Hi! My husband has a great interest and respect for a lot of religions (and majored in religion with high distinctions in the degree he recently finished - he is SO passionate about religion - all sorts!) Wow, he'd be really impressed with your approach, as he was wanting to write a parenting book based on buddhist appraoches. The other day we were in a book store, and he came across a book written in very much the same way he had planned on writing his book! I forget what it was called, so I shall ask him for you. But yes, as I remember, the buddhis approach to parenting allows one to let go of hang-ups, to conect with themselves more, to understand the world, to be mindful, to be without stress, and to just bring about a state of peace within your family. I was all for it, I think it would lead to a longer and healthier life for anyone who just took a bit of knowledge from that sort of approach (and I'm not a religious person, but I greatly respect the ideas in regards to mindfullness and a state of pure bliss for oneself and ones family!) Rock on....I'll discuss it with him again tonight and then answer your queery in more detail.