Hi Whitney – I don’t know of any classes or books on this, except for other more general posts here on developing energetic awareness. But I’d suggest that while your child is still a baby and then a young child, you can protect and nurture their energy by protecting them physically from people you’re not comfortable with yourself and those you can see your baby isn’t comfortable with. Eg, take your baby back from someone who is holding them when you can clearly see your baby is distressed in their arms, and don’t make a small child hug other people if they don’t want to. Teach your child to set boundaries for themselves by modelling setting boundaries for them.

On a more energetic level, you can project/imagine a protective energy field around your baby that doesn’t allow in anything that can harm them. And by spending time simply being with your baby and paying attention to them, and noting their responses and your own responses, you’ll gradually become more aware of the energetic communication with your baby and will be more easily able to respect their boundaries and nurture them.