While I appreciate the author's gentle parenting techniques and think her advice is valuable, personally I did not learn much new from reading this book. I might recommend it to someone who has never lived through the toddler years and was specifically looking for a book about this age group, but ...
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Teach Your Own
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Although I'm very interested in the idea of "teaching my own," this book was not for me. It focused too much on the downside of public education and not enough on the positive side of homeschooling. Title: Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling Author: John Holt & Pat ...
More Charlotte Mason Education
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While this book emphasizes more the teaching and logistics involved in homeschooling children older than mine, it had several interesting ideas that I'd like to someday incorporate into my children's learning, such as the Book of Centuries. Title: More Charlotte Mason Education: A Home Schooling ...
Mom’s Handy Book of Backyard Games
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This book has a lot of fun-sounding ideas for older kids, but not many suggestions for preschool and kindergarten age kids. I'm going to try to remember to check this book out again when my kids are at least 8 or so. Title: Mom's Handy Book of Backyard Games Author: Pete Cava Publication Year: ...
Parenting with Love and Logic
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Title: Parenting With Love and Logic: Author: Foster Cline and Jim Fay Publication Year: 1990 Website: www.loveandlogic.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: There are two messages from this book that I thought were really helpful and spot on. 1) Give the child a choice. 2) Don’t get ...
Buddhism for Mothers of Young Children
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Title: Buddhism for Mothers of Young Children Author: Sarah Napthali Publication Year: 2007 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I didn’t realize it at the time, but this book is actually a sequel. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read the first one. This book is not really ...
Heading Home With Your Newborn
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Title: Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality Author: Laura A. Jana and Jennifer Shu Publication Year: 2005 Website: drlaurajana.com and www.jennifershu.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I received this book for free from the hospital with my second child and didn’t ...
Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook
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Title: Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook: A Short Guide to Her Ideas and Materials Author: Maria Montessori Publication Year: 1914 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I’ve already read one of Maria Montessori’s other books, The Secret of Childhood, so I was prepared for her writing style (a ...
Please Don’t Label My Child
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Title: Please Don't Label My Child: Break the Doctor-Diagnosis-Drug Cycle and Discover Safe, Effective Choices for Your Child's Emotional Health Author: Scott M. Shannon Publication Year: 2007 Website: www.wholenessdoc.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: This book was withdrawn from my ...
Best Books for Boys: A Resource for Educators
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Title: Best Books for Boys: A Resource for Educators Author: Matthew Zbaracki Publication Year: 2008 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I think this is a really interesting concept for a book, because as the author points out and most people would agree, girls frequently enjoy “boy” ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 