Keepers of the Children: Native American Wisdom and Parenting - Softcover

Ramirez, Laura M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974866105 ISBN 13: 9780974866109

Publisher: Walk in Peace Productions, 2004

Synopsis

"Keepers of the Children" (subtitle: Native American Wisdom and Parenting) uses little known Native American secrets to teach parents how to raise children who know their nature and use their strengths to create lives of meaning and contribution. By raising children to unfold the uniqueness in their hearts, parents touch the depths of their own. By teaching children the secrets of genuine fulfillment, they grow up to lead purposeful lives and cherish their parents for this gift. ("Keepers of the Children" is the first in a trilogy of parenting books.)

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Laura Ramirez is a natural teacher who proclaims that being a parent is a sacred gift and the noblest of enterprises. Contrary to conventional wisdom, she demonstrates that parenting is the decisive influence on children--not genetics or peers or media. Keepers of the Children is destined to contribute to our national dialogue on what it really takes to raise integrated, self-efficacious and joyful children."

--Joe Santoro, Ph.D. Co-Chairman of SLS Health, psychologist and author of The Angry Heart: Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder

"Keepers of the Children is an example of a non-Indian application of Native American philosophy to raise children in a multicultural society. We all benefit through shared vision and worldview for balance and wellness."

--Jim Warne, Ogalala Lakota, Director of the Center for American Indian Rehabilitation

"I found this book delightful to explore. There are endless passages which echo the principles of good discipline. Laura Ramirez' poetic articulation of human development and selfless nurturing, however, deliver instruction in an eloquent and fascinating way."

--Laura Marineau, Community Education Coordinator for The Children's Cabinet

"In Keepers of the Children, Ramirez combines her own sound convictions about parenting and child development with ancient wisdom of Native Americans. The result is a powerful little guide, that, I am sure, will help many parents and educators. I recommend it."

--Johann Christoff Arnold, author of Endangered: Your Child in a Hostile World

About the Author:

Laura Ramirez is a keynote speaker and parent-and-child advocate who is the mother of two boys and the wife of a Pascua Yaqui Native American man (who was recently inducted into the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame for his career in baseball.) In raising her children to embrace the fullness of their heritage, she has created a way of parenting that combines the most humane practices of two worlds. Ms. Ramirez has a degree in psychology, has written numerous articles on raising children and is the publisher of Family Matters Parenting Magazine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Walk in Peace Productions
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0974866105
• ISBN 13: 9780974866109
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208