Green Child Magazine Fall 2012 | Page 12

Look Listen Read Consciously Parenting: What It Really Takes to Raise Emotionally Healthy Families by Rebecca Thompson, M.S. As parents, we not only want to raise healthy, responsible, happy children, we’re also privileged with the experience parenting gives us to grow in our own lives. Mother of two, Rebecca Thompson goes beyond the question of, “Is my child well-behaved?” and focuses on building connected, trusting family relationships and bonds that can weather any situation. ($14.95 at Amazon) Gentle Goodnight by Lyssa Armenta You’ve decided you don’t want to let your baby cry it out, but you’d like to explore options other than nursing her to sleep… or driving around the block 20 times. Lyssa Armenta tried everything until she discovered gently dancing her baby to sleep worked wonders. Now as a mother of three, she’s written a book detailing how to match music and movement to your baby’s energy level and helping her clam herself with close physical contact. ($9 at Gentle Goodnight) 12