Mother & Child: Visions of Parenting from Indigenous Cultures by Jan Reynolds. Mothers are the first and most important teachers of humanity. For thousands of years, traditional cultures have recognized what we are just beginning to rediscover: that a mother's words in the ears of her child have the power to provide the foundation for a healthy, well-adjusted human being. Award-winning journalist and photographer Jan Reynolds explored the mother-child relationship while living with women above the Arctic Circle and in the Himalayas, the Sahara, the Aboriginal Outback, the Amazon territory, and Mongolia. Reynolds was struck by how a deep connection with the natural environment strengthens the primal nature of the mother-child bond, giving mothers the confidence to trust their own instincts. She found that mothers in these cultures kept their babies in constant contact with their bodies through the vulnerable infant stage. As toddlers, the children were given more and more independence through shared activities that enabled them to grow into confident, caring, and balanced young adults. Her stories and photographs chronicle the ancient art of mothering and give specific suggestions for ways that mothers in the modern world can incorporate this indigenous wisdom into their own lives. Soft cover. 104 pages of color photos. (Some frontal nudity.) 7"x 7". Free Shipping! To order by phone call 1 - 866 - 596 - 9982.