Homeschooling and Parenting Resources
Blogs: rainorshinemamma.com
theelliothomestead.com
theprairiehomestead.com
littlehouseliving.com
wellnessmama.com
runwildmychild.com/
Magazines: (online/mail)
Luna Magazine (Duluth, MN)
thenaturalparentmagazine.com
thegreenparent.co.uk
Mother Earth News
Hobby Farms
Homesteading Monthly
Websites:
https://raisedgood.com/the-art-and-science-of-natural-parenting/
NAEYC: Take it Outside
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/fall2021/take-it-outside
Minnesota Department of Education: Outdoor Learning https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/early/highqualel/out/
The Jeffers Foundation- science and nature resources and lessons for elementary level students
https://jeffersfoundation.org/
Childhood By Nature
https://www.childhoodbynature.com/ourblog/
Promoting Emotional Health in Young Children
https://www.wvdhhr.org/rfts/pdf/social_emotional_tips.pdf
Pre-Teen and Teen Mental Health
Depression Rising in American Teens
https://www.axios.com/2024/03/22/depression-us-teens-adults-data-chart
Parents and Children- Sharing Screen Time Together
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-art-of-talking-with-children/202312/new-study-shows-the-power-of-screen-together-time
The National Association for Multicultural Education
https://www.nameorg.org/learn/arent_they_too_young.php
Cultural Diversity in Early Learners
https://practicaloutcomes.edu.au/cultural-diversity-early-learning/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/body-image-and-stigma-bias/202411/how-mothers-influence-their-daughters-body-image
https://www.greenchildmagazine.com/what-is-gentle-parenting/
https://www.greenchildmagazine.com/signs-you-might-be-overparenting-your-child/
Letting Go As Children Grow
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQXJtDNZvZDcpvwHHVJbfRkFFTk
https://www.archdaily.com/905379/the-same-people-who-designed-prisons-also-designed-schools
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-some-people-choose-not-to-know/
Science Resources for Teachers Pre-K-Grade 5
Breastfeeding and Cosleeping with Babies and Young Children
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQXKWfDtgpDBGNrFNwHTGcjqsGg
Teenage Girls Study
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/teenage-girls-study_n_674930ade4b0d2a906b90bbe?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-must-reads_2024-12-15&utm_term=us-must-reads&email_hash=6d8e88377833ad39f45f3c622f0cc0efdfa3404c
You Tube:
Hank Green: Crash course science videos
Beginning Homeschooling
Middle School Math
Science Max- science episodes grades PreK-6
Bill Nye-Science videos
Isobel Paige-Creative Skills/Nature videos
Books:
(Homeschooling, Nature Play, Parenting, Food, Lifestyle, Culture, Mental Wellness, Self-Care)
Out of the Woods: Seeing Nature in the Everyday -Julia Corbett
Blue Mind -Wallace J. Nichols
Black & Brown Faces in America’s Wild Places -Dudley Edmondson
The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child Care - Sally Fallon Morell, Thomas S. Cowan
Nature-Based Learning for Young Children - Julie Powers, Sheila Williams Ridge
Behavioral Disorders - Greenhaven Press
Let Them Eat Dirt - B. Brett Finlay, PhD : Marie-Claire Arrieta, Ph.D.
Dirt is Good- The Advantage of Germs for Your Child's Developing Immune System -Jack Gilbert, Ph.D., Rob Knight, Ph.D.
The Children’s Garden - Matthew Appleby
The Creative Family - Amanda Blake Soule
Primal Why we long to be wild and free - Nate Summers
There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather- Linda Akeson McGurk
The Open-Air Life- Linda Akeson McGurk
Foodtopia - Margot Anne Kelley
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence -Anna Lembke, M.D.
Stuff-ocation -James Wallman
The Village Effect: How Face to Face Contact Can Make Us Healthier, Happier, and Smarter -Susan Pinker
Mom Genes: Inside the New Science of Our Ancient Maternal Instinct -Abigail Tucker
A Quiet Place: Essays on Life and Family -Peggy O'Mara
Natural Family Living: The Mothering Magazine Guide to Parenting -Peggy O'Mara
The Intuitive Parent - Stephen Camarata PhD
Minimalist Parenting - Christine Koh, Asha Dornfest
Food Fix - Mark Hyman, MD
The Highly Sensitive Child - Elaine N. Aron
Freeing Your Child From Anxiety - Tamar E. Chansky, PhD
Push Back: Guilt in the Age of Natural Parenting - Amy Tuteur, MD
Why Can’t We Just Play? - Pam Lobley
The Secrets of Happy Families - Scott Haltzman
Baby-Led Weaning - Teresa Pitman
Nature Play at Home - Nancy Striniste
Legendary Learning - Jamie McMillin
The Seventh Generation - Amy Bergstrom, Linda MIller Cleary, Thomas D. Peacock
Urban Ecology - Ken Leinbach
Out of the Woods: Seeing Nature in the Everyday -Julia Corbett
Everything you Never Wanted Your kids to Know About Sex - Justin Richardson, Mark A. Schuster
I Am A Feminist: Claiming the F-word in Turbulent Times -Monique Polak
Learning To Say No- Establishing Healthy Boundaries -Carla Wills-Brandon
The Book of Boundaries: Set the Limits That Will Set You Free -Melissa Urban
Healing From Toxic Relationships: 10 Essential Steps to Recover From Gaslighting, Narcissism and Emotional Abuse -Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD
Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic -Paul Conti, MD
The Wilderness Cure: Ancient Wisdom in a Modern World -Mo Wilde
The Finnnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu -Katja Panizar
Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving -Celeste Headlee
Child’s Play - Mija Pitamic
Why We Need To Be Wild: One Woman’s Quest for Ancient Human Answers to 21st Century Problems -Jessica Carew Kraft
Back Yard Adventure - Amanda Thomsen
Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World -Jenn Granneman & Andre Solo
What to Do When You Worry Too Much - Dawn Huebner PhD
Sweet Paris - Frank Adrian Barron
Against all Grain - Danielle Walker
The Scandinavian Kitchen - Camilla Plum
Blessing the Hands That Feed Us - Vicki Robin
How to Play in the Woods - Robin Blankenship
Let’s Play Outdoors! Exploring Nature for Children - Catherine Ard
The Diaper Free Baby - Christine Gross-Loh
The Meateater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival - Steven Rinella
The Nature Principle - Richard Louv
Balanced and Barefoot - Angela J. Hanscom
Forest School Adventure - Naomi Walmsley, Dan Westall
The Nourishing Homestead -Ben Hewitt
Home Grown: Adventures in Parenting off the Beaten Path, Unschooling, and Reconnecting with the Natural World -Ben Hewitt
How To Raise A Wild Child - Scott D. Sampson
Call of the Wild + Free - Ainsley Arment
How to Raise Kind Kids - Thomas Lickona
The Brave Learner - Julie Bogart
Nature all around Trees - Pamela Hickman, Carolyn Gavin
Communicating Nature: How We Create and Understand Environmental Messages -Julia B. Corbett
The Highly Intuitive Child - Catherine Crawford
Project-Based Homeschooling mentoring self-directed learners - Lori Pickert
Living Simply with Children - Marie Sherlock
Home Grown -Ben Hewitt
The Book of Wilding: A Practical Guide to Rewilding Big and Small -Isabella Tree and Charlie Burrell
The Backyard Homestead - Carleen Madigan
Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature and Spirit -Lyanda Lynn Haupt
The Nordic Theory of Everything - Anu Partanen
Into the Field Guide: A Walk in the Woods - Emily Laber-Warren
Pocket Guide to the Outdoors - Jean Craighead George and Twig C. George
The Kids Winter Fun Book - Claire Gillman and Sam Martin
Seven Times the Sun - Shea Darian
Forest Therapy - Sarah Ivens
The Nature Fix- Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative -Florence Williams
Healthy Child, Healthy World - Christopher Gavigan
Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit -Lyanda Lynn Haupt
The Intuitive Parent - Stephen Camarata PhD
Minimalist Parenting - Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest
Call of the Wild and Free - Ainsley Arment
Community Gardens: Grow Your Own Vegetables and Herbs -Susan Burns Chong
Sustainable Happiness - Sarah Van Gelder and the staff of Yes! Magazine
Teachers in the Forest: New Lessons from an Old World -Barry Babcock
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans- Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD
Raising Feminist Boys - Bobbi Wegner, PSYD
The Curse of the Good Girl - Rachel Simmons
Wild + Free Nature: 25 Outdoor Adventures for Kids to Explore - Ainsley Arment
If Women Rose Rooted - Manda Scott
The Well-Adjusted child - Rachel Gathercole
Living Simply with Children - Marie Sherlock
Minimalist Parenting - Christine Koh/Asha Dornfest
The Brave Learner - Julie Bogart
Made By Hand - Lena Corwin
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons - Meg Meeker
The Answer to How is Yes - Peter Block
Boys Should Be Boys - Meg Meeker
Sustainable Happiness - Sarah Van Gelder
The Abundant Community - John McKnight/Peter Block
Backyard Homesteading - Lisa Lombardo
How to Raise a Wild Child - Scott Sampson
Free to Learn - Peter Gray
Grow Your Own Vegetables and Herbs - Susan Burns Chong
Slow Family Living: 75 Ways to Slow Down, Connect and Create More Joy- Bernadette Noll
Call of the Wild + Free - Ainsley Arment
Raising Boys to be Good Men - Aaron Gouveia
The Homeschooling Starter Guide - Dr. Gina M. Riley
Free to Learn -Peter Gray
Legendary learning - Jamie McMillin
The Homeschooling Book of Answers - Linda Dobson
Project-Based Homeschooling - Lori Pickert
Better together - Pam Barnhill
The Well Educated Mind - Susan Wise Bauer
Home Learning year by year - Rebecca Rupp
The Homeschooling Starter Guide - Dr. Gina M. Riley
The Everything Homeschooling Book -Sherri Linsenbach
Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School? -Blake Boles
The Year of Living Dangerously: Adventures in Homeschooling -Quinn Cummings
School Starts at Home - Cheri Fuller
Teach Your Own: The Indispensable Guide to Living and Learning With Children at Home -John Holt & Pat Farenga
Waldorf Education - Christopher Clouder and Martyn Rawson
The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling - Rachel Gathercole
Nature-Based Learning for Young Children - Julie Powers, Sheila Williams Ridge
Math Smart: The Savvy Student’s Guide to Mastering Basic Math -The Princeton Review
Help Your Kids With Science: A Unique Step-by-Step Visual Guide -DK Books
The Breakthrough Years: A New Scientific Framework for Raising Thriving Teens -Ellen Galinsky
Help for Worried Kids - Cynthia G. Last, PhD.
Freeing Your Child From Anxiety - Tamar E. Chansky
Raising Critical Thinkers - Julie Bogart
Balanced and Barefoot - Angela J. Hanscom
Raising Good Humans - Hunter Clarke-Fields
Girls Will be Girls - Joann Deak, PhD
Learning to Say No- Carla Wills-Brandon
The Book of Boundaries- Melissa Urban
Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships -Nedra Glover Tawwab
Decoding Boys- New Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Sons -Cara Natterson, M.D.
Our Little Farm- Adventures in Sustainable Living -Peter and Miram Wohlleben
The City Homesteader: Self Sufficiency on Any Square Footage -Scott Mayer
The Cottage Fairy Companion -Paola Merrill
Easy Green Living -Renee Loux
Less is More -Cecile Andrews & Wanda Urbanska
All You Need is Less -Madeleine Somerville
Good Housekeeping Home Skills
Pharmacology: Total Health From the Ground Up -Daphne Miller, M.D.
Emotional Labor: The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power -Rose Hackman
A Kind Life: Eat Plants, Buy Less, Slow Down, and Save the Planet -Carina Wohlleben
Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning - Tom Vanderbilt