The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart
10 best books like The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart (Jan Hunt): Naturally Healthy Babies and Children: A Commonsense Guide to Herbal Remedies, Nutrition, and Health, Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent, Learning All The Time, Guerrilla Learning: How to Give Your Kids a Real Education With or Without School, Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times, Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting, 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, Diaper Free: The Gentle Wisdom of Natural Infant Hygiene, Parenting a Free Child: An Unschooled Life
| Author | Aviva Romm |
| ISBN | 1587611929 |
Committed to finding natural ways to care for their children, many parents seek techniques that do not require the invasive procedures and medications often associated with Western medicine. In NATURALLY HEALTHY BABIES AND CHILDREN, midwife and herbalist Aviva Romm offers a comprehensive handbook...
| 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 | John Holt |
| ISBN | 0201550911 |
How small children begin to read, write, count, and investigate the world, without being taught
The essence of John Holt's insight into learning and small children is captured in Learning All The Time. This delightful book by the influential author of How Children Fail and How Children...
| Author | Grace Llewellyn |
| ISBN | 0471349607 |
GUERRILLA LEARNING IS CREATING A HOME ENVIRONMENT THAT FILLS YOUR CHILD WITH THE JOY OF LEARNING
Let your daughter read her library books instead of finishing her homework . Ask your eleven-year-old's beloved third grade teacher to comment on his poetry. Invite a massage therapist to dinner...
| 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 | Myla Kabat-Zinn |
| ISBN | 0786883146 |
The bestselling author of the million-copy bestseller Wherever You Go, There You Are and Full Catastrophe Living joins forces with his wife, Myla, in this revised edition of their groundbreaking book about mindfulness in parenting children of all ages.
Updated with new material -- including...
| 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 | Ingrid Bauer |
| ISBN | 0452287774 |
Most new parents think of diapers as a smelly, expensive, and unavoidable necessity. The good news is that it’s possible—even practical—to raise your kids without diapers. In Diaper Free!, Ingrid Bauer shows how you can: * Save thousands of dollars * Reduce landfill waste (single-use disposable...
The refreshing new book Parenting a Free Child: An Unschooling Life is written with engaging warmth, exquisite clarity, and a profound insight into parent-child relationships. The author advocates unwavering trust and respect toward children, and the tone of the book shows full respect for the...
| Author | Peggy O'Mara |
| ISBN | 0671027441 |
At times I wanted to give this book five stars; at times I wanted to give it two. There is a lot of great information in this book about a wide range of parenting issues (e.g., childbirth, nighttime parenting, breastfeeding, entertainment, communication, discipline, circumcision, school, etc.)....
| Author | Hilary Flower |
| ISBN | 0976896907 |
In Hilary Flower’'s second book, ADVENTURES IN GENTLE DISCIPLINE, she allows the reader to explore goals of gentle discipline, rewards for both child and parent, and what it looks like in action. Hilary debunks myths about the effectiveness of gentle discipline methods while empowering parents...
| Author | Deborah Jackson |
| ISBN | 0747565759 |
Fantastic book full of well-researched information on the history of co-sleeping and it's loss of popularity from the Victorian ages. The author is a great advocate for bringing this practice back and I fully suppport her opinions.
The reason I did not give the book 5 stars is the following:...
| 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 | Jean Liedloff |
| ISBN | 0201050714 |
A landmark treatise on how humanity lives versus how we should, what we've lost with our "progress," and how we can reclaim our true nature
Jean Liedloff, an American writer, spent two and a half years in the South American jungle living with Stone Age Indians. The experience demolished her Western...
| Author | Joseph Chilton Pearce |
| ISBN | 0452267897 |
"An innovative, philosophical restructuring of modern child psychology."
Magical Child, a classic work, profoundly questioned the current thinking on childbirth pratices, parenting, and educating our children. Now its daring ideas about how Western society is damaging our children,...
| Author | William Sears |
| ISBN | 0452281482 |
Parenting is a job that goes on twenty-four hours a day. Nighttime Parenting helps parents understand why babies sleep differently than adults, offers solutions to nighttime problems, and even describes how certain styles of nighttime parenting can aid in child spacing and lower the risks of Sudden...
| Author | Vimala Schneider McClure |
| ISBN | 0553380567 |
Discover the gentle art of Infant Massage...
In this completely updated version of her renowned classic, Vimala McClure, founder of the International Association of Infant Massage, and its premier proponent in the United States, helps you master the techniques of infant massage so you...
| Author | Jack Petrash |
| ISBN | 0876592469 |
Written by a teacher with more than 25 years of experience, this book offers a jargon-free view of Waldorf education and its philosophy of the importance of a three-dimensional education. Whether you're a Waldorf parent or teacher, or you just want to learn more about these innovative educational...
