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Conscious Parenting
The 21st Century Tribe as a Family Support Network
In order to understand the relevance of the Tribe in the 21st Century it first has to be put into a personal context. Throughout history, people have…
Eating By Colour: a New Approach to Food
As a psychologist working with children and adults with eating problems I hear two frequently asked questions: “what am I supposed to…
Being Seduced to Induce: What Women Should Know About Their OBs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12BG_bWVW4c
Marsden Wagner, MD, talking in the documentary, The Business of Being Born
Women will only agree to…
Is It Good For The Kids?
The real bottom line on the balance sheet. How much is a child worth? How much is our time with them worth? How much is a family worth? In our modern culture,…
Redefining Authority
The other day I was speaking to a friend of mine while we were picking up our children from school. We were chatting while the children played together.…
A Society At Odds With Family
One thing this job has forced me to do is read, inquire and ultimately open my eyes. Each day I am reading articles and excerpts about the state of our social…
The Intelligence of the Heart
Last month I attended a summit hosted by the aTLC (Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children - www.atlc.org ) in California and had the…
Mothering, Mindfulness and a Baby’s Bottom – An Introduction to…
Half of the World's Children Never Wear Diapers
(Eric Pearle/Taxi/Getty Images)
Is it really possible to raise a baby without nappies? Can our babies actually…
Tempting Shopping
Many column centimetres have been written about the highly irritating practice of supermarkets flogging tempting goodies at children’s…
Kids and Chemicals Don’t Mix
It is no surprise to learn that children are most at risk from exposures to toxic chemicals, but what is a surprise is that one of the most toxic environments…