Do not let the title fool you. This is really a book about the essence of loving anyone.Spirit Donna Bradley and her late husband, Sunow, adopted and raised nearly two-dozen foster children. The Spirit of Parenting is a reflection on their lessons in unconditional love.The Spirit of Parenting contains 50 Thoughts on Loving Your Child (and Everyone Else, Including Yourself), as well as Tools for Teaching Love of Children (and Everyone Else, Including Yourself). Most parenting manuals give endless lists of methods; this is about the very Spirit of Parenting.