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Resources
Books
for parents, teachers & caregivers
Discussion
Groups
Spiritual Parenting at MSN Groups
Spiritual Parenting at Yahoogroups
Books for parents, teachers and caregivers
I will try to link to
Amazon and Chinaberry for each title
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10 Principles for Spiritual Parenting:
Nurturing Your Child's Soul by Mimi Doe,
Marsha F. Walch
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365 Unplugged Family Fun Activities by Steve and Ruth Bennett
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A
Short Course in Kindness by Margot Silk Forrest
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A Spiritual Approach to Parenting:
Secrets of Raising the 21st Century Child by
Marilyn C. Barrick
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Above
All Be Kind; Raising Humane Kids in Challenging Times by Zoe Weil
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Authentic
Happiness by Martin Seligman chapters 11 and 12
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Buddha
Never Raised Kids and Jesus Didn’t Drive Carpool; Seven Principles for
Parenting with Soul by Vickie Falcone
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Busy but Balanced: Practical and Inspirational
Ways to Create a Calmer, Closer Family by Mimi Doe
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Curriculum of Love: Cultivating the Spiritual
Nature of Children by Morgan Simone Daleo
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Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla & John Kabat-Zinn
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How
Much is Enough; Everything You Need to Know to Steer Clear of Overindulgence
and Raise Likeable, Responsible and Respectful Children by Jean Illsely Clarke, Connie Dawson, and David Bredehoft
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I Came From Joy: Spiritual
Affirmations and Activities for Children by Lorna Ann Knox
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Magical
Parent, Magical Child: The Art of Joyful Parenting by Michael Mendizza & Joseph Chilton Pearce
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Mothering
with Soul by Joan Salter
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Nurturing Spirituality in Children: Simple
Hands-On Activities by Peggy
Jenkins
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Nurturing Your Teenager's Soul: A Practical
Approach To Raising A Kind, Honorable, Compassionate Teen by Mimi Doe
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Parenting With Spirit: 30 Ways to
Nurture Your Child’s Spirit and Enrich your Family LIfe by Jane Bartlett
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Peaceful
Parents, Peaceful Kids,
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Raising
Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys by David Kindlon & Michael Thompson, PhD
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Reviving
Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families by
Stephen R. Covey
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Spiritual Parenting by Hugh and Gayle Prather
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Spiritual Parenting by David Carroll
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Starbright--Meditations
for Children by Maureen Garth
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The Book of New Family Traditions by Meg Cox
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The Joyful Child: A Sourcebook of Activities
and Ideas for Releasing Children's Natural Joy
by Peggy Davison
Jenkins
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The Meaning of Flowers: Folklore, Fairylore, Superstitions, Remedies by Cicely Mary Barker & Frederick Warne
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The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart by Jan Hunt
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The Re-enchantment of Everyday Life by Thomas Moore
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The Secret Spiritual World of Children by Tobin Hart PhD
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The Ten Basic Principles of Good
Parenting by Laurence Steinberg
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The Tibetan Art of Parenting by Ann Hubbell Maiden
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The Wonder of Boys by Michael Gurian
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Under
the Chinaberry Tree: Books and Inspirations for Mindful Parenting by Chinaberry
Books
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What
Kids Really Want That Money Can’t Buy by Betsy Taylor
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Walking
the World in Wonder: A Children’s Herbal by Ellen Evert Hopman
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Zen
Parenting by Judith Costello & Jurgen Haver
Academic
Research
I
will try to link to Amazon for each title
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Being 13:
What they really think TIME Magazine, August 8, 2005
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Bonding and Attachment of Australian Aboriginal Children by Wiley InterScience, Child Abuse Review vol. 12, 292-304 (2003)
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Evolutions End,
by Joseph Chilton Pearce
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Fathers and Infants: Knowledge and Involvement in Relation to
Psychosocial Functioning and Religion by Lori A. Roggman, Brad Benson &
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From Information to
Transformation: Education for the Evolution of Consciousness.
Tobin Hart PhD (Peter Lang Publishers,
2001)
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Is It Good for Children? by Ron Kurtz
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Lifestyle Parenting: Soul Child by Joy Duckett Cain,
Essence Magazine March 2002
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Mindful Parenting: A group approach to enhancing reflective capacity in
parents and infants
by Diane Reynolds, Journal of Child Psychotherapy vol. 29, no. 3, 2003
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Spiritual Initiation and the Breakthrough of
Consciousness: The Bond of Power by Joseph Chilton
Pearce
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Spiritual Parenting by Tobin Hart from Psychotherapy Networker May/June 2004
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Spirituality in
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The Biology of Transcendence: A
Blueprint of the Human Spirit by Joseph Chilton
Pearce
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The Continuum Concept: In Search
of Happiness Lost (Classics in Human Development) by Jean Liedloff
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The Magical Child by Joseph
Chilton Pearce
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The Role of the Child in Adult Development by James J. Dillon from
Journal of Adult Development vol. 9, No. 4, (October 2002)
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The Secret Spiritual World of Children by Tobin Hart PhD
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The Spiritual Child by James
J. Dillon
from Encounter, Education for Meaning and Social
Justice vol. 13, Number 4 (Winter 2000)
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The Uses of Enchantment by Bruno
Bettelheim
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Transpersonal Knowing: Exploring
the Horizon of Consciousness Tobin Hart, Peter L.
Nelson, and Kaisa Puhakka
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Transpersonal Research Methods for
the Social Sciences: Honoring Human Experience by William Braud, Rosemarie Anderson
Books
for Children
I
will try to link to Amazon or Chinaberry for each title. Coming soon children’s
books grouped by age…
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A Child’s Garden of Verse by Robert Louis Stevenson
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A Life Like Mine; How Children Live Around the World by
Dorling Kinderly Books
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American Girl Library series
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The Barefoot Book of Heroic Children by Rebecca Hazell
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Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja
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Earth, Fire, Water, Air by Mary Hoffman
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Fairy Fun: A Child’s Fairyland of Enchanting Projects and Magical Games by Marla Schram Schwartz
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Giving Thanks
by Jonathan London
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Good Night by Jim Weiss
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Grandad’s Prayers for the Earth by
Douglas Wood
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Grateful by John Bucchino
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Guess How Much I Love You? By Sammy McBratney
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Homeplace by Anne Shelby
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How Kind! by Mary Murphy
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If You Were My Baby by Fran Hodgkins
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Juniper by Monica Furlong
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Love is…by Wendy Anderson Halperin
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Martha by Gennady Spirin
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Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
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Moorchild by Eloise
McGraw
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Old Turtle and the Broken Truth by Douglas Wood
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Old Turtle by Douglas Wood
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On the Day You Were Born by Debra Fraser
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Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris
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Prayer for a Child by Rachel Field
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Queenie Peavy by Robert Burch
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Ramona the Brave by
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Skellig by David Almond
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Skinny by Robert Burch
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Simeon’s Gift
by Julie Andrews Edwards and Emma Walton
Hamilton
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Star Girl by Jerry Spinelli
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Sweet Dreams by Jim Weiss
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Tell Me One Thing Dad by Tom Pow
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The Book of Virtues by William J. Bennett
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The Children’s Book of Virtues by William J. Bennett
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The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
(Unabridged
version) Translated by Jack Zipes
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The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
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The Guide to Good Manners for Kids by Peggy Post
and Cindy Post Senning, Ed.D.
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The Giving Tree by Shel
Silverstein
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The House Above the Trees by Ethel Cool Elliot
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The Kids Guide to Working Out Conflicts: How to Keep Cool, Stay Safe and
Get Along by Naomi Drew
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The Last of the Really
Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards
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The Little People; Stories of Fairies, Pixies and Other Small Folk by Neil Philip
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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The Meaning of Flowers: Folklore, Fairylore, Superstitions, Remedies by Cicely Mary Barker & Frederick Warne
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The Other Way to Listen by Byrd Baylor and
Peter Parnall
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The Runaway Bunny by Mary Wise Brown
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The Velveteen Rabbit by
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Through the Mickle Wood by Valiska Gregory
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Turn! Turn! Turn! by Wendy Anderson Halperin
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Tyler, Wilkin & Skee by Robert Burch
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Unwitting Wisdom; An Anthology of Aesop’s Fables retold
and illustrated by Helen Ward
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Walking
the World in Wonder: A Children’s Herbal by Ellen Evert Hopman
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What is God?
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When the Wind Stops by Charlotte Zolotow
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Where Does God Live? by August Gold & Matthew J.
Perlman
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Wise Child by Monica Furlong
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You’re Smarter Than you Think; A Kids Guide to Multiple Intelligences by Thomas Armstrong PhD
Other Resources
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Mindful Parenting approach Psychotherapist
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Waldorf approach to parenting and education
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Montessori approach to parenting and education
Homeschooling
Newsletters
From
The Mindful Parent web site
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Mindful Parent Newsletter 3/22/05
Online Resources and Articles
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About.com- Spiritual Parenting
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Brain
Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers
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Is It Good for Children? by Ron Kurtz
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Labour of Love: The Web Magazine for Conscious Parenting
Miscellaneous
Project
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Present at SPARC (Student Psychology Annual Research Conference)
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Present
at Mom’s Night Out with CoF or with other moms Spring
“We must be willing to get rid of the
life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
- Joseph
Campbell
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