Macrobiotic child care and family health

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Jacket Design by Tatsundo Hayashi An exciting, workable, natúral way to raise healthy, happy children and keep them and the entire family staying that way. ¦ Families today are beset by problems on all sides-not just the parents alone, but children, too, react to troubling situations in complicated ways. Divorce, separation, child abuse-all leave their marks on the process of maturing. ¦ Now, two parents who have had wide experience in macrobiotic living show how to use diet, lifestyle, and attitűdé to solve family problems and recover the health and well-being of children, their mothers and fathers. This book apprpaches child care by offering specific guidelines for macrobiotic nutrition and daily care during each step in the growth and developmental process: teething, weaning, introducing solid foods, language acquisition, and other stages. There is an explanation of the macrobiotic view of education and a look into how macrobiotics can help common childhood disorders. ¦ The authors are, themselves, the parents of iive children and the grandparents of five. This book is a companion to their earlier successful volume, Macrobiotic Pregnancy and Care of the Newborn. About the Authors: Inspired by the teachings of George Ohsawa, who interpreted and introduced the principles of macrobiotics to the modern world, Mr. and Mrs. Kushi dedicated their lives to the pursuit of world peace. Since coming to the United States more than thirty years ago, they have guided and encouraged thousands of people to restore their physical, psychological and spiritual health and wellbeing as a fundamental means of achieving this goal. ¦ The Kushis have given lectures and seminars ©Michael Maloney on the macrobiotic way of life throughout North and South America, Europe and the Far East. Together they established the East West Foundation to help disseminate information on all aspects of macrobiotics, the Kushi Institute of Boston, with affiliates in London, Amsterdam and Antwerp, to train macrobiotic teachers and practitioners, and the Kushi Foundation to coordinate macrobiotic educational and research activities. ¦ They are alsó the founders of Erewhon, a leading distributor of macrobiotic and natural foods in North America, and the East West Journal monthly, a pioneer publication in the fields of nutrition, health and natural lifestyles. ¦ The Kushis reside in Brookline and Becket, Massachusetts with their children and grandchildren. Vissza