Conscious Parenting

The video below is a presentation by Kathrine Cays, a Certified Nesting Ambassador '25, to the current cohort in-training. If you are interested in exploring…

The most common belief in Western societies is that children need to learn respect by following the directives of their parents and other adults. It is presumed…

First published in the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, March 2026 Issue ABSTRACT This article introduces the mnemonic, CAT‐FAWN.…

By Cameron Sprague and Daniel Burton This document introduces the philosophy, origins, and transformative purpose of the ‘Nested Nursery’ Award, a…

Introduction In nursing mothers, breast milk becomes available for feeding the baby through a physiological process called the let-down reflex, mediated by the…

As noted in multiple earlier posts, we’ve been somewhat blindly undernurturing half our brains, leading to a diminished understanding of intelligence.…

Most children are required to attend school, but if you haven’t noticed, it historically moves against species-normal evolved nest principles. There is:…

The challenges we see in classrooms today may begin long before children arrive at school, shaped by early development, caregiving, and the conditions of modern…

Does AI mimic human intelligence? Only if you are half-brained. If you have any sense of embodied wisdom, experiences of oceanic feeling of oneness with All,…

World renown anthropologist, Richard Lee (1979), recounted his experiences living with the !Kung, a San Bushmen hunter-gatherer group in the Kalahari whose…