Natural Parenting Resources

Favorite Web Sites

Natural Family Online magazine shows you how easy and natural it is to fold
simple, holistic practices into your daily life. Come visit us every month
at www.naturalfamilyonline.com for natural parenting tools every family can
use.

www.Ecobaby.com

Find beautiful organic bedding and formaldehye-free cotton clothing; many designed by the owner of Ecobaby herself. PVC-free toys, organic diapers, and other delightful products from small employee-friendly companies can also be found here.

www.NewNativeInc.com

Organic cotton baby carriers, doll carriers, flannel bibs and more, along with many helpful natural parenting articles.

www.Mothering.com

Mothering, the natural family living magazine.Important and progressive editorial.

www.Kellymom.com

Kelly's Attachment Parenting. Lots of excellent breastfeeding information -- evidence based. Other good family health and parenting information.

What are Breasts For?

Holistic Moms Network
Providing the opportunity to learn and grow together

"Our vision is a world in which all children are treated with dignity, respect, understanding, and compassion. In such a world, every child can grow into adulthood with a generous capacity for love and trust. Our society has no more urgent task." Owner, Jan Hunt, provides telephone counseling services.

Mommy Think

Pumps, Bummis, Maya Wraps, and lots of AP articles.

www.MrsBird.net

Just for fun! Mrs. Bird's fine vintage baby clothes. The best cotton baby garments of yesteryear, clean and fresh, ready to wear.

International Chiropractic Pediatric Association

Highly recommended because that's my baby on their logo! Oh, and lots of good journal citations and vaccine info and such.

Recommended Books

Baby Matters: What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Caring for Your Baby
Solid, convincing research that you are just not going to find elsewhere -- supporting healthy and attachment parenting ideas.

Raising Vegan Children in a Non-Vegan World:
A Complete Guide for Parents Filled with advice gleaned through interviews with hundreds of vegan families, this book promises parent-tested answers to your most pressing questions.

High Risk: Children Without a Conscience Read this one if you are ever questioning your attachment parenting.

Becoming Attached:
First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love An intellectual and thorough coverage of the concept of attachment.

Attachment Parenting: Instinctive Care for
Your Baby and Young Child Your complete attachment parenting manual.

The Natural Child: Parenting from the HeartJan Hunt's book is a collection of valuable clips that read quickly and say a lot. Each "lesson" leaves you wanting to read one more. She touches all the little questions around parenting, discipline, educating, and communicating, with ideas that show us how really important such issues are, and how much we may want to evaluate our choices.

Milk, Money, and Madness:
The Culture and Politics of Breastfeeding Most revealing book about how formula industry has detrimentally permeated our society & even created the pediatric profession.

Touching: The Human Significance of the SkinA timeless classic with almost endless revelations about the power of touch, by Ashley Montagu.

How to Raise a Healthy Child:
In Spite of Your DoctorDr. Mendelsohn will open your eyes about pediatrics and provide useful answers about childrens' health.