Paradox of Natural Mothering

As more women renounce consumerism & careerism to reclaim home & family, these "natural mothers" are seen to be making "a radical lifestyle choice." Favoring parenting practices such as home schooling & extended breast feeding, growing the family's produce & sewing clothes, this movement facilitates the mother-child. This book profiles 32 natural mothers, & questions their choices to reform/conform to traditional women's roles. Asking why natural mothers embrace this lifestyle, & what motivates them to live alternatively, Bobel makes some interesting insights into the paradoxes of natural mothering. These are women whose feminist agendas have changed. And although they may feel isolated, they believe that they are acting in their--and their family's--best interests. Natural mothers are participating in a form of social change, & they hope to exact this change, one child, one family at a time.Bobel, Chris is the author of 'Paradox of Natural Mothering' with ISBN 9781566399067 and ISBN 1566399068.