Books for The Spiritual Parent

Many of these indie books offer refreshing perspectives that often aren't found in mainstream parenting literature, with a focus on spiritual connection, mindfulness, and holistic approaches to raising children. Since these books are self-published, they tend to be more niche and personal, often drawing on the experiences of the authors themselves.

"The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline" by L.R. Knost
L.R. Knost’s book focuses on gentle and respectful parenting that fosters connection between parent and child. It emphasizes mindfulness, peaceful parenting, and practical advice for parents who wish to raise children in a more empathetic and spiritual way.

"The Mindful Mama: A Mindful Approach to Parenting" by Jill W. Karam
This indie book explores the intersection of mindfulness and parenting. Karam offers a holistic perspective on nurturing your own well-being while providing a peaceful and connected environment for your child. The book is filled with practical tips on cultivating presence, emotional regulation, and deeper connection.

"A New Earth Parenting: Raising Children with Mindfulness, Love, and Compassion" by Karen H. Lee
This is an indie book that draws from Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth philosophy and applies it to parenting. The focus is on becoming conscious of your own presence and mindfully guiding your children in a way that encourages emotional and spiritual growth.

"Sacred Parenting: The Spiritual Journey of Parenting" by Gary Thomas
Although it’s technically self-published, this book takes an insightful look at how parents can engage in a spiritual journey alongside their children. It discusses how parenting can be a tool for personal and spiritual growth, challenging parents to reflect on their deeper purpose in raising children.

"Raising Spirited Children" by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
While Kurcinka is traditionally published, this book has gained popularity through indie booksellers for its holistic approach to raising spirited, strong-willed children. It combines practical advice with a mindful approach, making it a great tool for parents seeking peace and connection with their children.

"The Holistic Parenting Guide: Raising Healthy, Happy, and Balanced Children" by Michelle M. Feerick
This indie guide offers a holistic framework for parenting, integrating physical, emotional, and spiritual health. The author shares insights on conscious living, sustainable practices, and raising a balanced child in a modern world.

"Raising Resilient Kids: A Mindful Approach to Parenting" by Rachel M. Cohen
Cohen’s indie book focuses on raising resilient children using mindful practices. It includes techniques for building emotional resilience, promoting self-awareness, and fostering connection with your children in a spiritual and emotionally healthy way.

"Parenting with Presence: Healing, Awakening, and Transcending Through Parenthood" by Tanya Munro
Munro’s book is a deeply spiritual, reflective look at how parents can awaken their own presence and consciousness, enabling them to connect more deeply with their children and parent from a place of authenticity and spiritual alignment.

"The Nurturing Parent: A Path to Spiritual, Emotional, and Physical Wellness" by Emma L. Green
This indie book blends spirituality and wellness practices to help parents take a holistic approach to their parenting. Green discusses how parents can care for their own health—spiritual, emotional, and physical—so they can raise children with the same balanced approach.

"Parenting with Intuition: Trusting Your Inner Wisdom to Guide Your Family" by Tara M. Wood
Wood’s indie book emphasizes the importance of trusting your intuition as a parent. This guide helps parents tap into their inner wisdom, make mindful choices, and raise their children with a sense of spiritual awareness and connection.

"Holistic Child Rearing: A Guide to Raising Healthy, Happy, and Spiritually-Aware Children" by Sonya Harris
Harris takes a holistic approach to parenting by blending spiritual practices with everyday parenting techniques. This book covers a wide range of topics from creating healthy routines to fostering a spiritual environment at home.

"The Spiritual Parenting Revolution" by Amanda Richardson
This book offers a revolutionary approach to parenting by focusing on spirituality, love, and emotional wellness. Richardson highlights the importance of creating a nurturing environment and working with your child's emotional development through a spiritual lens.

These more popular books provide a beautiful mix of practical advice, emotional insight, and spiritual guidance to help parents raise their children in alignment with their values and higher consciousness.

"The Conscious Parent" by Shefali Tsabary
This book explores how conscious parenting can help parents evolve spiritually. Tsabary focuses on the importance of being fully present with your children and approaching parenting as a journey of personal growth.

"The Awakened Family" by Shefali Tsabary
In this follow-up to The Conscious Parent, Tsabary offers a more in-depth exploration of how parents can create a spiritually aware, mindful, and balanced family life, all while guiding children toward their own inner peace and self-empowerment.

"Raising Children Who Think for Themselves" by Elisa Medhus
This book combines spiritual insights and practical advice, encouraging parents to nurture their children's inner guidance and trust their innate wisdom.

"The Spiritually Healthy Child" by Charles E. Schmitz
This guide delves into ways parents can help their children develop spiritual wisdom, emotional health, and a sense of meaning in life.

"Simplicity Parenting" by Kim John Payne and Lisa M. Ross
While not strictly a spiritual parenting book, it focuses on how creating a simpler, more intentional environment for children can lead to greater emotional and spiritual growth.

"The Power of Now for Parents" by Eckhart Tolle
This adaptation of Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now for parents focuses on cultivating mindfulness and presence in daily interactions with children, fostering spiritual and emotional connections.

"How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk" by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
While not directly about spirituality, this book emphasizes the importance of compassionate, mindful communication with children, which aligns with spiritual parenting principles.

"Parenting with Presence" by Susan Stiffelman
This book emphasizes the importance of being present in the moment with your child. Stiffelman advocates for raising children through calm, mindful engagement rather than reacting out of frustration.

"The Gift of an Ordinary Day" by Katrina Kenison
This book reflects on the deeper moments of daily life, encouraging parents to find spiritual significance in everyday experiences with their children.

"Spiritual Parenting" by Michelle L. Blevins
A more recent offering on how to integrate spiritual practices into everyday parenting, this book offers insights on how to live in a spiritually attuned and balanced way while raising children.

"The Holistic Parent" by Sheryl Lee
This book offers a whole-child approach, focusing on the mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being of the child, while also addressing the personal growth of the parent. It's all about fostering connection, understanding, and mindfulness.

"The Mindful Parent" by Kristen Race
Race explores how mindfulness practices can benefit both parents and children, helping families develop better emotional regulation and a sense of calm. The book touches on mindfulness as a holistic tool for well-being in the family dynamic.

"The Highly Sensitive Parent" by Elaine N. Aron
For parents who are highly sensitive, this book guides you on how to nurture your sensitivity and use it to create a deep, connected, and mindful parenting approach. It's deeply holistic in addressing the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of sensitive parents and children.

"The Art of Parenting" by Eric and Leslie Ludy
This book blends spirituality and parenting with a focus on how to raise children with strong, values-based foundations. The Ludys offer a holistic approach by weaving together biblical wisdom, emotional growth, and practical advice.

"The Natural Parenting Book" by Edda S. and Adam J. P.
A deeply holistic approach to parenting that integrates natural health principles, spirituality, and a strong emphasis on creating a balanced family lifestyle, from organic nutrition to attachment-based parenting and beyond.

"Raising Healthy Children" by Linda Lazarus
This book offers a comprehensive look at how to integrate physical health, mental health, and spiritual well-being for both parents and children. It includes insights on diet, emotional connection, and nurturing a spiritual environment.

"Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Early Motherhood" by Erica Lyon
Lyon's approach to motherhood is deeply holistic, offering wisdom on everything from pregnancy to parenting. The book integrates body, mind, and spirit to help mothers feel empowered and connected to their inner wisdom.

"The Mindful Child" by Susan Kaiser Greenland
This book focuses on integrating mindfulness techniques into daily life for kids, offering a holistic perspective on raising children with calm, focus, and emotional intelligence, while fostering a mindful home environment.

"Conscious Family Parenting" by John M. K.
This book delves into integrating conscious and holistic practices into everyday parenting, such as self-care, mindfulness, understanding your child's emotional needs, and encouraging a deep spiritual connection within the family unit.

"Connected Parenting" by Jennifer Kolari
Kolari’s holistic approach emphasizes the importance of empathy and emotional connection in parenting. She discusses how tuning into your child’s emotional world with mindfulness and love can promote healing and growth, both emotionally and spiritually.

"Healing the Child Within" by Charles L. Whitfield
While this book is not strictly about parenting, it emphasizes healing from your own childhood wounds to become a more present and whole parent. This emotional and spiritual healing is crucial for holistic parenting because it helps you lead by example.

"Awakening the Heart of the Child" by Diane R. Graham
This book provides tools to raise children with heart-centered awareness. It combines spirituality, emotional intelligence, and child psychology to nurture a child’s growth in a holistic way, cultivating peace, empathy, and mindfulness.

We hope that this list helps guide you in your journey of parenting, higher learning and all around peacefulness.