Sarah Ockwell-Smith is the mother of four children. She has a BSc in Psychology and worked for several years in Pharmaceutical Research and Development. Following the birth of her first child, Sarah re-trained as a Paediatric Homeopath, Antenatal Teacher and Birth and Postnatal Doula. She has also undertaken training in Baby Massage, Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy. Sarah specialises in gentle parenting methods and is co-founder of the GentleParenting website (www.gentleparenting.co.uk). Sarah writes a parenting blog (www.sarahockwell-smith.com) which is read by 3 million parents per year, and is the author of BabyCalm, ToddlerCalm, The Gentle Sleep Book, The Gentle Parenting Book, The Gentle Discipline Book, The Gentle Potty Training Book, The Gentle Eating Book, The Second Baby Book, The Starting School Book Between: A guide for parents of eight to thirteen-year-olds, How to Be a Calm Parent and Beginnings. She frequently writes for magazines and newspapers, and is often called upon as a parenting expert for national television and radio.
What a lovely book! Sarah Ockwell-Smith uses the term 'gentle
parenting' to encompass deep insights into the ways that parents
can be responsive to the needs of children while maintaining their
own inner balance. I love the way Sarah breaks the concept down
into clear guidelines - without being strident about one right way
to be a parent - and the way she addresses the challenge of
shifting from mainstream parenting to more gentle ways. The world
can be a harsh place; families don't have to be.
*Lawrence J. Cohen, PhD, author of Playful Parenting*
This book is full of useful tips for how to parent gently. Drawing
on her own and others' experiences, and with her trademark
forthright approach, Sarah Ockwell-Smith offers advice and guidance
for parenting children in a way that encourages and enables them to
grow and learn. While the book is aimed at parents with children
from birth to age seven, much of what Sarah has to offer is also
relevant for parents with older children, and for relationships in
general. In particular, I found her suggestion that we should THINK
before we respond to others - that is to consider whether what we
have to say is True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary and Kind - to be
pertinent, both within and beyond the sphere of parenting.
*Gill Rapley, PhD, co-author of Baby-led Weaning and the 'baby-led'
series of parenting books*
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