Trees Make the Best Mobiles - by Jessica Teich & Brandel France de Bravo (Paperback)

About the Book

In 44 bite-sized chapters, the authors help parents learn to do less, listen more, and spend focused time with their children--a concept called "present parenting."

Book Synopsis

Books like Simplify Your Life and Don't Sweat the Small Stuff have encouraged millions of readers to slow down and enjoy life more. Now, Jessica Teich and Brandel France de Bravo help new parents- who barely have time to return a phone call or wash a sock- learn to do less, listen more, and spend focused, fruitful time with their children. Practical and fun to read, Trees Make the Best Mobiles urges parents to treat every task-even diapering and feeding-as a chance to connect with their child, and gives calming advice about hot-button issues from pacifier use to temper tantrums. Parents will be relieved to discover that they don't have to buy lots of stuff-a tree outside a baby's window can serve as a mobile-or shuttle kids from one activity to another. In fact, in today's hectic, high-speed world, children need less stimulation and more unhurried interaction with the people who matter most. The authors call their approach present parenting, because they believe being present in the moment, without resentment or distraction, is the greatest present any parent can give.

Review Quotes

"Moms-to-be Gwyneth Paltrow and Heidi Klum are gaga for this back-to-basics childcare guide." --US Weekly

About the Author

Jessica Teich is a journalist and filmmaker.

Brandel France de Bravo is a poet and health educator. Both are mothers of young children and long-time students of RIE, a unique method of infant and toddler care.