Quote of the Month

"Babies are born loving perfectly. They give fully, trust completely and enter every moment with an awareness of connection." - Lauren Porter

Over 100 more quotes on attachment parenting and unschooling

"Consider for a moment what a baby goes through on its way into the world. Probably the most risky and harrowing journey of our lives, it is in fact, our first physical experience. Up to that point, we were warmly and safely encased in water. All our needs were met as we floated weightlessly, listening to the steady rhythm of our mother's heart..."  Read more

University of Iowa researchers have found that young children who had developed a close, positive, and mutually responsive relationship with their mothers in the first two years of their lives responded to their mothers' requests and regulated their own behavior much better than children who had not developed such ties.  Read more

We fell in love with these beautiful Peruvian dolls featuring a mama in traditional dress, carrying her baby. The dolls are handcrafted by a Fair Trade artisan group, from 100% natural alpaca wool with eco-friendly color dyes. Choose from two designs: front- and back-carrying.  View dolls

Jan Hunt's first book, The Natural Child: Parenting From the Heart is now available on Audio CD (3 discs).

Listen to an excerpt:
The Parenting Golden Rule (MP3, 3 minutes)
A Baby Cries: How Should Parents Respond? (MP3, 5 minutes)

The Natural Child Project Gift Shop

Our shop offers many unique items for celebrating baby showers and other occasions, or just for pampering yourself! Beautiful handmade nursing and baby-carrying dolls, parenting books and booklets, T-shirts and bumper stickers, nursing necklaces, bracelets for mom, children's art prints and posters and more!

Your purchases make our work and website possible.  Visit our shop

Our new book, The Unschooling Unmanual, co-edited by Jan Hunt and her always-unschooled son Jason, offers inspiration and encouragement for both seasoned and prospective unschoolers.  Read reviews

"Packed with great passages and quotes that reinforce your choice to work with your children and not on your children to help them learn." - Pat Farenga, President, Holt Associates Inc.

Get on-the-spot, creative help for those challenging moments all parents have! Our exclusive Parenting Cards, written by Jan Hunt, are available in colorful handmade cotton bags from a Fair Trade artisan group in Guatemala.  Read a random card

Parenting counselor Jan Hunt, M.Sc., author of The Natural Child and A Gift for Baby, can help you find creative and effective solutions that meet the needs of all family members. Jan offers telephone counseling worldwide, with a special focus on attachment parenting and unschooling.

New: Order The Natural Child or The Unschooling Unmanual at a discount when scheduling 60 minutes of counseling.

For more information or to schedule a call: click here or phone 877-593-1547.

Unschooling United is a new non-profit organization dedicated to in-person support through free monthly meetings and phone support. Their goal is to help families find their path in unschooling and to promote the freedom, respect and trust that all children deserve.

Like-minded friends support and inspire us! Our unique Attachment Parenting Directory lists over 100 families in 9 countries. Please visit our Directory to find friends in your area and add your family to the list.

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