Child development

Wondering whether to read this blog? You might find it interesting if one of the following describes you: You are already practising Aware Parenting; You…

There is no such being as a sinful, bad or wicked child. Any such feelings and judgments come from within you; they are from your own past. Parental hell is…

Q: Dear Jan, We have a beautiful 8 month old baby boy! We co-sleep with him, and have done for the last few months. I nurse him…

(The following is an extract from the book, Real Kids in an Unreal World: Building Resilience and Self Esteem in Today’s Chaotic World by Maggie Dent.)…

Remembering and telling how our own family food cultures nourished (or not) and nurtured (or not) our childhoods can allow us to become present to…

Rescue Remedy Works! There is a little natural remedy bottle without which I could not have brought up my…

Watch Jean Liedloff talk with Michael Mendizza, of Touch the Future, about her adventures into the South American rainforests as a young woman and what she…

We pay almost anyone to look after infants — except their mothers. Evidence that good mothering matters, both for the…

Once there was a little boy with golden hair and golden skin and a golden heart. Goldenheart was his name, but his Dad was awfully sad. He was…

Nurturing the Whole Child In such a fast-paced society, bombarded with television and over-stimulation, there is a growing need in our children to learn to…