The to-do list is done. The children are in bed. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, you lost them.
Sharon's Tuesday looks like good parenting from the outside. Swim practice at 6:30. Ballet. Football training. Homework. Collapse. Repeat. She loves her children fiercely - and she hasn't really spoken to any of them for most of the week.
If that sounds familiar, this book was written for you.
Slow Parenting is a research-grounded, warmly practical guide to stepping off the hustle parenting treadmill - not by abandoning ambition for your children, but by returning to what four decades of developmental science consistently shows they actually need: your genuine presence, a simpler environment, and the reliable rhythms that let them feel safe enough to grow.
Drawing on attachment theory, neuroscience, developmental psychology, and the real experiences of families who have made the shift, Slow Parenting shows you how to:
This is not a book about doing less because you care less. It is a book about doing the right things - and having the research to know what those things are.
Slow Parenting is the third book in The Intentional Living Collection, following Enough: The Power of Living with Less and Rewild Your Life: Find Freedom in Nature. Each book can be read independently.