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How to Play with Your Baby
Children grow through play at every age.
Children’s play is an essential ingredient for growing abilities of all kinds—cognitive, social, emotional,…
Wise Elders In The Circle Of Life
PART TWO OF A FOUR PART SERIES: What can we learn from Indigenous elders?
Every time we drive across the Midwest, I am struck by how many adolescents and so…
Breastfeeding Moms Face Illegal Discrimination at Work
A new report shows widespread discrimination.
A recent report summarizes the many kinds of discrimination breastfeeding mothers face at work in the United…
Sacred Economics with Charles Eisenstein – A Short Film
Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation,!-->…
Dear Parents: “No Spanking” Says APA
The science is clear on the negative effects of corporal punishment.
Good news for children’s wellbeing! The American Psychological Association came out with a…
10 Indigenous Holistic Healing Practices
What can Western psychotherapy learn from aboriginal practices?
Rupert Ross, retired Canadian Crown attorney who worked with hundreds of first-nation…
Plastics and the Health of Children and Mothers
Plastics enter the human body through skin, ingestion, and breathing dust.
Kyra Sarazen* is co-author
We live lives of convenience. We can buy and throw…
Broken Eagle Wing: Mending Worldview
Let’s hope the life-respecting worldview wins out.
Even though I’ve been treating my Zuni-made animal necklace with great care, the central turquoise figure,…
Bronco-Buster Parenting: Baby Unwise
Sure you can train your baby not to make demands on you, BUT...
Parents are so stressed these days—trying to survive without extended family support while…
Shame Triggers – Do You Have Them?
Some people might say I act shamelessly at times, speaking my mind bluntly, as older women are wont to do. But it is quite a shift from my younger years,…