Conscious Parenting

‘Laughter helps people cope with difficult situations, and creates bonds between people. It is nourishing’, explained Jean-Paul Bell,…

Having a Home Visitor may make a difference. Home Visitors offer social contact, a listening ear, someone to go for a walk with, or help with small…

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Excerpted from GETTING REAL… about growing up! We all have parents. Without them we would not be here! We are born…

The indigenous people of Australia have the highest mortality rate in the world. Recognising their women’s heritage of skilled ante-…

A true story of a birth in 1949 reminds us why freedom of choice must never be compromised. I had my first baby in 1949. It was a very long and hard labour.…

We stopped using cloth diapers when Gabe was just under 10 months old. Diapering and un-diapering had begun to almost always result in tears as he…

Remember gazing into the eyes of your baby? For just a moment, did you feel a sense of peace, deep love and timelessness? As your baby grew into a toddler and…

Q. What do you do and how did you get started on this path of natural parenting? Kelly: I’m the founding editor of Australia’s only natural parenting…

Published in Kindred issue 28 as part of a larger feature, Raising Drug Free Kids. See also From Harry Potter to Pot, Know Your Drugs, Raising Drug Free Kids, a…