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The Mother of All Natural Childbirth Tips: Allow it to happen

May 8, 2013

A couple of years back, my downstairs neighbour was expecting her first child, and I was inspired to write 10 Pain Management Techniques for Natural Childbirth as I watched her preparing for her first home birth. Two years later, she’s expecting her second baby and thousands of people have read and shared my original post [...]

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I wrote a book!

December 3, 2012

  The Parenting Primer is a guide to positive parenting in the first six years. It’s a collection of the kernels of truth I’ve learned through my own journey of parenting, the stories and nuggets of wisdom I wish I knew when I was first starting out. It’s written with new parents in mind, parents [...]

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Student Learning Plans

September 10, 2012

This week we have a meeting with our supervising teacher to go over our learning plans for the upcoming year. Because yes, even though we homeschool and our daily life looks like any other homeschooling family, Bea is technically enrolled at the local school. We learn at home through a special arrangement called Distributed Learning, [...]

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Sowing Seeds

August 27, 2012

Fall is coming. I sowed the seeds for our autumn veggie beds the other day, watered the dusty earth and wondered if anything will come of those tiny carrot seeds I just buried. I’m putting food away in freezer bags and canning jars, planning homeschool projects, registering my girls in classes and thinking about what [...]

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10 Ways to Stop Losing it With Your Kids

July 2, 2012

It happens to everyone. Maybe it was just a bad day, or you were sick, or had a fight with your partner that morning.  Maybe you had cramps, or missed a promotion, or your toddler discovered how to pull her sister’s hair. And it all piles up until WHAMMO – you’re losing it. How do [...]

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Big Kids and Teething

June 26, 2012

I’ve written before about teething.  My post about Toddlers and Teething gets lots of traffic, and I can really appreciate where the parents of teething toddlers are at.  Toddler teething will make you go searching for something, anything that will make getting through the phase any easier. Toddler teething is tough. You know what, though? [...]

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Gentle Discipline for Preschoolers

May 10, 2012

Last week I wrote about what preschoolers are like, and I described some changes that kids will show as they grow from toddlers into preschoolers.  The preschool years can be very challenging, especially if you decided to take a less punitive or more attachment-based approach to parenting when your child was a newborn.  Toddlers and [...]

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What are Preschoolers Like?

May 3, 2012

In a week or two, Claire will be turning three.  Yes, three.  I can’t believe it’s been three years since she was born, but the way she is changing tells me it’s true.  She’s definitely not a baby anymore, and not really a toddler either.  At three she’s well into the realm of the preschooler, [...]

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Spring Book List – Parenting and Feminism

April 17, 2012

When my creative energies ebb and flow, the ways I spend my time change too.  When the drive to write wanes, the pleasure of reading increases.  And so I’ve been reading a lot these days.  Want to peek onto my bookshelf?  Here’s some of the  books I’ve been immersed in. Last Child in the Woods [...]

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5 Tips for Throwing Birthday Parties for Preschool Kids

August 30, 2011

Last weekend, as I was stressing about cupcakes and generally freaking out, Tom joked that I should be a birthday party planner because I know all the things that people will be stressing out about. I laughed at him. Ha! It takes a great deal of energy for me to plan, prepare for and throw [...]

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The Period of PURPLE Crying

August 9, 2011

All babies cry, and that’s the truth.  However, some babies cry more than others.  And most babies experience a peak of crying between 2 weeks and 3-4 months of age.  Whether you call it colic or not, unexplained, prolonged and painful-looking crying bouts are difficult for any parent or caregiver to go through. The Period [...]

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Plan a Successful Summer Road Trip With Kids

August 2, 2011

Before we left on our trip, the one thing I was the most worried about was the driving.   Since there would be a massive amount of driving, this fear was threatening to grow into an unmanageable beast.  I tamed it in two ways: talking myself into being excited for the drive and being prepared [...]

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Repost: 10 Tips for Dining Out With Kids

July 19, 2011

I’m taking a little holiday from regular posting right now, but I wanted to share this post from the archives.  Eating out with kids is always a challenge, and it might look like this (as illustrated with crappy pictures!), but being prepared can’t hurt. Like everything else, eating out with small children just isn’t the [...]

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