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Breaking Up with the Patriarchy: Decolonizing Our Lives and Returning to…
Editor's Note: The following is an advanced, and exclusive book excerpt from the forthcoming book, Breaking Up with the Patriarchy: Decolonizing Our Lives and…
Disruption as Destiny – How Chaos Evolves Us
I sat alone in the back of the large black SUV, lost in my own thoughts as I gazed out the window into the passing Ohio farm country. Accompanied by four women,…
The Toxic Legacy of James Dobson
James Dobson, who died recently, may be credited with having the biggest hand in producing the greatest amount of trauma among USian families in the past…
How To Give Your Kids What Technology Can’t: The Opt-Out Family
Below you will find the gift of a book excerpt from The Opt-Out Family: How To Give Your Kids What Technology Can't. The excerpt is the complete Chapter Four: …
Why 1000 Hours Outside?
"There is much existing and emerging research recommending kids get long periods of time to play in nature.... The average American kid watches 1200 hours of…
Thirteen Ways to Enable Free Play and Other Independent Activities for…
"When I give talks to parents about children's need for independent activity—and I really mean need, this is like food and water, not a luxury—the…
From Rewards and Punishments to Connection and Nurturing
I want to invite you to bring tenderness and tending to yourself as you explore this way of relating to children. Whether you are new to these ideas or have…
Nurturing Our Humanity: By Riane Eisler & Douglas Fry – A Book…
Editor's Note: The follow exclusive excerpt from Nurturing Our Humanity is shared with permission from the author and publisher. This content is excluded from…
Normalizing Nurturing: From Horse Whisperer to Parent Whisperer
The work of normalizing nurturing isn't just about changing individual families, though that would be enough.
It's about shifting our entire cultural…
The Buffering of Belonging: The Facilitation to Flocks’ Sequence
Birth Roots’ Facilitation to Flocks redemptive arc restores what clinical models leave out: relational scaffolding, peer attunement, and cohort co-regulation…