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    <body><![CDATA[This has been one of my favorite parenting books to date.  It is an easy-to-understand Buddhist approach to living with children.  This is the book that really put into perspective for me that my children come from me, but are not me.  On a daily basis I have to remind myself that my children are au...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14519395">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book so much that I kind of stalled...towards the end. Loved the format and the theme. Each chapter had a summary at the end, but I hated (so not a &quot;buddhist&quot; emotion...)the start of each chapter. She would start each new chapter on the left side and at the very top of the pag...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47178584">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of a very few parenting books I have encountered that focuses not on how to raise children properly but on the mother herself.  It confronts the very real concerns and struggles (one might say sufferings) of motherhood without being preoccupied by them.  <br/>I am a Christian, so I appr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13311788">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An absolutely lovely book!  I read this while I was still pregnant and hope to read it over and over throughout my daughter's childhood.  It basically epitomizes the entire approach I wish to take as a parent - nuturing, loving, and calm.  Napthali's tone is beautiful and the way she explains the ne...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72388368">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Most of this book would be appropriate and welcoming insights for mothers of any religion. I am not Buddhist and yet I found sentence after sentence jumping off the page with practical advice that I can use to be more calm, more mindful, and to make my days more meaningful. The wisdom and thoughtful...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10739396">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book has helped me so much as a mother. My only wish is that I had a meditating mentor to teach me the fine points.  Every mother should read this! (Thank you, Emily.)]]></body>
    
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