The Centene Corporation has chosen twelve images from our Global Children's Art Gallery, along with inspiring quotes by children, to illustrate their 2010 calendar. We are offering a free copy of their calendar with any order from our shop.

Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education (PTAVE) offers this exceptional  publication for the benefit of children everywhere. This is the 16-page 2007 updated edition. Physical, emotional, and societal dangers of spanking are covered.

• "Spanking - The Facts"
• "What the Experts Say"
• "Questions and Answers"
• "How You Can Make a Difference"

"Parents who deliver the so-called 'good smack' are not teaching their children that hot stoves and busy streets are dangerous. They are teaching them that the grownups upon whom they depend are dangerous. That's a bad lesson."

One copy free with any order or donation.

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(booklet cover features
Early Child Care:
Infants & Nations at Risk
by Dr. Peter Cook)

A collection of essays by Elliot Barker, Peter Cook, Linda Burton, Selma Fraiberg, Penelope Leach, and other leading writers. 48 pages.

• "What Infants and Toddlers Need"
• "Daycare for Under 3's - the Problems"
• "Some Reasons for Believing Daycare is the Only Option"
• "Other Options"

"The human capacity to love and to make enduring partnerships in love is formed in infancy... Why aren't we concentrating our efforts, our time, our funds on making it easier for mothers to do what they want to do - spend more time with their children at home?"

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The popular Compleat Mother magazine, published quarterly since 1985, covers all aspects of attachment parenting, with an emphasis on pregnancy, home birth and breastfeeding.

Research reports, articles, advice, and letters give families reassurance and support for meeting their children's needs with understanding and compassion.

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