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Conscious Parenting
Prematurity, Caesarean Delivery and Sensory Integration
Part Two in a Three Part Series
Read Part One, Advocating for Childhood, Neurodiversity and Limbic Stimulation Here
The dramatic rise in autism,…
“He Started It!” Understanding Your Child’s Blame Stage
"The greatest impetus towards maturation is role-modelling. If you want your child to develop self-responsibility over time, then show her how you face…
Can Isolated Babies Become “Real” Human Beings?
'It doesn't happen all at once,' said the Skin Horse. 'You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or…
The Cry-It-Out/Self-Soothing Debate: How Curiosity Can Drive Out Fear
Editor's Note: Suzanne Zeedyk, PhD, is Kindred's UK Contributing Editor. Across the pond, they refer to "cry-it-out" methods of sleep training as…
Top Five Reasons Why We Need A Black Breastfeeding Week
Editor's Note: While World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated August 1-7, and the US National Breastfeeding Month lasts for the entire month of August, Black…
6 Hidden Myths Behind Baby Sleep Training Advocacy
Beware the biases against babies.
KEY POINTS
Studies have shown that babies are not “fine” when they stop crying.Babies expect constant caregiver!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Birth Hormones: The Agony And Ecstasy
An Excerpt From Natural Pregnancy
When our ancestors lived in villages, many women would have been at births, or at least have been familiar with the process.…
Rebuking Bad Parenting Advice: Did We Go Too Far?
Why our criticism of parenting media is justified
Angela Braden at Science Mommy is primary author
Cry-it-out sleep training has not been proven…
Child Sleep Training’s “Best Review of Research”
Sleep studies are multiply flawed plus miss examining child wellbeing.
First author is Mary Phillips
A proliferation of “Sleep Clinics” are charging!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
How Our Fear Of Perverts Is Damaging More Children Than The Perverts…
How’s that for a title? ‘Our fear of perverts is damaging children more than the perverts themselves’. The word ‘perverts’ is one I rarely use. But since it…