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Conscious Parenting
Tough questions
We were listening to the Eagles in the car when five-year-old Gracie asked, ‘Mummy, can love really keep us alive?’ Quickly my mind went into overload. How…
The Slow Burning Bond: When Birth and Bonding Do Not Happen Concurrently
When many of us think about bonding with a baby, the image that is evoked is that of holding your baby just after birth, falling immediately in love…
Getting Started on Going Nappy Free
Elimination Communication Video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j20B-c9-K3Q
Nappy/diaper free, elimination communication, natural infant hygiene … all names for…
What Can I Say to Family and Friends Who Don’t Understand Our Way of…
Q: I read The Aware Baby when my baby, Clementine, was one month old, and started Aware Parenting soon after that. Gradually my husband and I got into…
Embarking upon Aware Parenting?
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…
Too Late, I Circumcised! Now What?
Question from Kindred Reader: I live with the deep regret about having my son circumcised. I did not find out the facts until it was too late. What can I do…
Children are Changing, but Education Hasn’t
There was a very interesting article in the Weekend Australian 15-16th August that I want to share with you. It was written by Frank Furedi a professor of…
Children’s Behavior as Natural Alarm Signals
Instead of Medicating and Punishing: Healing the causes of our children's acting-out behavior by parenting and educating the way nature intended
Q: I just…
The Eyes of Delight
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…
What is the Future of Having a Home Birth in Australia?
Question:
Will I be able to have a midwife legally attend my homebirth after July 2010?
Answer:
Maybe.…