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Emily Hunter Slingluff (May 2, 1934 - ) is the author of the book A Present to the Newborn. This book provides guidance about parenting, and was written especially for new parents.

Emily Slingluff was born Emily Patterson Hunter and was raised in Norfolk, Virginia, by her parents Muriel Craven Hunter and Robert Lee Hunter, both from North Carolina. She went to Graham School in Norfolk where she excelled, and then to Sweet Briar College in Amherst, VA, where she earned her B.A. degree. She married Craig Lee Slingluff, from Virginia Beach, VA, who she dated while he was a student at the University of Virginia. She worked as a writer for the Ledger-Star and The Virginian-Pilot as a young woman, and then devoted much of her energy to raising her two children, Mary Hunter (Molly) Slingluff, and Craig Lee Slingluff, Jr.

She long had strong beliefs about the importance of parenting, and rejected commonly-held beliefs about the importance of strict discipline, in raising children. Instead, she practiced a parenting style based on communication with her children, even when they were very young. She also believes strongly that physical discipline, or even more subtle forms of punishment, compromise the parent-child relationship and harm the child. Interestingly, these concepts have parallels to the teachings of the Monks of New Skete on dog training, which include recommendations for praise instead of punishment in training and raising dogs as companions. There also are parallels with the writings of Stephen R. Covey, in his bestseller The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, in which he teaches that building productive relationships often takes time and dedication to the relationship, and that sometimes the most expedient action to manage a situation in the short term is much less effective in the long term than taking time to communicate with the co-worker or colleague and to build trust in in the relationship.

Emily Slingluff published A Present to the Newborn in October 1988, by Acropolis Books, Ltd, Washington, D.C. It was subsequently adopted by the public school system of Virginia Beach, who reprinted it as A Primer for Positive Parenting, and used that book to teach parenting skills to teen mothers.

Mrs. Slingluff lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia.