Growing a Community
From Caloundra to Collingwood, from Brisbane to Bega and over to Adelaide and Perth, community gardens are sprouting in Australia’s cities and…
Passion for the School Kitchen Garden
The year our youngest child started at Foster Primary School in South Gippsland was my introduction to school kitchen gardens.
I wanted to volunteer some of…
Queensland Forced to Bite the Fluoride Bullet
Published in Kindred issue 25 as part of The Flouride Debate - are we poisoning our children?
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh’s recent…
The Fluoride Debate – Are We Poisoning Our Children?
Despite almost 50 years of water fluoridation in Australia, children as young as one are having general anaesthetics to remove teeth…
The Birth of the Natural Death Movement
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Published in Kindred, Issue 25, March 08, as part of Death Through the Eyes of a Child…
The Natural Birth/Natural Death Connection
Published in Kindred, Issue 25, March 08, as part of the feature, Death Through the Eyes of a Child
The circle of life is a…
Integrative Therapies to Help Heal
Published in Kindred, Issue 25 March 08, as part of Death Through the Eyes of a Child
Unexpressed emotions stay hidden in our…
Death through the eyes of a child
I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge
That myth is more potent than history.
I believe that dreams are more…
Bonding: The journey of the mother who adopts older children
If a child for some reason has missed all those early years of bonding and attachment, is it ever too late, especially for an older adoptive child?
Never,…
When a Child Feels Shy
Many young children are shy around new people, especially adults. Although the child may appear to be afraid, their response is less likely to be…