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Conscious Parenting
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…
Be Proactive with Your Prenatal Care
With thanks to the American Foundation for Maternal and Child Health
Published in Kindred, Issue 24 as part of Ultrasound Scans…
How to Create a Parent Support Group That Works
Published in Kindred, Issue 25, March 08, as part of Many Hands: We Were Never Meant To Do It Alone, also by Robin Grille.
Want…
“We Were Never Meant To Do It Alone” by Robin Grille
(Want to find "Your Conscious Choice Community?" Check out Pathways Connect groups in your local area. These groups are free to parents…
Passion for the School Kitchen Garden
The year our youngest child started at Foster Primary School in South Gippsland was my introduction to school kitchen gardens.
I wanted to volunteer some of…
Queensland Forced to Bite the Fluoride Bullet
Published in Kindred issue 25 as part of The Flouride Debate - are we poisoning our children?
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh’s recent…