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Conscious Parenting
It’s My Party – Planning a child-friendly celebration
Your stomach groans audibly as you watch your two-year-old inhale his third cup of radioactive-looking green jelly, slurping it from the…
My Top 20 Tips for New Parents
1. Be aware that how you were parented is a major factor in your choice of parenting style, one way or another. Whatever advice new parents may get from family,…
The Disadvantages of Time-Out
As concerned parents and educators have become aware of the dangers of physical punishment, time-out has emerged as a popular disciplinary tool. Misbehaving…
Raising Drug-Free Kids: 100 Tips for Parents (a book review)
Published as part of a Raising Drug Free Kids, a Kindred special feature, issue 27, Sept ’08. See also Presence,…
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…