Mothers shape the world in which we live through the love and guidence they give their children. Award-winning journalist and photographer Jan Reynolds explored the mother/child relationship through seven stages of life--marriage, pregnancy, birth, infancy, toddling, independence, and adolescence--while living with women in the Himalaya, the Sahara, the Aboriginal Outback, the Amazon Territory, above the Arctic Circle, and Mongolia. Reynolds was struck by the special relationship of these women and children and their deep connection with the natural environment. Her stories and photographs chronicle the ancient art of mothering and describe ways mothers in the modern world can incorporated these indigenous methods into their own lives.
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The photographs are remarkable for their intimacy and beauty, but what is important about her books is Jan Reynolds's sincere sense of the majesty of the world's people. By sharing an empathetic and unsentimental glimpse of them, she gives us all a great gift.
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"All writers go to great lengths for their craft; Jan Reynolds literally goes to the ends of the earth, racing to document the world's endangered cultures before they disappear. Whether clinging by her fingers to a glacier wall while crossing a Himalayan mountain pass, paddling solo down the Amazon river or launching into the Sahara desert on camelback in search of a tiny nomadic tribe, this intrepid woman, world-class athlete, successful photographer and author, will do whatever it takes to get the material she needs."
(Publishers Weekly )
"The photographs are remarkable for their intimacy and beauty, but what is important about her books is Jan Reynolds's sincere sense of the majesty of the world's people. By sharing an empathetic and unsentimental glimpse of them, she gives us all a great gift."
(The New York Times )
"This is a beautiful book in every respect, and if it may strike some in our 'civilized' society as other worldly, it nevertheless offers a lucid and informed vision of very basic realities. Most mothers will understand what it says, and so will concerned fathers. Maybe it would help if this book could be read and pondered by all those bureaucrats and politicians who keep trying to tell us what they think 'family values are all about.'"
(Lee Pennock Huntington, Sunday Rutland Herald and the Sunday Times Argus )
"Reynolds' respect for both the indigenous peoples and the land itself is evident as she shares her discovery of how a deep connection with the natural world strengthens the primal nature of the mother-child bond. . . . This little book is a treasure. A delight to look at, a pleasure to read--and to share with your children."
(The Wellspring Guide )
(Publishers Weekly )
"The photographs are remarkable for their intimacy and beauty, but what is important about her books is Jan Reynolds's sincere sense of the majesty of the world's people. By sharing an empathetic and unsentimental glimpse of them, she gives us all a great gift."
(The New York Times )
"This is a beautiful book in every respect, and if it may strike some in our 'civilized' society as other worldly, it nevertheless offers a lucid and informed vision of very basic realities. Most mothers will understand what it says, and so will concerned fathers. Maybe it would help if this book could be read and pondered by all those bureaucrats and politicians who keep trying to tell us what they think 'family values are all about.'"
(Lee Pennock Huntington, Sunday Rutland Herald and the Sunday Times Argus )
"Reynolds' respect for both the indigenous peoples and the land itself is evident as she shares her discovery of how a deep connection with the natural world strengthens the primal nature of the mother-child bond. . . . This little book is a treasure. A delight to look at, a pleasure to read--and to share with your children."
(The Wellspring Guide )
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Ok, but not one of the best,
This review is from: Mother and Child: Visions of Parenting from Indigenous Cultures (Paperback)
While it is true that this book does have several very nice pictures, and the information provided was good, I have seen better books for this subject. The author jumped back and forth too much in her topics, locations, and timeframes. She made no mention of any natural infant hygiene methods used by the various cultures. Also, there was very little good information on the art of babywearing in those chosen cultures. The author seems to be intentionally vague in some areas, and very repetitive in others. While this book was interesting reading, there are far better books for learning about the parent/child relationships in cultures that are different from the readers own culture.
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The pictures are wonderful,
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This review is from: Mother and Child: Visions of Parenting from Indigenous Cultures (Paperback)
The pictures and text offer a wonderful look at parents and babies in different cultures.
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An Amazing Book for Mothers,
This review is from: Mother and Child: Visions of Parenting from Indigenous Cultures (Paperback)
An amazing book which explores how women from indigenous cultures experience birth, parenting, and the relationship with their child, the most significant transitions in a woman's life. She shows how these women accept, receive and utilize strong impressions from nature. The book examines the true and natural bonding between mother and child, and how it is impacted by many factors: i.e. the interaction, the long-process, a natural environment, relationships with others and more.
The pictures are amazingly beautiful and have a positive impact in helping understand the events described in the book. Any mother who desires a close natural bond with her child will benefit from reading this magical book. Jeffrey L. Fine, PhD, Psychologist: Author of: - "The Art of Conscious Parenting"
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- Babywearing by Maria Blois in Back Matter
- Natural Mothering: A Guide to Holistic Therapies for Pregnancy, Birth, and Early Childhood by Nicky Wesson in Back Matter
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