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The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart
by
Jan Hunt,
Peggy O'Mara
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 history. In this insightful guide, parenting specialist Jan Hunt links together attachment parenting pri...more
Paperback, 192 pages
Published
December 1st 2001
by New Society Publishers
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Read with caution and common sense too. I like to read the two extremes in parenting approaches: Baby Wise from Gary Ezzo is in one extreme and this one is in the other extreme in my opinion. It has good things to take but others that are a bit too radical in my opinion. For example school doesn't kill anybody and the no separation approach is one of the things that made me so angry: so we are not ourselves anymore? how about some time for yourself? how about some husband-wife time? how about so...more
Man, what a disappointment. I'm bummed that this is the first book I read as an expectant mom. It's a lot of preaching and judgement about how to raise your kids with really nothing to back it up. It's a lot of 'don't do this' instead of here are proven methods and how you can apply them. Really impractical- and I am someone that is open to all the general concept she discusses (attachment parenting, no physical harm, listening to and trusting your kids) but she didn't give me any new informatio...more
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I loved this book. It is very much written with an attachment\empathetic parenting viewpoint so if you are not into that you will more than likely not agree with everything she says. The book is a compilation of articles that Jan Hunt has written over the years on subjects from co-sleeping, compassionate discipline, homeschooling, and other such topics. Most of what she had to say really ressonated with me and I found myself feeling inspired and motivated to impliment much of what she discusses....more
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I read this book on 'attachment parenting' a number of years ago. The book starts out really well by providing a refreshing alternative to what many would consider mainstream norms for raising children: co-sleeping, no spanking, avoiding separation, extended breastfeeding etc.
I think this is great for new parents having their first baby, but I found some of the principles and advice hard to buy into, especially as your kids reach the toddler stage (like co-sleeping: you get tired of being woken...more
I think this is great for new parents having their first baby, but I found some of the principles and advice hard to buy into, especially as your kids reach the toddler stage (like co-sleeping: you get tired of being woken...more
This book is a collection of articles that the author has written for various magazines (several of the articles can be found online at www.naturalchild.org). Much of what I read was familiar to me because I've already read quite a bit about Attachment Parenting. But I still found the book quite valuable. There were some great chapters about empathic parenting and unschooling that introduced me to new ideas. I would definitely recommend this book.
Really just a compilation of articles written by the author for various outlets. I often found myself double checking to make sure that I hadn't accidentally reread a section: the book becomes redundant quickly.
Neither an academic look at natural (or attachment) parenting, nor a practical guide, this book is a vehicle for the author to further espouse her own opinions on parenting methods.
Neither an academic look at natural (or attachment) parenting, nor a practical guide, this book is a vehicle for the author to further espouse her own opinions on parenting methods.
I had to keep putting this book down to go hug my kids! Very "common sense". A lot of good points to support "Attachment Parenting" styles. I found it very validating and reinforcing. I also like how it doesn't continually tout, "In this book you will learn..." or "This book will give you the tools to...". It's written very matter-of-fact and from the heart.
This book was a good collection of philosophies from people in the natural parenting movement. This book provides a good jumping point to research something you are interested in more depth. As with any parenting book, you take what resonates with you, and leave that which does not.
A pretty good parenting book. I got some good ideas from it. Basically reaffirms the whole concept behind attachment parenting, emphasizing prolonged breastfeeding, co-sleeping and no separation. I get anxious about the no separation thing just because I can't be with my son all the time. Is it realistic to think that most mothers can in this day and age, when we are trying to hold down mortgages and pay for our expensive lives? Anyway, I think I'm a pretty good mother and we practice all these...more
Didn't like it. At all. Makes me remember why I don't read parenting books as a general rule.
Good book to read if you are looking to learn or build on your parenting skills.
Filled with advice and reminders on how to raise children in a compassionate, loving way.
While I agree with pretty much all of the content I found the authors style a bit preachy which got in the way of enjoying the book.
Loved this book for the type of parenting it advocates - gentle, trusting your child etc. Like that it talks about children's rights as human beings and how we can forget that. Will be dipping in and out as I continue my journey as a parent to help me parent the way I aspire to
I found so much that I agreed with in this book - but a lack of practical ways to apply this to my life with a toddler and now preschooler. - holy crap I have a preschooler!
One of my all time favorite parenting books. I re read it and *see* something new each time.
An excellent anecdote to the "Cry-it-out" attitude of our society.
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