise their children to be humane in the broadest sense—to become not only more compassionate in their interactions with family and friends, but to grow up to make life choices that demonstrate respect for the environment, other species, and all people. The...
| Author | Karen Maezen Miller |
| ISBN | 1590302966 |
Combining humor, honesty, and plainspoken advice, Momma Zen distills the doubts and frustrations of parenting into vignettes of Zen wisdom.
Drawing on her experience as a first-time mother, and on her years of Zen meditation and study, Miller explores how the daily challenges of parenthood...
| Author | Sarah Napthali |
| ISBN | 1741140102 |
Addressing the often-overlooked spiritual needs of mothers, this book discusses Buddhist teachings as applied to the everyday challenges and stresses of raising children. Offered are ways for mothers to reconnect with their inner selves and become calmer and happier—with the recognition that...
| Author | Naomi Aldort |
| ISBN | 1887542329 |
An insightful and eloquent guide for parents who wish to raise their children with unconditional love, and empower them to be self-reliant, expressive, caring and able to form close human connections.
About the Author:
Naomi Aldort is a parenting and family counselor, writer and public...
| Author | Pam Leo |
| ISBN | 1932279172 |
"Connection Parenting" is based on author Pam Leo's seven week parenting series, "Meeting the Needs of Children," that she has been teaching for over sixteen years. The premise is that a strong parent-child bond is the key to children's optimal human development and our most effective parenting tool....
| Author | Susan Kaiser Greenland |
| ISBN | 1416583564 |
The techniques of mindful awareness have helped millions of adults reduce stress in their lives. Now, children—who are under more pressure than ever before—can learn to protect themselves with these well-established methods adapted for their ages. Based on a program affiliated with UCLA,...
| Author | Marie Sherlock |
| ISBN | 0609809016 |
Raising children ranks as one of life’s most rewarding adventures. Yet between Mom and Dad working full-time jobs, endless carpooling of overscheduled youngsters, and the never-ending pressures to buy and consume, family life can be incredibly—needlessly—complex. What if you could find...
| Author | Jan Hunt |
| ISBN | 0865714401 |
The Natural Child is the instruction manual that should have come with your child.
Derek Markham, ecoBrain
The Natural Child makes a compelling case for a return to attachment parenting, a child-rearing approach that has come naturally for parents throughout most of human...
| Author | Amanda Blake Soule |
| ISBN | 1590304713 |
When you learn to awaken your family’s creativity, wonderful things will happen: you’ll make meaningful connections with your children in large and small ways; your children will more often engage in their own creative discoveries; and your family will embrace new ways to relax, play, and grow...
| Author | Jennifer Ward |
| ISBN | 1590305353 |
I Love Dirt! presents 52 open-ended activities to help you engage your child in the outdoors. No matter what your location—from a small patch of green in the city to the wide-open meadows of the country—each activity is meant to promote exploration, stimulate imagination, and heighten a child's...
| Author | Aviva Romm |
| ISBN | 0892819316 |
• A balanced, comprehensive guide to routine childhood vaccinations that offers parents the information they need to make the right choices for their child.
• Fairly examines the pros and cons of this highly charged issue.
Deciding whether or when to vaccinate a child is one...
| Author | Laura Davis |
| ISBN | 0553067508 |
Informative, inspiring, and enlightening, Becoming the Parent You Want to Be provides parents with the building blocks they need to discover their own parenting philosophy and develop effective parenting strategies. Through in-depth information, practical suggestions, and many lively...
| Author | Lawrence J. Cohen |
| ISBN | 0345442865 |
Have you ever stepped back to watch what really goes on when your children play? As psychologist Lawrence J. Cohen points out, play is children’s way of exploring the world, communicating deep feelings, getting close to those they care about, working through stressful situations, and simply...
| Author | Alfie Kohn |
| ISBN | 0743487486 |
Most parenting guides begin with the question "How can we get kids to do what they're told?" — and then proceed to offer various techniques for controlling them. In this truly groundbreaking book, nationally respected educator Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking "What do kids need — and how can...
| Author | Sharifa Oppenheimer |
| ISBN | 0880105666 |
As we see a shift of old forms that were once the foundations of our daily lives, parents--who must prepare the next generation to meet the changing world--have more questions today than ever before. Although our cultural values and family structures may change, it is the atmosphere in the home that...
| Author | Aletha J. Solter |
| ISBN | 0961307374 |
The Aware Baby marks a major breakthrough in our understanding of babies' needs from conception to two-and-a-half years of age. Now translated into eleven languages, it has contributed to a revolution in parenting around the world. This revised edition includes new research and insights from the...
| Author | Katie Allison Granju |
Grow a secure attachment with your children by listening to your heart
Popularized by bestselling pediatrician Dr. William Sears, "attachment parenting" encourages mothers and fathers to fully accept their babies' dependency needs. According to the growing numbers of attachment parenting...
| Author | Shea Darian |
| ISBN | 0931055962 |
Waldorf mother and educator Shea Darian offers a unique and wonderfully creative guide to help parents and children forge a strong family bond. Weaving songs, stories, family rituals, and verses throughout, Darian shows how to bring joy to such daily events as mealtimes, going to bed, chores, naps,...
| Author | Barbara Nicholson |
| ISBN | 0595463525 |
Why are there increasing numbers of children experiencing depression, anxiety, aggression and other serious mental, emotional and behavioral problems? Mental health experts agree that this crisis is due largely to their lack of deep connectedness to parents and community. This crucial finding...
| Author | Marshall B. Rosenberg |
| ISBN | 1892005093 |
Your search for parenting tips that actually improve your family dynamics is over. While other parenting resources offer communication models or discipline techniques, this powerful, practical booklet offers the unique skills and perspective of the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) process....
| Author | Sura Hart |
| ISBN | 1892005220 |
More than a tool to correct bad behavior, this handbook urges parents to move beyond typical discipline techniques by creating an environment based on mutual respect, emotional safety, and positive, open communication. The seven outlined principles redefine the parent-dominated family by...
