Nurture

One of the features that impressed us was the section that had in it an endless list of articles on parenting and ECD – all of them by distinguished writers and educationists. Some of the titles include very interesting and informative pieces such as “10 Tips for Shopping with Children”, "Attachment Parenting and Nonviolent Communication", "The Biological Roots of Love", "Pre-Birth Communication" and so many more.

There is so much more on this website to enjoy and learn from. You can find one of the best children’s art gallery’s on this website. The Global Children's Art Gallery features 1,050 pictures by children from 67 countries. You can view all the pictures, and order prints and posters to support the work of the team behind the website. This section is also part of the Natural Child Project’s fundraising parenting gift shop where you can also find clothes, books and greeting cards. The website welcomes donations and don’t forget to subscribe to their free monthly email newsletter. The website is being maintained by a psychologist from Canada – Ms. Jan Hunt. Ms. Hunt is also a family counselor specializing in attachment parenting (even at the prenatal stage), and the editorial assistant for Empathic Parenting magazine. She has published site reviews in Mothering magazine and articles in Natural Life, the Times-Colonist, the Sunriver Sun, and other periodicals. Strengthening the website’s utility as a information resource for parents, Ms. Hunt also offers telephone counseling worldwide on attachment parenting and unschooling. Another very educational section is the ‘Parenting Advice Column Archive’, which has advice for parents on children’s learning.

The website has received numerous official accolades, from the Exploratorium's 10 Cool Sites list and USA Today's Hot Site to the latest one - the April '98 Childfun Award. It was also featured on CNN Headline News and Canada AM TV programs.

According to Ms. Jan Hunt, Project Director,
www.naturalchild.org

“Our objective is to help parents understand the critical importance of the earliest years of childhood, and to provide the kinds of information and encouraging support they need to treat their children with unconditional love and respect.” "Every child has a built-in clock and timetable, and we need to respect that," Jan says. "Children are not trains. If a train is late at its first five stops, it will likely be late arriving at its final destination. But a child can be late at all the stops and then suddenly be ahead of everyone else," she says.

WEBSITE REVIEW BY YOUSHEY ZAKIUDDIN www.naturalchild.org
We came across ‘The Natural Child Project’ website by chance when we were looking for some good reading material on learning. Just a slight skim of the website and we felt we had struck gold. This website is truly a treasure chest of some wonderful information on "attachment parenting" (raising children with respect and trust), un-schooling (trusting the child to set the "curriculum"), and child advocacy. The purpose of the website is clearly defined on the home page. "Our vision is a world in which all children are treated with dignity, respect, understanding and compassion," states the website. "In such a world, every child can grow into adulthood with a generous capacity for love and trust. Our society has no more urgent tasks."
One of the features that impressed us was the section that had in it an endless list of articles on parenting and ECD – all of them by distinguished writers and educationists. Some of the titles include very interesting and informative pieces such as “10 Tips for Shopping with Children”, "Attachment Parenting and Nonviolent Communication", "The Biological Roots of Love", "Pre-Birth Communication" and so many more. There is so much more on this website to enjoy and learn from. You can find one of the best children’s art gallery’s on this website. The Global Children's Art Gallery features 1,050 pictures by children from 67 countries. You can view all the pictures, and order prints and posters to support the work of the team behind the website. This section is also part of the Natural Child Project’s fundraising parenting gift shop where you can also find clothes, books and greeting cards. The website welcomes donations and don’t forget to subscribe to their free monthly email newsletter. The website is being maintained by a psychologist from Canada – Ms. Jan Hunt. Ms. Hunt is also a family counselor specializing in attachment parenting (even at the prenatal stage), and the editorial assistant for Empathic Parenting magazine. She has published site reviews in Mothering magazine and articles in Natural Life, the Times-Colonist, the Sunriver Sun, and other periodicals. Strengthening the website’s utility as a information resource for parents, Ms. Hunt also offers telephone counseling worldwide on attachment parenting and unschooling. Another very educational section is the ‘Parenting Advice Column Archive’, which has advice for parents on children’s learning. The website has received numerous official accolades, from the Exploratorium's 10 Cool Sites list and USA Today's Hot Site to the latest one - the April '98 Childfun Award. It was also featured on CNN Headline News and Canada AM TV programs. According to Ms. Jan Hunt, Project Director, www.naturalchild.org “Our objective is to help parents understand the critical importance of the earliest years of childhood, and to provide the kinds of information and encouraging support they need to treat their children with unconditional love and respect.” "Every child has a built-in clock and timetable, and we need to respect that," Jan says. "Children are not trains. If a train is late at its first five stops, it will likely be late arriving at its final destination. But a child can be late at all the stops and then suddenly be ahead of everyone else," she says.

	A Publication of the RCC: ECD Programme