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Conscious Parenting
To Belong
The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.
--Hallie in Animal…
Wishing You a Happy and Ethical Birthday
We were having an animated and excited conversation about the looming birthday of my youngest child. She was about to turn five and we were talking,…
Birthing At Home – A Powerful And Important Social Contribution
In 2001, actress Ricki Lake gave birth to her second child in her home—in her bathtub to be precise—with the assistance of a midwife. She decided to birth at…
Lost Children, Lost Society: Portrait of a post-modern family
Abandonment, separation, insecurity and isolation. These are experiences that we as a global community are facing. But most sadly it is…
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.…