parenting

25 Mar 2008

The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart

cover of The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart
by Jan Hunt
Paperback
$11.53 USD

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.  read more »

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17 Mar 2008

The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School

cover of The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School
by Valerie Fitzenreiter
Paperback
$10.17 USD

The Unprocessed Child is a work of nonfiction about a child raised with no coercion and no curriculum. Laurie Chancey spent her childhood immersing herself in topics of her own choosing. She was never forced to learn something simply because tradition and/or society said it was necessary. No one was looking over her shoulder to make sure she was learning the "proper" subjects.

Having never seen a textbook or taken a test, never used workbooks or any type of teaching techniques, Laurie scored in the top 10% of the state of Louisiana on her college entrance exam.  read more »

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