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Watch an outtake of Stephanie Mines' presentation to the Kindred Fellowship Program. https://youtu.be/DJEX_2aOM3g In this outtake from her…

An infant’s microbiome influences motor, social and cognitive development. KEY POINTS Lack of breast milk in the first year is associated with…

For many years I have been trying to bring to light a view of the gift economy based on mothering, a free provisioning economy that is fundamentally neither…

If the pandemic has done anything to me, it has stripped me of what I thought was real and important. It has removed any last drop of energy that I might use…

Darcia Narvaez and Mary Tarsha review the beloved and classic book, Connection Parenting, by Pam Leo. Connection Parenting celebrates its 15th anniversary in…

KEY POINTS U.S. parents can learn helpful parenting techniques from non-western cultures.Traditional cultures interfere less in the lives of their children…

How humans can better coexist with their natural environment. In this interview with ecopsychologist, Vaughan Wilkins, we explore captivity through a…

READ the June issue of Kindred's newsletter here. SUBSCRIBE to Kindred's monthly newsletter here. Dear Kindred, Twice in the past month I’ve presented…

To maintain a democracy, do we need democratic skill practice in childhood? "A democratic character structure emerges from a wellness-informed…

“Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.” - Dr. Maria Montessori Many parents will give a sigh…