The natural child : parenting from the heart / Jan Hunt ; foreword by Peggy O'Mara.

  • Hunt, Jan, 1942-
Date:
[2001]
  • Books

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Description

"Parenting from the heart feels right. Yet conflicting theories about parenting abound, and many of them counsel the use of strict methods to control and coerce your child that don't seem natural, or even loving. 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 history. In this insightful guide, parenting specialist Jan Hunt links together attachment parenting principles with child advocacy and homeschooling philosophies, offering a consistent approach to raising a loving, trusting and confident child. In a straightforward, accessible, and uncomplicated style, The Natural Child offers enduring wisdom for all parents, both old and new."--Back cover.

Publication/Creation

Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, [2001]

Physical description

xvi, 175 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cm

Contributors

Notes

Copy 1. Donor: Family of Sheila Kitzinger.
Copy 1. Inscription to Sheila Kitzinger on title page.

Contents

Parenting With Empathy and Trust -- "Getting It" About Children -- The Importance of Empathic Parenting -- Nature or Nurture? -- Tough Love -- Confessions of a Proud Mom -- Memories of a Loving Father -- Living with a Baby -- A Baby Cries: How Should Parents Respond? -- Ten Reasons to Respond to a Crying Child -- Siblings Arrive All at Once -- Lonely Cages -- Ten Ways to Grow a Happy Child -- Living with Children -- Ten Ways We Misunderstand Children -- Ten Tips for Shopping With Children -- When a Child has a Tantrum -- The Hidden Messages We Give Our Children -- Ten Tips for Finding a Medical Professional for Your Child -- Natural Grandparenting -- Guiding Children -- The Parenting Golden Rule -- The "Magic Words" Must be Spoken from the Heart -- The Trouble with Rewards -- Praising our Children: Manipulation or Celebration? -- It Shouldn't Hurt to be a Child -- "I Was Spanked and I'm Fine!" -- The Dangers of Holding Therapy -- Ten Alternatives to Punishment -- Helping Children Learn -- Nurturing Children's Natural Love of Learning -- When does Guidance become Manipulation? -- School Grades: Helpful or Harmful? -- Should Homeschoolers be Tested? -- "Learning Disability:" A Rose by Another Name -- Is "I Love Lucy" Educational? -- Advocating for Children -- Is There Room for Children in our Society? -- Intervening on Behalf of a Child in a Public Place -- Intervention can Save Lives -- Age Discrimination Harms Young and Old Alike -- The Kids' Project: Breaking the Cycle of Abuse.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN

  • 0865714401
  • 9780865714403