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Natural
Child News
May 2013
Published by naturalchild.org
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"Bumblebee" by Dana K., age 8, Malaysia
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Quote of the Month
"The attitude you have as a parent is what your kids
will learn from more than what you tell them. They don't remember what you try to
teach them. They remember what you are."
- Jim Henson, Creator of the Muppets
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Unschooling Chores by
Dayna Martin
"My unschooled children have never had chores. We have
never had charts hanging on our fridge with certain household tasks for them to
take care of with stickers as rewards. Yet they all help with the housework
because they truly want to. How is this possible?"
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Special offer through May: A Gift for Baby
Request a free copy of Jan Hunt's delightful attachment
parenting children's book with any order of $25 or more! To receive your copy,
please add the free book to your cart.
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NCP welcomes Boba as our new sponsor!
We're happy to announce that the Boba family (bobafamily.com) is our new Natural Child
Project sponsor. Boba's focus on "products for active parents who want the
time and freedom to create a real and caring bond with their child"
corresponds perfectly with our focus on raising children with love and respect.
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From our Archives:
How Children
Really React to Control by Thomas Gordon
"When one person tries to control another, you can
always expect some kind of reaction from the controlee. This seemingly obvious
fact is not usually dealt with in the writings of the dare-to-discipline
advocates. They insist, 'Parents must set limits,' but seldom say anything about
how children respond to having their needs denied in this way."
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Parenting
Cards
The next time you have a parenting dilemma, reach for a
card! Each set includes 100 gentle reminders to parents written by Jan Hunt. Each
set comes with a colorful hand-woven pouch from Guatemala.
A
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"Thank you so much for this beautiful tool. So much
wisdom in such a small package..." - L.M.
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Parenting Cards |
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NCP shipping updated
In light of recent postage increases, we've refined our
shipping calculations to keep our fees as low as we can. What you pay for shipping
is as close as possible to the actual cost of postage for any given order, with no
additional handling fee.
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Attachment Parenting Counseling with Jan Hunt
Parenting counselor Jan Hunt offers telephone counseling and
support worldwide, with creative solutions for meeting the needs of all family
members. Jan has a master's degree in counseling psychology and is the author of The
Natural Child and A Gift for Baby. She also co-created The
Unschooling Unmanual with her son, Jason.
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about counseling Read testimonials
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better since we talked and I read all the material you suggested. I'm sure you
know you touch a whole lot of lives, but I wanted to let you know you touched mine
and thus have touched my son's. Thank you from the bottom of my heart." - J.R. |
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