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Carnival of Natural Parenting: Attachment Parenting and Balance

October 12, 2010

Welcome to the October Carnival of Natural Parenting: Staying Centered, Finding Balance This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared how they stay centered and find balance. Please read to the end to find a list [...]

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Resource Review Thursday: Kellymom

September 30, 2010

When I was pregnant with my first baby, I stumbled upon the kellymom website while surfing baby forums one night.  I found the animated gif of a correct latch, and watched the baby latch again and again.  I didn’t do a whole lot of other research on breastfeeding because I was so completely focused on [...]

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Peace, Compassion and Parenting Advocacy

September 3, 2010

It’s an uncomfortable situation, and one that I’ve found myself in on more than one occasion. A parent nearby is parenting their child in a way that makes you cringe. Perhaps it’s the parent’s raised voice, the “You are making me…” statements, or the ineffective threats and bribes. Maybe it’s a parent leaving their baby [...]

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Resource Review Thursday: The No-Cry Sleep Solution For Toddlers and Preschoolers

August 19, 2010

Parents of toddlers and preschoolers know that after logging long hours of night feedings, diaper changes and newborn parenting, there is an expectation that as children grow their sleep problems will disappear. However, for many parents this is not the case. Elizabeth Pantley offers a message of hope and reassurance for sleep deprived parents in [...]

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Resource Review Thursday: Beyond Time Out

August 5, 2010

When I picked up Beyond Time Out [Sterling, 2008] from the library to read and review it, I had no idea what it was going to be about.  I certainly had no idea where it would lead me in exploring what it means to have healthy power in a parent/child relationship. As I wrote earlier, [...]

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Resource Review Thursday: Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves

July 29, 2010

It’s a moment every parent eventually faces: your sweet infant develops to the point where they are able to do something that drives you bananas, and as you shout, “Stop that!” you hear your own parent’s voice coming from your mouth. Parenting is difficult work, and most parents only have skills passed on to them [...]

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The Pros and Cons of Homeschooling

July 23, 2010

I never really intended to be a homeschooler. Just like I never really thought I’d be a homebirther, I started out expecting to go down the same path as everyone else, and along the way I figured out why other people were choosing another option. The more I read, the more I realized, “hey, I [...]

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Power, Parenting and Gentle Discipline

July 18, 2010

I have recently started reading Beyond Time Out by Beth Grosshans, Ph.D.  From the very start of her book Grosshans is absolutely clear that she believes many (if not all) of children’s behavioural problems are related to an Imbalance of Family Power.  She says this is partly due to the emergence of parenting books and [...]

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Resource Review Thursday: Mothering Magazine

July 8, 2010

Are you looking for a parenting magazine that supports your natural living and attachment parenting choices?  Mothering magazine is chock full of articles, essays, information and products to help you live the natural family lifestyle. What is Mothering Magazine? Founded in 1976, Mothering is independently owned and regularly features health, lifestyle and parenting issues that are contemporary [...]

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How I Learned to Nurse in Public

July 6, 2010

Welcome to the July 2010 Carnival of Nursing in Public This post was written for inclusion in the Carnival of Nursing in Public hosted by Dionna and Paige at NursingFreedom.org. All week, July 5-9, we will be featuring articles and posts about nursing in public (“NIP”). See the bottom of this post for more information. [...]

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5 Reasons to be Glad You’re Not a Perfect Parent

June 12, 2010

Many parents admit to wanting to be the best possible parent for their children, and this desire to be good parents fuels an entire industry of parenting books, gimmicks, products and programs designed to either teach parents how to interact with their children or control children so that parents feel like they’re doing their job [...]

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Healthy Birth Blog Carnival: Keeping Your Newborn Baby With You is Part of a Healthy Birth

June 11, 2010

When preparing for the birth of a new baby, many mothers-to-be focus very intensely on what it will be like to labour and give birth. Childbirth preparation classes teach pregnant women all about how an epidural is administered, specific breathing techniques, labour and pushing positions, but there’s often a big hazy unknown when it comes [...]

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New Research on Cortisol, Crying, Infant Brain Development and The Morality of Babies

May 22, 2010

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve read two interesting articles that stuck with me. The first, Leaving baby to cry could damage brain development, parenting guru claims is from The Guardian. This article describes the difference between the two heads of the attachment vs. routine-based parenting in the UK, Penelope Leach and Gina Ford. [...]

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