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Parenting Without Punishment

Parenting without Punishment by John W. Maag, PhD This is a radical title, but the advice is based firmly in famous psychologist Erickson’s work. So, while the advice is different from most parenting books, it’s grounded in what will work … Continue reading

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Two Books and a CD

I’m just writing down my list of things to review. There are six, which is a lot. I’m sure not all of them will make it up at once. Hadn’t realized I was so far behind, but I guess that’s … Continue reading

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Hillbilly Gothic

In Hillbilly Gothic: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood,Adrienne Martini takes us down the dark path of postpartum psychosis and through to the other side. This is not exactly a cheerful place to go, and it took me a little … Continue reading

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Parenting Science

The Science of Parenting by Margot Sunderland There are millions of parenting books out there, and I have recommended many of them here. This book is different from many of them in that it is grounded in modern neuroscience rather … Continue reading

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Backlog

Well… it’s been a month or two since my last post. I have been working madly on running the teen area – a full time job – on top of my own. Now that a real sub has been hired, … Continue reading

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Subversive Parenting Part II

This book was recommended to me by a colleague – fortuitious, I thought, since I’d been thinking it was about time for me to start reading discipline books, which this kind of is. I got a nudge in the right … Continue reading

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Subversive Parenting – part one

I recently read a most excellent parenting book, Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn. I have a full review started at work, but the book is here, and I wanted to post some of the quotes he included. “Author Barbara Coloroso … Continue reading

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Caught up, and sleep

This is the last back-logged book! Quite a while ago, I read the first No-Cry Sleep Solution. I thought it was good, but ultimately decided that Mr. Froggie Pants wasn’t having enough sleep problems to warrant doing anything radical. We … Continue reading

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Mother Nature

Mother Nature by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy My loyal readers (such as I may have) will perhaps not be surprised to learn that this book is a wonderful book, a fabulous book, the most important book that I’ve read in a … Continue reading

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AP from the source

We started on the road to parenthood with the philosophy that we listen to various parents, read different books, and then would do whatever worked for us. Now, with almost a year of parenting under our belts, we’re mostly doing … Continue reading

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