i recently read the continuum concept.
a few weeks after ezra joined our family, my friend celia sent me this book.
she said the best parents she knew recommended it.
so i gave it a try.
i wasn't really prepared for what i read.
it challenges many of the widely held views of parenting that we have in our society.
i felt really good about what i read, and i have tried to implement its principles as much as possible. though it has been difficult.
i liked that it encourages mothers to act on their motherly instincts and to not fight them.
i'm not really the type to read many books on how to deal with babies and parenting and such, but that's why i like this book.. it just explains that we should do what's been done for thousands of years before. babies come to earth expecting it to be how it has been since the beginning of time, because they were created to handle things a certain way, and things can go awry when things are not as they expected. such as: being held by their caretaker all the time. ever hear stories about babies in orphanages just dying because they were never held/loved? this explains why that happens. babies thrive on physical contact, and they need it as much as they can get it. oh, i could go on forever. just read it if you are interested. :)
i highly recommend this book to anyone who has children, plans on having children, or is involved in childcare in any way, shape, or form.
i mean, you don't need to agree with everything it says. but i think it all seems very logical, and is interesting, too. you can get it on amazon for like $5 so... why not?
[p.s. has anyone ever heard of it or read it? let's have a discussion!]
[just fyi, its not really a story... the author spent time with very remote tribes in southern america and writes about what she learned from them about human nature, child care, etc. SUPER INTERESTING!]
6 comments:
hmm, sounds very interesting. I think I'll read it!
i'll for surely have to read this when a baby is in the plan :)
I remember you telling me about this book and I'd forgotten what it was called. I'll have to read it and then we can chat about it!
Staci, I have been meaning to get you my copy and I will as soon as I get back from st. george. I hope you can read it before katelyn comes! :)
I have kinda been anti parental help type books. Not all of them, there are some really good ones. But I think for me sometimes they make me over think everything, and I should NOT start that train of thought! They make me trust myself less.
But I like how you said the author encourages mothers to act on their motherly instincts and to not fight them. That right there makes me want to read it.
Irey's pediatric surgeon told me when we first met him, that in his 20+ years in this field he has come to believe in a mothers instinct and when on mom is acting on that he never questions it! That has always stuck with me because I thought it speaks volumes about how mothers just know what is best. I feel like sometime we suppress that instinct by feeling too afraid to mess up.
I can't wait to read it, it sounds super interesting.
I'm glad you are all interested! I'm lending Staci one of my copies and I have my other copy lent out too but let me know if you wanna borrow it and I can get it to you!
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