Awakened Heart Parenting
Subtitle: Relating to and Raising Children (Infants and Toddlers) As Spirit Beings
Publisher: Dancing Heart Press
Published: June 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9780965553209
Subjects: Child Development; Infants & Toddlers; Life Stages - Infants & Toddlers/General; Parenting; Parenting - General; Family & Relationships; Family / Parenting / Childbirth; Child Care/Parenting
First sentence: A baby is born.  The dance between light and form begins.
Notes: Reviews: 
From a Father:  As a recent father and a person who has a great interest in spiritual issues, the title of the book attracted my attention. I have read some other titles on parenting and techniques of same, but this is truly an excellent read. . . 
Helen Hood is either a very open hearted person or a very convincing author. 
I have read the book twice and I intend reading it again, and again. 
Thank you for such a marvelous insight!    From another Reader:  


This book uses one woman's experience as a seasoned caretaker to illustrate how to be with children "through" there emotions, rather than attempting to always distract them away from them. One of its primary focuses is to encourage parents not to teach that some emotions are "bad" and some good. It made me more aware of attempting to see things from my children's perspective, to value their differences, respect their incredible ability to know what they need, and to see their unwillingness to "be molded" as a blessing. I read the entire book straight through, refer back to it often and give it as a gift when I can. It is not a strict "how to". If you are at all aware, you already know "how to", this book will guide you to that.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1:  Infants, Temperament and Being.  Chapter 2:  Toddlers and Temperament.  Chapter 3:  Tantrums and Anger.  Chapter 4:  The Disappearing Mom and Separation Anxiety.  Chapter 5:  Play and Toys.  Chapter 6:  Sharing.  Chapter 7:  Autonomy, Indepencence, and ... the Toilet Bowl.  Chapter 8:  Sibling Rivalry or.  Chapter 9:  Crawling to Walking to Graduating From High School - Great Expectations.  .  Chapter 10:  Beyond Discipline.  Chapter 11:  Fatherhood and the Awakened Heart.  12:  Good Questions to Ask.  Chapter 13:  Self Esteem