I Love Dirt!: 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature
10 best books like I Love Dirt!: 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature (Jennifer Ward): You Are Your Child's First Teacher: What Parents Can Do with and for Their Children from Birth to Age Six, The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling, Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times, Playful Learning: Develop Your Child's Sense of Joy and Wonder, 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, The Case For Make Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World, Sharing Nature with Children: The Classic Parents' & Teachers' Nature Awareness Guidebook, The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections, The Nature Connection: An Outdoor Workbook for Kids, Families, and Classrooms, Creative Play for Your Toddler: Steiner Waldorf Expertise and Toy Projects for 2 - 4s
| 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 | Rachel Gathercole |
| ISBN | 1600651070 |
Makes the point that home schooled children are often "better" socialized than their conventionally schooled counterparts, with less problem behaviors, equal levels of self-esteem (at least), and higher maturity levels. She points out that most people who ask, "But what about socialization"...
| 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 | Mariah Bruehl |
| ISBN | 1590308190 |
Children are natural scientists, artists, mathematicians, authors, and scholars. From the time they are born they seek out information about the world around them in an effort to construct meaning and further their development. While children have an inherent drive to make sense of their reality,...
| 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 | Susan Linn |
| ISBN | 1565849701 |
In The Case for Make Believe, Harvard child psychologist Susan Linn tells the alarming story of childhood under siege in a commercialized and technology-saturated world. Although play is essential to human development and children are born with an innate capacity for make believe, Linn argues that,...
| Author | Joseph Bharat Cornell |
| ISBN | 1883220734 |
When Joseph Cornell's classic book reached its 20th anniversary, Cornell drew upon a wealth of experience in nature education to significantly revise and expand his book. New nature games--favorites from the field--and Cornell's typically insightful commentary make the second edition of this...
| 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 | Clare Walker Leslie |
| ISBN | 9781603425 |
Ever since Richard Louv diagnosed nature-deficit disorder in his classic book Last Child in the Woods, parents and teachers have been looking for more ways to connect children with the outdoors. Nationally recognized naturalist and artist Clare Walker Leslie has been igniting kids curiosity about...
| Author | Christopher Clouder |
| ISBN | 1856752860 |
Give your kids more than a diet of television and plastic toys with this inspiring course. Following hot on the heels of the hugely popular Creative Play for your Baby, this is the ideal resource for modern parents who want their children to expand their creativity and imagination through play. Discover...
| 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 | 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 | 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...
| Author | David Elkind |
| ISBN | 0738210536 |
In modern childhood, free, unstructured play time is being replaced more and more by academics, lessons, competitive sports, and passive, electronic entertainment. While parents may worry that their children will be at a disadvantage if they are not engaged in constant, explicit learning or using...
| Author | Rebecca P. Cohen |
| ISBN | 1402254369 |
"Every family will LOVE getting outside every day with the fun & easy tips in this book!" -- Whitney Ferre, author of 33 Things to Know About Raising Creative Kids
In just 15 minutes your kids can be unplugged from their screens and outside on an adventure, all thanks to the ultimate parenting...
| Author | MaryAnn F. Kohl |
| ISBN | 0876592221 |
Jump right in—doing art with toddlers and twos is fun, rewarding, and a wonderful learning experience. Children discover their world as they explore the 75 fun-filled art adventures in First Art. They will joyfully squeeze a rainbow, make their own (safe) beads to string, and create their very own...
55 playful experiments that encourage tinkering, curiosity, and creative thinking from the creator of Tinkerlab.com—hands-on activities that explore art, science, and more. For children two and up.
Kids are natural tinkerers. They experiment, explore, test, and play, and they...
| Author | David Sobel |
| ISBN | 0913098507 |
This is really more of an essay than a book (only 36 pages) but important nonetheless as it explores environmental education for children, connecting different types of activities to different ages. The basic message of the book is to not overburden very young children with the problems of the world...
| Author | Sharon Lovejoy |
| ISBN | 0761110569 |
Plant a pumpkinseed with a child, and cultivate wonder. This simple act of reconnecting with children with nature is Sharon Lovejoy's purpose and joy and gift. Author of Sunflower Houses: Garden Discoveries for Children of All Ages and Hollyhock Days: Garden Adventures for the Young at Heart, Sharon...
| Author | Ann Druitt |
| ISBN | 1869890477 |
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| Author | Barbara J. Patterson |
| ISBN | 0964783231 |
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My family is not exactly a "Waldorf Family," however, we do appreciate the Waldorf style and philosophy. (And I have long since learned that I do not have to subscribe to any philosophy wholly in order to borrow from it). But this book really brought to light a lot of what the Waldorf philosophy...
| Author | Gever Tulley |
| ISBN | 0984296107 |
Fifty Dangerous Things (you should let your children do) is the first book from the people who created Tinkering School. With projects, activities, experiences, and skills ranging from "Superglue Your Fingers Together" to "Play with Fire," along with 48 other great ideas, the book is a manifesto...
