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Conscious Parenting
Martial Arts; Self Mastery through a Warrior Tradition
Hapkido, the Way of Harmonious Power, is a dynamic Korean martial art.
Benefits of Hapkido
Regular practice of…
The Hurried Child Syndrome
A review of two books by David Elkind: The Hurried Child and Miseducation – Preschoolers at Risk
Living in modern…
I used to ‘have a life’ (Now I have a bigger one) Life as a stepdad
When I first began falling in love with Leigh, I couldn’t really relate to her kids. Initially I kept away from them, not wanting to create any…
Martial Arts: a foundation of life & learning
Martial arts can be one of the best things a child could do to prepare him or herself for life.…
Feminism and Motherhood
Are these terms mutually exclusive, or can they be complementary? Can they co-exist within the confines of parenthood?
Women, particularly young women, find…
Banjo’s Entrance into the World
By Astra
I was awake, as usual, at 5 a.m., staring at the wall, wishing that I were asleep when I thought I had wet my pants.…
Beastly Bees and Fatal Footwear: The New Perils of Parenting
‘Stop running with that in your mouth or you’ll trip over and die!’ So yelled a mother to her child in a shopping centre last week. Maybe she’d just had way…
Birthing Rituals
Pregnancy is such a wonderful, magical time when considering the hidden processes in the belly and beyond! It is also an opportunity for women to…
Traveling with Tots
Children are wired to move, so when we confine them on an airplane or strap them into their seats in the car, it can feel like a prison to those…
A Call of the Wild – Feel the Trees: A back-to-nature activity
See 'A Call of the Wild'.
Trees are incredible but it’s so easy to take them for granted. Without them, life would be very different — there would be no…