THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DAD
Stories of Living, Dying, and Diapering

Parenting as a Path of Awakening

Bibliography

GENERAL HEALTH

Mendelsohn, R., How to Raise a Healthy Child... In Spite of your Doctor,
Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1984.

A practical, commonsense guide to advising parents to avoid
overtreatment, immunization, and other hazards encountered
in the pediatrician's office.

Weil, Andrew M.D., Spontaneous Healing: How to Discover and Enhance
Your Body's Natural Ability to Maintain and Heal Itself, New York:
Fawcett Columbine, 1995.

Drawing on fascinating case histories from his own practice,
as well as medical techniques he has observed in his travels
around the world, Dr. Weil explores "unexplained" healings of
life-threatening diseases, severe trauma, and chronic pain.

Zand, Janet, LAc, OMD, Rachel Walton, RN, and Bob Rountree, MD,
Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child: A Practical A to Z Reference to
Natural and Conventional Treatments for Infants and Children, Garden:
City Park, New York: Avery Publishing Group, 1994.

A Guide to safe and effective treatment of common
childhood disorders that urges the use of nutritional
supplements, herbs, homeopathy, accupressure, diet, and
conventional medicine.

BIRTHING AND BREASTFEEDING

Baldwin, Rahima,Special Delivery - The Choices Are Yours: A Guide to
Creating the Birth You Want for You and Your Baby, Berkeley, CA:
Celestial Arts, 1979 & 1986.

For couples who want to take greater resposibility for the
birth of their baby, whether at home, in a birth center, or in
the hospital.

La Leche League International, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding - 35th
Anniversary Edition, Franklin Park, IL, 1991.

Includes the latest information and research on breastfeeding
from the world's foremost authority on the subject.

CIRCUMCISION

Ritter, Thomas J., MD, Say No to Circumcision! 40 Compelling Reasons
Why You Should Respect His Birthright and Keep Your Son Whole, Aptos,
CA, Hourglass Book Publishing, 1992.

An exhaustive summary of the circumcision issue, with a
fascinating history included.

IMMUNIZATION / VACCINATION / DISEASE

Coulter, H.L., B.L. Fisher, D.P.T.: A Shot in the Dark, Orlando, FL:
Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1985.

Documentation of the devastating effects of the pertussis
vaccine, including vivid case examples and an expose' of the
campaign for mandatory immunization of children regardless
of the risks.

Elben, ______, Vaccination Condemned, Los Angeles, CA: Better Life
Research, 1981.

Takes a radical position against vaccination, warning of the
dangers of immunization.

Garret, Laurie, The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World
Out of Balance, New York: Penguin Books, 1994.
Research, 1981.

The shocking story of how and why we are losing the war
against infectious diseases - and what must be done to stop
them.

James, Walene, Immunization: The Reality Behind the Myth, Granbery,
MA: Bergin & Garvey, 1995 (Revised).

Description of the problems with immunization statistics, plus
a proposal to parents to build a strong immune system in their
children without using vaccines.

Neustaedter, Randall, The Immunization Decision: A Guide for Parents
(The Family Health Series), Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 1990.

Addresses the issues of whether your child really needs DPT,
OPV, MMR & HIB. Are they and other vaccines safe? Do they
work?

Vaccination: The Rest of the Story, Santa Fe: A Mothering Book, 1996
(Second Edition).

A selection of articles, letters, and resources contributed by
physicians, public health workers and parents. The most
comprehensive collection of material ever published
challenging the conventional viewpoint on vaccination.
Important data for everyone who is professional or personally
concerned about mandatory vaccination.

Magazine Articles

"Are Vaccines Effective?"., Mothering Magazine: The Magazine of Natural
Family Living, No. 74, Spring 1994.

"NMR Vaccine: Safe or Sorry?"., Mothering Magazine: The Magazine of
Natural Family Living, No. 63, Spring 1992.

"Vaccination: The Issue of Our Times," Mothering Magazine: The
Magazine of Natural Family Living, No. 79, Summer 1996.

Other relevant Mothering Magazine issues:

No. 31, Spring 1984
No. 34, Winter 1985

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