Media Reviews

Mothering's Top Contemporary Media for Parents
Mothering's Top 25 Classic Books for Parents
Pregnancy & Birth Media Reviews
Breastfeeding Media Reviews
Parenting Media Reviews
Health Media Reviews
Education Media Reviews
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Mothering's Top Contemporary Media for Parents

BOOKS

Born in the USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First by Marsden Wagner, MD  (University of California Press, 2006)
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Creating Your Birth Plan: The Definitive Guide to a Safe and Empowering Birth by Marsden Wagner (Perigee, 2006)

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The Wisdom and Science of Gentle Choices in Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting by Sarah J. Buckley  (One Moon Press, 2005; www.sarahjbuckley.com)

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin (Bantam, 2003)

The Yummy Mummy Manifesto: Baby, Beauty, Balance, and Bliss, by Anna Johnson (Ballantine, 2008)

Mindful Motherhood by Cassandra Vieten (New Harbinger, 2009)

The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy & Birth, by Stephanie Brill (Alyson Books, 2006)

The Disabled Women’s Guide to Pregnancy and Birth by Judith Rogers (Demos Medical, 2005)

Karen Pryor and Gale Pryor’s Nursing Your Baby, fourth ed., (HarperResource, 2005)
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Babywearing: The Benefits and Beauty of this Ancient Tradition, Maria Blois, MD (Pharmasoft Publishing, 2005)

The Baby Sleep Book: The Complete Guide to a Good Night’s Rest for the Whole Family by William Sears (Little, Brown, 2005)

Depression in New Mothers: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment Alternatives, by Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, (Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press, 2005)

A Deeper Shade of Blue: A Woman’s Guide to Recognizing and Treating Depression in Her Childbearing Years, by Ruta Nonacs, MD, PhD (Simon & Schuster, 2007)

Natural Baby and Childcare: Practical Medical Advice and Holistic Wisdom for Raising Healthy Children from Birth to Adolescence by Lauren Feder, MD (Hatherleigh Press, 2006)

Impossible Cure: The Promise of Homeopathy, by Amy L. Lansky, PhD (R. L. Ranch Press, 2003; www.impossiblecure.com)

The Book of Dads: Essays on the Joys, Perils, and Humiliations of Fatherhood, by Ben George (HarperPerennial, 2009)

The Daddy Shift: How Stay-at-Home Dads, Breadwinning Moms, and Shared Parenting Are Transforming the American Family Jeremy Adam Smith (Beacon Press, 2009)

The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work by Terrence Real (Ballantine Books, 2007)

Hump: True Tales of Sex After Kids by Kimberly Ford (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2008)
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Trauma through a Child’s Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing by Peter A. Levine (North Atlantic Books, 2007)

Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids: 7 Keys to Turn Family Conflict into Co-operation, Sura Hart and Victoria Kindle Hodson  (PuddleDancer Press, 2006; www.nonviolentcommunication.com)

Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves by Naomi Aldort (Book Publishers Network, 2006; www.naomialdort.com)

Living Passages for the Whole Family: Celebrating Rites of Passage from Birth to Adulthood, by Shea Darian (Gilead Press, 2008; www.gileadpress.net)

Love You to Pieces: Creative Writers on Raising a Child with Special Needs, edited by Suzanne Kamata  (Plume, 2007) 
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When Violence Begins at Home: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Ending Domestic Abuse, fully revised second edition, by K. J. Wilson, Ed.D (Hunter House Publishers, 2006) 

At Work in Life’s Garden: Writers on the Spiritual Adventure of Parenting, edited by Sarah Conover and Tracy Springberry (Eastern Washington University Press, 2005) 

Your Children Will Raise You: The Joys, Challenges, and Life Lessons of Motherhood, edited by Edith Steinber (Trumpeter Books, 2005) [essays] 

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, by Richard Louv (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005) 
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The A.W.E. Project: Reinventing Education, Reinventing the Human by Matthew Fox (CopperHouse, 2006) 

The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling  by Rachel Gathercole (Mapletree Publishing, 2007; www.mapletreepublishing.com) 

Autism and the God Connection by William Stillman (Sourcebooks, 2006) 

DVDS

Shari Daniels’ Baby 101 (Video Arts Studios, 2008; www.videoartsstudios.com, www.houseofbabies.com) 

Orgasmic Birth directed by Debra Pascali-Bonaro (Sunken Treasure, LLC, 2008) 

Birth As We Know It by Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova (2006; www.birthintobeing.com) 

Jorge T. Cuevas’s Homebirth Dads: The Dad’s Perspective on Homebirthing (Jorge Visions Unlimited Productions, 2007; www.homebirthdads.com) 

Power to Parent video series by Gordon Neufeld, PhD  

Breastfeeding Comprehensive, Starring: William Sears MD, Paul Fleiss MD Director: Stephanie Scholz Neurohr (Mother of 7, Inc., 2006) 

Vaccinations? A Parent’s Guide to Decision-Making, by Jay N. Gordon, MD  (Childcare Media, 2006; www.childcaremedia.com) 

The Benefits of Bedsharing, by Dr. Helen Ball of the Durham University Parent-Infant Sleep Lab (Mark-It-Television, 2005; www.platypusmedia.com) 

The Future of Food, directed by Deborah Koons Garcia  (Lily Films, 2004) 

Mothering's Top 25 Classic Books for Parents

Birth as an American Rite of Passage by Robbie Davis-Floyd (University of California Press, 1992)

Bonding: Building the Foundations of Secure Attachment and Independence by Marshall Klaus, John Kennel, and Phyllis H. Klaus, CSW, MFCC(Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1996)

Childbirth Without Fear by Grantly Dick-Read (Harper & Row, 1984) this title is currently out of stock

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger (Alfred A. Knopf, 1996)

The Conspiracy Against Childhood by Eda LeShan (Atheneum, 1967)

Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla Kabat-Zinnand Jon Kabat-Zin (Hyperion, 1997)

The Family Bed: An Age-Old Concept in Child Rearing by Tine Thevenin (Avery, 1987)

Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner (Basic Books, 1993)

A Good Birth, A Safe Birth (3rd edition) by Diana Korte and Roberta Scaer (The Harvard Common Press, 1992)

Homeopathic Medicine at Home by Maesimund B. Panos, MD, and Jane Heimlich (Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putman Books, 1990)

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (Avon, 1980)
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Immaculate Deception II: A Fresh Look at Childbirth by Suzanne Arms (Celestial Arts, 1994)

Infant Massage: A Handbook for Loving Parents (revised edition) by Vimala Schneider McClure (Bantam, 2000)

The Magic Years: Understanding and Handling the Problems of Early Childhood by Selma H. Fraiberg (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1959)

Natural Family Living: The Mothering Magazine Guide to Parenting by Peggy O'Mara with Jane McConnell (Pocket Books, 2000)

Open Mind: Exploring the 6 Patterns of Natural Intelligence (revisededition) by Dawna Markova (Conari Press, 1996)

Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent by Meredith F. Small (Doubleday, 1998)

Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn: The Complete Guide by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, RN, BSN, and Ann Keppler, RN, BSN (Meadowbrook Press 1991)

Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Natural and Conventional Treatments for Infants and Children by Janet Zand, LAC, OMD, Rachel Walton, RN, and Bob Rountree, MD (Avery Publishing Group, 1994)

Spiritual Midwifery (3rd edition) by Ina May Gaskin (The Book Publishing Company, 1990)

Taking Care of Your Child: A Parent's Guide to Complete Medical Care (4th edition) by Robert H. Pantell, MD, James F. Fries, MD, and Donald M. Vickery, MD (Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993)

Touching: The Human Significance of Skin by Ashley Montagu (HarperCollins, 1986)

Uncommon Sense for Parents of Teenagers by Michael Riera (CelestialArts, 1995)

Whole Child/Whole Parent (4th edition) by Polly Berrien Berends (PerennialLibrary, 1997)

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International (Plume, New American Library, 1997)