Anarchist Parenting: A Reading Guide Public

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What sort of early education/socialization should a child have?

How do anarchists feel about the current (primary/secondary) school systems? Is home schooling the best choice or do we fight to fund our public schools, even as we build dual power institutions to liberate our kids? Is the authority of a guardian figure justified in order to keep a child out of harm? To what extent?

As anarchists and parents, we are open to a wide range of parenting theories and educational practices. After capitalism, each community‘s individual culture and educational systems would be different as each would be self-managed; how do we maintain a common thread throughout.

Some of books on this reading list will address anti-authoritarian parenting, while others look towards pedagogy as a means for societal change.

  1. Unconditional Parenting by 

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    A groundbreaking approach to parenting by nationally-respected educator Alfie Kohn that gives parents “powerful alternatives to help children become their …

  2. No contest by 

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    No Contest, which has been stirring up controversy since its publication in 1986, stands as the definitive critique of competition. …

  3. Growing up absurd by  (New York Review Books classics)

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    "Paul Goodman's Growing Up Absurd was a runaway best seller when it was first published in 1960, and it became …

  4. Anarchist Education and the Modern School by , ,

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    Summary:Provides a collection of Ferrer's writings on rationalist education, revolutionary violence, and the general strike (most translated into English for …

  5. How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen by ,

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    A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of …

  6. The co-parenting handbook by 

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    Addressing parents questions about the emotional impact of separation, conflict, grief, and recovery, the authors provide a road map for …

  7. The Whole-Brain Child by ,

    Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your fifth-grader sulks …

  8. How Children Learn, 50th anniversary edition

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    Explores the natural learning processes of children at the pre-school and primary grade level and describes the ways in which …

  9. We Live for the We by 

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  10. How We Show Up by 

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  11. Revolutionary mothering by , ,

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    An anthology that gives access to the voices of mothers of color and marginalized motherswomen who are in a world …

  12. Rad Dad by ,

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