Beginnings
Sarah Ockwell-Smith
2023
In Beginnings, Sarah Ockwell-Smith explores how experiences during pregnancy, birth, and the early months of parenting shape a child’s lifelong emotional and physiological development. Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, and evolutionary biology, she challenges the push for early independence and instead celebrates slow, responsive beginnings rooted in connection and nurture.
Why It’s Included:
This book beautifully affirms the value of gentle beginnings — from bonding and breastfeeding to skin-to-skin care and babywearing. It aligns perfectly with our core values, offering a reassuring, science-backed guide that validates instinctual parenting choices.
Who It’s For:
Expectant and new parents, as well as birth workers and parenting educators seeking a holistic, attachment-aware perspective on early parenting.
“Having guided us through the care and feeding of infants and young children through her previous works, in this book Ockwell-Smith turns back to the vey beginning and talks to parents about starting out gently, right from the start.”
Further Reading:
The Gentle Parenting Book – Sarah Ockwell-Smith
The Nurture Revolution – Greer Kirshenbaum
