Conscious Parenting

"Play and depression may be opposite sides of a coin," says Dr. Jaak Pansepp, Baily Endowed Chair of Animal Well-Being at Washington State University. He…

When my children are in good form they are dynamic and funny, adventurous and just really good company. Sometimes though, particularly at the end of the week…

The Future of Homebirth continued So, the plot thickens or thins, depending on your perspective! Its easy to imagine a conspiracy theory here, or…

As my sagacious adolescents will parrot to me, the teen years constitute the span of life typically devoted to differentiation, to identity building and to the…

Ahhh, there is so much to be told. My name is Aila. I am a mama, the most spiritually and emotionally growing role I have ever taken on. Someone once said to…

I am preparing for the birth of our third baby ... soon. Thoughts about preparing for this birth are never far from my mind at the moment. Reflections on my…

Missy Younger contends that it’s weird, if nothing more, that some folks can “read” other people through wordless messages. She wants no part of my belief that…

Many moms experience spans when they feel as though they are being physically or emotionally worn away. Perhaps their resources ebb because moms both…

We have all heard the old maxim “It takes a village to raise a child.” To me, this saying evokes images of a society straight from the Continuum Concept; where…

Julia Gillard must have a bunch of faceless monkeys making the calls about her education revolution and I am worried about the profound lack of common sense and…