From the monthly archives:

April 2010

Gentle Discipline 101

April 26, 2010

This post is written for inclusion in the Carnival of Gentle Discipline hosted by Paige @ Baby Dust Diaries. All week, April 26-30, we will be featuring essays about non-punitive discipline. See the bottom of this post for more information. Discipline is one of the parenting biggies, those huge issues that every parent comes up [...]

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New Look!

April 25, 2010

You’ve probably noticed the new look around here by now!  I’ve been tinkering away behind the scenes playing around with wordpress themes and sketching vortices, and I’m very happy to finally have it all put together and running properly (I hope).  My nursing mama in the vortex illustration was done by the lovely and talented [...]

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Facts, Compassion and Judgment in Parenting

April 24, 2010

Nobody likes to be judged.  All over the blogosphere moms are saying, “Don’t judge me!”  We don’t want to be judged for breastfeeding or bottle feeding, for cloth diapering or using disposables.  We don’t want to be judged for homeschooling, sending our kids to public school or being radical unschoolers.  We don’t want to be [...]

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Fun Father’s Day Gift Ideas

April 23, 2010

A good Father’s Day gift doesn’t have to be expensive, so here are a few fun, meaningful ways to celebrate everything your dad does for the family.

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Wordless Wednesday: Getting Dressed

April 21, 2010

Getting dressed is fun now!  Not boring at all.  I think she looks like a rockstar.

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Anger Management Skills For Parents

April 20, 2010

Learning about anger management techniques develops a valuable parenting skill that will benefit everyone in the family.

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Moms and Internet Addiction

April 15, 2010

I find myself sitting in front of the laptop a lot. A LOT. Especially on days we stay home.  I drift towards the laptop like a moth to a flame, never really getting anything significant done online (because really, I have a 3.5 yr old and an almost 1yr old who has just learned how [...]

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Mama, That’s Too, Too Boring!

April 13, 2010

My April contribution to the Natural Parenting Blog Carnival, a Dear Abby style letter to my readers asking whether it’s developmentally appropriate to expect a 3.5 yr old to dress herself, and how to encourage her to do so.

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The Effects of Attachment Parenting on Parents

April 12, 2010

What are the effects of Attachment Parenting on parents? Attachment parenting helps babies form strong bonds with caregivers, but those strong bonds benefit parents too.

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Physical Activity and Kids Health

April 11, 2010

Children need fun, active adult role models to help them get physically active and stay healthy.

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Career Options for Working Parents

April 11, 2010

Trying to decide whether to go back to full time work or work from home when your baby arrives? There’s a wide range of choices, so pick the one that is right for you.

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Conscious vs Intuitive Parenting

April 10, 2010

As an intuitive personality type, (INFJ on the Myers Briggs) I tend to place a lot of faith in my sense of intuition.  I often act on my gut feeling about things, I get a pretty good “sense” of a situation before I work out all the details of what is going on, and I [...]

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Healthy Birth Blog Carnival: How a Copy of New Active Birth Changed My Life

April 7, 2010

On the importance of an active, upright position in childbirth, and how the media’s portrayal of childbirth perpetuates the myth that the best or correct way to deliver a baby is on your back in bed.

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