StarAstrologer - Books : Whole Child, Whole Parent
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.1
EAN: 9780060928186
ISBN: 0060928182
Label: Harper Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: July 16, 1997
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Release Date: June 19, 1997
Sales Rank: 481231
Studio: Harper Paperbacks
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For more than two decades, Whole Child/Whole Parent, the first spiritually oriented book on parenthood and the first to address the value of parenthood for the parent as well as for the child, has provided a sound, practical, psychological and spiritual footing for parenthood and family life. This fourth edition includes new material for contemporary parents on anger, children's dreams, maintaining individual and family life, marital as well as parental life, and many new personal anecdotes.
It is the perfect guide "not merely for parents who want to raise their children in the best manner possible, it is for all people, including adults who want to raise themselves." (M. Scott Peck, from the foreword).
Whether exploring love and discipline or bedtime and storybook reading, Berends shows the practical relevance of spiritual insights to the most ordinary parental tasks.
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I highly recommend this book to any parent. I am expecting my first child any day now and it has been such a comfort reading this book as I prepare for parenthood! My mother had the original version long ago before she had me. I must say I like this updated version better--even the author says she needed to make the changes/updates as she had become older/wiser. I believe the first version was writtin in the late 60's early 70's, so this version, written in the mid-late 90's is definitely an update. ... Read More
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This is my first Amazon review. Normally, I wouldn't waste my time. But, recently I wanted to reference this book, and I remembered, my copy was stolen. Bummer. But like in the old Zen parable, I wish the thief well with it, for I already have been blessed by the light the book casts like the moon on the landscape. Hands down, this is the best book on relating to and guiding your child, without abandoning a sense of discipline, I have ever come across. You quickly realize, however, that the discipline ... Read More
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When you find yourself wondering how you can continue doing the mundane, day to day, oft mindless work of raising children then you need to read this book.
I am raising 4 children in a culture that does not value community or child rearing as a noble vocation. Polly's book gave me strength in the face of despair. It taught me that my children had chosen to come into my life to teach me how to live as much as for me to teach them how to be. Do not let the spiritual nature of this book frighten ... Read More
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I read this 16 years ago (wish I could remember how I came upon it) before our son and daughter were born.
The philosophy of this book re-shaped my entire view of life and parenthood. Basically, once you realize that life with kids is ALL about the kids, frustration melts away and is replaced with infinite joy.
Children are as close to God as we will ever get on earth.
Please read it.
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Wow, this book is the one parenting book that I have read that I can say changed my entire way of looking at my job as a mother. The spirituality of being a parent and the spiritual lessons that await us every single day are now so apparent in my mind after reading this book. My relationship with my spirited child and nursing babe has completely been transformed as I process this book and consciously live out the spiritual moments of my day. Please give this book at least a chance to enter into your journey ... Read More
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