Additional Resources

Strive for Optimum Physical Health

Titles marked with an asterisk are on the API Bibliography dated March, 2006.

Medicine and Health Care

• Breaking the Antibiotic Habit: A Parent's Guide to Coughs, Colds, Ear Infections, and Sore Throats by Paul A. Offit, Bonnie Fass-Offit, Louis M. Bell 
• The Holistic Pediatrician: A Parent's Comprehensive Guide to Safe and Effective Therapies for the 25 Most Common Childhood Ailments by Kathi Kemper
• How to Raise a Healthy Child In Spite of Your Doctor by Robert S. Mendelsohn, MD 
• Kids, Herbs, & Health: A Parent's Guide to Natural Remedies by Linda B. White MD, Sunny Mavor 
• Natural Medicine for Children by Julian Scott, Julian Scott, Jr.
• No More Antibiotics: Preventing and Treating Ear and Respiratory Infections the Natural Way by Dr. Mary Ann Block
• *Safe and Healthy: A Parent's Guide to Children's Illnesses and Accidents (1989) by William Sears
• Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child: A Practical A-To-Z Reference to Natural and Conventional Treatments for Infants and Children by Janet Zand, Rachel Walton, Robert Rountree 

Safety

• Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (And Parents Sane) by Gavin De Becker
• The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin De Becker

Vaccines

• The Vaccine: Guide Making an Informed Choice by Randall Neustaedter 
• What Every Parent Should Know About Childhood Immunization by Jamie Murphy 
• What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children's Vaccinations by Stephanie Cav

Nutrition

• The Family Nutrition Book: Everything You Need to Know About Feeding Your Children - From Birth through Adolescence by William Sears
• Super Baby Food: Absolutely Everything You Should Know about Feeding Your Baby and Toddler from Starting Solid Foods to Age Three Years by Ruth Yaron 
• New Vegetarian Baby by Sharon K. Yntema, Christine H. Beard 
• First Meals: The Complete Cookbook and Nutrition Guide by Annabel Karmel
• Homemade Baby Food Pure and Simple: Your Complete Guide to Preparing Easy, Nutritious, and Delicious Meals for Your Baby and Toddler by Connie Linardakis 
• Superimmunity for Kids: What to Feed Your Children to Keep Them Healthy Now, and Prevent Disease in Their Future by Leo Galland M.D., Dian Dincin Buchma

Books for Children

• Eat Healthy, Feel Great by Martha Sears, William Sears, Christie Watts Kelly

Note: Inclusion on this page does not imply API endorsement or affiliation with the above organizations or authors. While these resources contain valuable information, they may also include some passages that do not follow Attachment Parenting philosophy.  Please use your own discretion in reading these resources or any parenting philosophy. 8/30/06