A Vision for Children

Right from the Start Books Published Books

Planned Publications

Right from the Start Planned Publications

A Right and Gentle Beginning (for parents)
Understanding the sensitivity, intelligence and memory in unborn and newborn babies and how parents can respond in the way they welcome, calm and care for them in the first months.

Playing for Life. Protecting children from hurtful influences and violence (for parents)
A child’s need to play, in different ways, from birth onwards. The encouragement that parents can give to help a child learn to concentrate, cope well with difficulties and grow up rich in imagination, optimism and understanding.

Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting. Less Trouble, Blame and Punishment (for parents)
Children behave well when they feel right. Helping them to feel right, to be open and honest and to make amends. Forgiving ourselves and each other. Setting boundaries and helping children’s confidence and self discipline.

Beginning with Singing. The power of music to help your child (for parents and teachers)
The bond that singing brings to families, schools and communities. The reduction in stress and anti-social behaviour in children through singing together. How music can heal and calm, and how it helps with other kinds of learning.

Food for Thought. What children eat and its effect on their intelligence, personality and behaviour. (for parents and teachers)
The importance of good nutrition - the essential knowledge and skills. The nutrients that may be missing and the pollutants that may be absorbed. The damage that can be done to children’s sensitive, still-growing brains.

Natural Wonder. The enchantment that feeds the human spirit. (for parents and teachers)
Ways to encourage children’s understanding, enjoyment and care of the natural world, especially city children.

Rainbow Colours. A source of children’s energy and contentment. (for parents and teachers)
The physical and psychological effects of different colours and of daylight and of darkness. Using this knowledge to help children’s concentration, composure and happiness and to reduce their feelings of threat and helplessness.

Stillness, Imagination and Meditation for Children. (for parents and teachers)
Helping children to develop their inner life and to realise their power to love, to give comfort and to create beauty. Healing through meditation and art.

Inside Out. Understanding disablement. (for parents and teachers)
Helping children over the fear-and-uncertainty barrier. Encouraging inventiveness and adventure. Disabled children tell their own stories.

Your Life. My Life. (for parents and teachers to use with 8-12 year olds)
A children’s introduction to human rights and responsibilities. Ideas to explore and questions for discussion and role play. Stories told, in their own words, by a street child in Calcutta, a Tibetan child living in Northern India and an El Salvadorian child living as a refugee in Guatemala.

Right from the Start: Charity Registration No. 327989