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Conscious Parenting
Raising Drug-Free Kids – Presence
The reasons behind drug-use in young people are complex and many. However, escaping from painful feelings is often the…
Blessing Your Way
Inspired by the Navajo tradition of celebrating a woman’s transition into motherhood, a blessingway is a holistic alternative to a baby shower. Here Jodi Wilson…
After Divorce: Staying Connected When You Are Apart (Part 2)
"The more children are connected to both parents and to their larger families, the more they can leave home in a healthy way. The more they have…
Tantrums, Fussing and Whining
From The No-Cry Discipline Solution (McGraw-Hill 2007) by Elizabeth Pantley.
If you ask parents to list the most frustrating discipline problems during early…
After Divorce: Staying Connected When You Are Apart (Part 1)
"Co-parents must share the goal of making it as easy as possible for their children to move between their two homes."- Ron L.Deal, author The Smart…
Radical Feminist Mothers, and Why We Need Them
Marianne Williamson says there is one thing in common with all mammalian species that ensures their survival, and that is a fierce, protective…
Tiny Crosses
Now it’s a month since your visit
and your memory lingers on,
Somehow feels like you’re around,
even though I know you’re gone,
and in these times when you…
Touch Me and Help Me Grow – The Importance Of Infant Massage
Stroking your baby’s silky skin, meeting her trusting gaze and taking turns at listening to her ‘coos’ and ‘goos’ then responding, telling her, ‘ your tiny toes…
Motherhood As A Bodhisattvic Path
During the birth process, we transform at the cellular level and become the archetypal bodhisattva. The process of being aware as we conceive, gestate and open…
Ultrasound Scans – Cause for Concern?
When I was pregnant with my first baby in 1990, I decided against having a scan. This was a rather unexpected decision, as my partner and I are both…