The Whole Parenting Guide: Strategies, Resources and Inspiring Stories for Holistic Parenting and Family Living

by Alan Reder, Phil Catalfo, Stephanie Renfrow Hamilton

A complete, holistic guide

Pregnancy, birth, and infancy
Fostering family values
Nutrition and wellness
Learning, play, and creativity
Environmentalism
Community-building
Money matters
Spirituality

At last, here is a practical and inspiring guide to holistic parenting written for all parents who want to promote the growth and well-being of their children's minds, bodies, and spirits while improving their communities and the planet as a whole. The Whole Parenting Guide is the first parenting book to comprehensively explore and integrate the physical, mental, spiritual, and social tasks of childrearing. Featuring profiles of families involved in a variety of progressive parenting approaches, photographs and illustrations, and extensive source listings of publications, products, online sites, and organizations, The Whole Parenting Guide will enrich and instruct families for years to come.

448 pages, Paperback

First published April 20, 1999

Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting, crunchy child-rearing book. The chapters on pregnancy, nutrition, etc. weren't much different than anything you'd find in a book written by the Sears family. But I found the chapters on the arts, sports, and learning in general to have a lot of interesting ideas which I haven't seen in other books. If you don't consider yourself a hippie on some level, I probably wouldn't choose this one.