Do Not Disturb: The Benefits of Relaxed Parenting for You and Your Child

by Deborah Jackson

Genres: Parenting

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Deborah Jackson is an experienced journalist and bestselling childcare author. She writes for national newspapers and her articles have appeared in many magazines, including Elle and Natural Parent. Books on childcare have included Three in a Bed and Baby Wisdom. Deborah runs workshops for the Active Birth Centre in London, and has lectured on parenting in Austria. Her numerous television appearances include This Morning and the BBC's Baby Monthly. She lives in Bath.

Reviews

[Maire · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book started me on my journey down the attachment parenting path a few years ago when a woman I knew lent it to me while I was pregnant on my first. it made such sense and it helped me a lot as I think I would have been a much fussier parent and way more of a worrier. This book helped me step back a lot and trust my instincts so I wanted to reread it now that I'm a parent again. I've learnt and read a lot over the last few years, but am glad I read it again and found it just as useful now as in the past

[Ella Morris · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quite dogmatic for a book ostensibly about being more relaxed. Too many anecdotes about what a wonderful parent the author is, deite the fact her children were both still young at the time of writing. Two stars because the principle seems sound to me.