Books for Parents
Sharing Nature with Children (20th anniversary edition)
by Joseph Cornell
Dawn Publications, 1998.
Wonderful activities for bringing nature to children and children to nature.
Black Ants and Buddhists
by Mary Cowhey
Stenhouse, 2006.
A primer on teaching for social change and meaning in the primary grades.
How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
HarperCollins, 1999.
The best-selling book on more compassionate, effective communication with your kids.
Free the Children
by Craig Kielburger
HarperCollins, 1999.
One young man's discovery of child slavery leads him to take action and make a positive difference on a global scale.
So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids
by Diane E. Levin and Jean Kilbourne
RandomHouse, 2008.
Outlines the landscape of increased sexualization of children, especially in media and marketing and offers suggestions for taking positive action.
Consuming Kids: Protecting Our Children From the Onslaught of Marketing and Advertising
by Susan Linn
Knopf Doubleday, 2005.
A very important book on the effective of consumerism, marketing and advertising on children.
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature Deficit Disorder
by Richard Louv
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2008.
A ground-breaking book about the need to reconnect children with the natural world.
Raising Elijah: Protecting Our Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis
by Susan Steingraber
Da Capo Press, 2011.
One scientist and mother's quest to help empower parents to protect their children from environmental toxins that saturate our daily lives.
Family Activism: Empowering Your Community Beginning with Family and Friends
by Roberto Vargas
Berrett-Kohler, 2008.
Offers strategies and tips for family activism, which is “interacting with those close to you in a way that inspires and prepares them to serve their families and communities as a positive force for change."
Read an IHE review of Family Activism.
Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times
by Zoe Weil
New Society Publishers, 2003.
Tools, ideas and resources for parents who want to raise humane children.
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