Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 384 pages
- Published by: Atria March 1, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0671027441
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0671027445
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Book Dimensions:
11 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
- Weighs: 2.4 pounds
Product Description
For more than two decades,
Mothering Magazine has been the source for sound alternatives to mainstream parenting. Now Peggy O'Mara, editor and publisher of
Mothering Magazine, brings her knowledge and compassion to a enyclopedia of never-before-published parenting wisdom -- and presents, in one convenient volume, a genuinely natural approach to raising our children.
Natural Family LivingThe
Mothering Magazine Guide to Parenting
An internationally renowned advocate of natural parenting, Peggy O'Mara covers a vast range of timeless and contemporary issues in detail and with authority -- from the practical to the philosophical, from preconception to adolescence:
* Embracing a conscious, conscientious pregnancy
* Natural childbirth, homebirth, and midwifery
* Breastfeeding
* Attachment parenting
* Healthful eating for the whole family -- and balanced attitudes toward food and diet
* Alternative health care for children, including homeopathy, bodywork, herbal remedies, and aromatherapy
* Family matters: from discipline issues to home entertainment
* Uses and abuses of television, computers, and video games
* Approaches to sexuality
* Home schooling and alternative education.
This groundbreaking book helps parents make informed choices on cutting-edge
issues as they strive to create a whole, healthy family environment. Illustrated with photos, and featuring enlightening interviews,
Natural Family Living is the only guide authorized by the world's most savvy parenting publication.
About The Author
Peggy O'Mara has gained international celebrity as publisher, editor, and owner of
Mothering Magazine since 1980. A dynamic speaker, she has lectured and conducted workshops in conjunction with organizations such as the Omega Institute, Esalen, and La Leche International. She has appeared on numerous television and radio programs including
Sonya Live (CNN) and
The Susan Powter Show, and has been featured in national publications including
USA Today, The Washington Post, the
Chicago Tribune, Mother Earth News, and
The Utne Reader. She is the mother of four children: Lally, 25; Finnie 23; Bram, 20; and Nora, 17.
Reader ReviewsI have given this book to many expectant mothers and young families. All have thanked me over and over. I find the presentation very balanced. For instance, they don't say - "Don't vaccinate," but rather, "here's the data on vaccination - you decide." Throughout the book, it invites the reader to use his/her own sense and own values to determine the best outcome for child and parents. Who wants a set of somebody else's rules? Not this generation! It covers a wide range of information up into the teen years if I remember correctly. Schooling choices, etc. DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
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