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Conscious Parenting
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.…
Is Sleep Training Useful?
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…
12,000 Babies Delivered by Jesusita!
12,000 Babies Delivered by Jesusita!
September is perhaps my favorite month of the year in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A distinct change of…
Suddenly Teens: The Not-So-Subtlety of Teens
It is not their careless muddying of our furniture, their respectively newly grown stubble or suddenly buxom silhouettes, or even their leftover…
Study: Bottle Feeding Mimics Child Loss
Mothers who do not breastfeed risk postnatal depression
Read the release here and the full research document here.
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Real Kids in an Unreal World: Building Resilience and Self Esteem in…
(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.)…