[.ca] Natural Family Living: The Mothering Magazine Guide to ... (ISBN 0671027441)

some good, some bad:
There is a lot of good information in this book, but beware, if you embrace Judeo-Christian values, it may not be for you. Also I found it very strange that a book with the title Natural Family Living doesn't mention one word about Natural Family Planning (using no artificial contraceptives). What's up with that?!

preachy:
This book is a must if you are into natural living, however, you have to take Peggy with a grain of salt. To live by all her suggestions is a very unrealistic goal. What I've done is read her book, and make educated decisions on my own.

I love this book!:
I have two parenting books I thoroughly enjoy, and this is one of them (Dr. Sears "The Baby Book" is the other). I am trying very hard to be a great attachment parent, and so far, I agree with everything I've read in this book. Great overviews on a wide variety of topics.

Buy this Book!:
If you are a parent buy this book. I was fortunate to receive it as a new mother wanting to follow my own instincts but unsure amongst a sea of different views. This book empowered me to know and understand that my instincts, to carry my baby with me as much as possible and not let her cry, were right. As in reading all books I did not use all of the suggestions but chose those that worked for me and my baby and that instinctively I felt were right. The information in this book is well researched and gives the reader an alternative option. I cannot thank Pamela Anderson enough!

A voice of parenting reason:
This book is both beautiful and informative. Whether you agree with every perspective or not, it presents a coherent account of a more natural approach to parenting than is normally found in our commercial culture. You don't actually need to buy huge amounts of baby products to raise a healthy well adjusted child. Thanks for this important book.