Mothering with Soul
Raising Children As Special Work
Joan Salter

Bringing up children is important work. Yet there is little support for
raising families. For example, parents with young children are
pressured into jobs and childcare--yet many want the choice of
being a full time mother or father. Joan Salter helps you choose
by portraying mothering and creating a home as special work.

Women share their experiences of what mothering means for them.
This "career of the heart" can be seen as a soulful and spiritual activity,
not merely a practical job. This brings a profound intimacy with your
child through pregnancy, birth and the early years.

There are sections on expecting, birthing, mothering, breast-feeding,
the rhythms of the day, the evolution of consciousness, work outside
the family, childcare, the growth of love, and grandmothers.

Joan Salter (1912-2004)was a nurse and became well respected for her work in maternal and child health care. She founded and was director of the Gabriel Baby Centre in Melbourne, Australia, a clinic based on the principles of Rudolf Steiner. Her books include The Incarnating Child and Mothering with Soul.