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Big Bad Cavities: Breastfeeding Is Not the Cause by Lisa Reagan
"You're going to have to stop nursing your son or sacrifice his teeth!" the dentist proclaimed. "But diabetes runs rampant in my family," I sputtered, "and nursing Collins until he's ready to wean himself is one of his only defenses..."
Mum's the word: The secret to building children's social skills (research)
The way that mothers talk to their children when they are young has a lasting effect on children's social skills, according to a research study...
The Wisdom of Hunter-Gatherers by Peter Gray
"For hundreds of thousands of years, up until the time when agriculture was invented (a mere 10,000 years ago), we were all hunter-gatherers..."
The 5-Minute Solution by Scott Noelle
"The scene: I was working diligently at the computer in my home office when my 2½-year-old daughter, Willow, approached my desk and grabbed a pile of 4x6-inch photos that I had carelessly left within her reach..."
Breastfeeding: Comfort versus Nutrition by Kathryn Orlinsky
"A very common statement about older nurslings is that they nurse mainly for comfort rather than for nutritional needs..."
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Counseling by Email Now Available
Psychologist Jan Hunt, M.Sc. is now offering counseling by email or by phone on attachment parenting and unschooling. Jan is the author of The Natural Child: Parenting From the Heart and A Gift for Baby, and the co-editor of The Unschooling Unmanual. Parenting can be easy and joyful!
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The Global Children's Art Gallery features over 1,000 pictures by children from around the world. Browse all the pictures, and order prints, posters, greeting cards and clothing to support our work.

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July Specials
Parenting Cards

Each of the 100 small cards features a unique reminder about compassionate parenting. Now available with or without a Guatemalan bag.

New booklet: We Can Work It Out

In over 35 years of mediating conflicts, Marshall Rosenberg has learned to resolve conflicts peacefully, and to everyone's satisfaction.

A Gift for Baby / Un Regalo para Bebé

This charming picture book celebrating the joys of attachment parenting is now available in a new Spanish-English hardcover edition.

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Quote of the Month: July
"Babies need tenderness. They do not grow well without it. It is the stuff that makes us human."
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Forthcoming Book: Share Your Stories

Jan Hunt is preparing a new collection of stories on standing up for children in public places. If you have intervened successfully on behalf of a child in public, and would like to submit your story for inclusion in the book, please send it to Jan. For examples, see our intervention articles. If a story is used in the book, the writer will receive a gift copy.

 
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