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Conscientious, sincere, intelligent, and empathetic with just the right touch of wisdom, that is how I would describe Josette’s approach.

- Frank R.
Architect
Portland, OR

Ba and Josette’s work with Natural Learning Relationships provided the theoretical basis for Stages of Learning, which engages nearly 100% of public school students in grades 3-6 through theater-making.  As child development experts, their insights and expertise are invaluable to those of us who care about the social, psychological, and educational health of kids.

Floyd Rumohr
CEO of Stages of Learning
New York, NY

Books & Articles

Books can be purchased online at the Summa Institute Bookstore -

http://summainstitute.org/summa-press/

AVAILABLE NOW: Josette Luvmour, PhD offers a monograph of her doctoral work.

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Adult Development: Emergent Wisdom in the Family Context

A Study of the Developmental Experiences of Adults Who Actively Work to Meet Their Child’s Developmental Imperatives

Everyone accepts that the parent influences the child, but few realize how much the child changes the adult.

This monograph of Dr. Luvmour’s dissertation research reveals a most important truth: well-being and wisdom emerge in parent and child when the principles of positive child development guide the family system.

The gift of this book, wrought from thirty years of intensive fieldwork with children and families and impeccable research, is that we can no longer pretend that we are bringing up children but must acknowledge that mutual growth is the matrix for the each family member. Whether you are a teacher, a parent, a therapist or a social worker, Josette Luvmour’s book can make a difference in your understanding of both yourself and the children in your care. This book will change how you look at families, children and adult development.


Free preview of the abstract and references in the articles section (below).

Available from Lambert Academic Publishers on Amazon.com


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Everyone Wins! –
Cooperative Games and Activities

was written by Ba and Josette Luvmour and won the Parent’s Choice Award. It is a book filled with hundreds of games for small and large groups of all ages. It has been used by parents, teachers, counselors and others working with children.


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Optimal Parenting –
Using Natural Learning Rhythms to Nurture
the Whole Child

focuses on well-being and describes the unfolding of the child’s consciousness, considering cognitive, emotional, physical and spiritual development. It includes easy to understand philosophical and psychological principles to make its points and has many practical applications including playing with children, nurturing non-sectarian spirituality, achieving academic excellence and remedying dysfunction.


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Optimal Parenting –
The Natural Learning Rhythms Approach to Family Well-Being

is a 3 disk audio CD set which gives a practical overview of Natural Learning Rhythms. The script was written by Ba Luvmour as a dialog between a parent and a Natural Learning Rhythms trained professional. The script is read by professionals and is quite fun to listen to. They cover many common parenting questions and through example they cover many of the basics of Natural Learning Rhythms.

NOTE: This is NOT a read-aloud version of the Optimal Parenting book. It is a stand-alone item.


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Win-Win Games for All Ages –
Cooperative Activities for Teaching Social Skills

was written by Ba and Josette Luvmour along with several of their colleges. It contains cooperative games and activities along with a detailed description of several week long “learning adventures” for children. (Note: Games in Everyone Wins! are not duplicated in Win Win.)