You react, then wish you had responded differently.
Stress takes over before connection has a chance to guide the moment.
A different way to parent
Parenting with connection without control.
Practical books and personal guidance to help you move from reaction and struggle toward trust, cooperation, and joy with your child.
For babies through teensPaperback and KindlePersonal guidance available
Naomi AldortAuthor and parenting educator
When parenting feels heavy
Love is there. The struggle keeps taking over.
You do not need another perfect-parent formula. You need a clearer way to understand what is happening between you and your child.
Your child resists, argues, or stops listening.
More correction creates more distance, but giving in does not feel right either.
Conflicting advice makes you doubt yourself.
You want to trust your child and your own wisdom without losing clarity or leadership.
Naomi’s approach
See the child. Release the struggle. Lead with clarity.
Naomi’s work is not about finding gentler ways to control a child. It is about understanding children so they can act well from trust, awareness, and their own free will.
- 1Pause the reaction
Create enough space to respond instead of repeat an old pattern.
- 2Understand what is underneath
Notice the child’s feelings, needs, and valid experience.
- 3Connect and guide
Bring leadership without fear, threats, punishment, or approval-seeking.
Find your starting point
Two books. One connected way forward.
Choose the book that fits the stage and struggle your family is living right now.
Not sure? Baby or toddler: start with Listen to Your Baby. Conflict, discipline, or an older child: start with Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves.
Compare the booksFor expecting parents, babies, and toddlers
Listen to Your Baby
Responding to Your Child’s Cues for Optimal Development and Joyful Connection
When too much advice leaves you unsure, this book helps you return to clear observation, your inner wisdom, and a trusting relationship with your baby or toddler.
- Understand your child’s cues with greater clarity
- Release stressful thoughts that block connection
- Build trust without rigid formulas or fear
Prefer digital? View the Kindle edition ↗
For conflict, discipline, and relationship repair
Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves
Transforming parent-child relationships from reaction and struggle to freedom, power, and joy
Real family stories and practical insight show how control, scolding, and punishment can give way to authenticity, cooperation, and unconditional connection.
- Respond to conflict without threats or punishment
- Support cooperation without controlling the child
- Grow alongside your child with the SALVE approach
Prefer digital? View the Kindle edition ↗
Work directly with Naomi
Sometimes a book opens the door. A conversation helps you walk through it.
Explore paid guidance on Naomi’s official website. Choose your session there and complete payment securely through the existing store.
Private parenting guidance
Bring your immediate questions about babies, toddlers, teens, family relationships, behavior, or your own reactions. Choose from the available session lengths on Naomi’s website.
View sessions and bookSmall-group parenting session
Gather a small group of parents for a focused two-hour session with questions, guidance, and practical support tailored to the group.
Explore group sessionsLooking for deeper family support? Learn about family retreats ↗
From readers and parents
What changes when connection leads.
There was calm and a joy that was never in our house before.
Her SALVE formula alone is worth the price of the book.
The family retreat was the best money I have ever spent on my children.
Meet the author
Naomi Aldort
Author of Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves and Listen to Your Baby, Naomi helps families move from reaction and struggle toward freedom, power, and joy.
Through books, private sessions, workshops, and speaking events, her work supports parents from pregnancy and infancy through the teenage years and adulthood. Her guidance centers on self-awareness, trust, and a relationship in which children can thrive without fear or control.
Read Naomi’s full storyA simple place to begin
Common questions
Which book should I begin with?
Choose Listen to Your Baby if you are expecting or parenting a baby or toddler. Choose Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves if you want help with conflict, discipline, cooperation, or your relationship with an older child.
Where do I buy the books?
The purchase buttons take you directly to the paperback editions on Amazon. A smaller Kindle link is also available for each book.
Can I work with Naomi personally?
Yes. Naomi offers private parenting guidance and small-group sessions. The booking buttons take you to her official website, where you can choose a session and pay securely.
Does ParentingTips.com process payments?
No. Book purchases are completed on Amazon, while consultations are booked and paid for through NaomiAldort.com.
Your next step
Choose the support your family needs today.
Start with the right book—or bring your specific situation to a personal session with Naomi.