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Conscious Parenting
Ode To The Elasticity Of The Mother Heart
I was a real family girl as a kid... well attached, loved my family to bits, substantially more prone to homesickness than my siblings. I remember the feeling…
The Play Lady Tells Us How to Become Play-ers
The Urge and Need to Play is Innate says The Play Lady.
Mass Killers Explained by Syndrome E (Evil)
How can science explain mass killers?
Recently, Itzhak Fried hosted a conference on Syndrome E, an idea he published in 1997 to explain mass killers. Let’s…
How Attachment Helps Us Make Sense Of Terrorism
Paris has again been targeted by terrorists. The loss and fear that travelled its streets in January has been renewed.
It was after those January attacks…
A 21st Century Manifesto For Parenting
"We were reasonably successful in freeing ourselves from the four besetting evils of a competitive, industrialized social pattern: from greed for things…
The Dangers Of Refusing To Answer The Call Of The Hero’s Journey
Dear Kindred Reader,
I am honored to be included in Kindred Media and Community's nonprofit educational series on Parenting As A Hero’s Journey. It is…
Ireland Bans All Corporal Punishment
Kindred's Contributing Editor, Robin Grille's response to the announcement that Ireland has banned all corporal punishment: "Ireland has joined the list of…
The Birthing Zone: A Father’s Birth Story
The Graceful Turtle
Our pregnancy was fantastic. My wife was fit and healthy and had no complications in the nine months. The baby active and well positioned.…
The Birthing Zone: The Frog, The Turtle, The Rock – Part Two Of A…
Read Part One: Secret Men's Business and Part Three: Dance of the Inner Man
The Frog and the Turtle
At 34 weeks the baby’s head began to engage into the…
Parenting In The Shadows Of The Soul: Reclaiming The Hidden Treasure
Many of us in the initial anticipation and excitement of Answering the Call into conscious parenting did not anticipate the frustration, distress, and even…