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Facts and Myths about Special Needs Children
• Children are born with Down’s Syndrome approximately one in 700 births.
• It is a misconception to think that…
Confessions of a Proud Mum
My son is 15 and has brought me nothing but...
“Trouble?”
I thought you’d say that! No,…
The Magical Child, an excerpt
Introduction by Anna Jahns
Magical Child, a classic work, profoundly questions the current thinking on childbirth practices, parenting, and educating our…
Eating By Colour: a New Approach to Food
As a psychologist working with children and adults with eating problems I hear two frequently asked questions: “what am I supposed to…
Origins
Every one of us felt some pain as a child — whether it was from carelessness or abuse, the death of a parent, divorce or the loss of a sibling, or just simply…
Deep Downshifting – living a life of no regrets
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to…
The Intelligence of the Heart
Last month I attended a summit hosted by the aTLC (Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children - www.atlc.org ) in California and had the…
Deep Downshifting – living a life of no regrets
A presentation with Kali Wendorf Editor / publisher, Kindred magazine In this age of climate change, compromised democracy and environmental…
Mothering, Mindfulness and a Baby’s Bottom – An Introduction to…
Half of the World's Children Never Wear Diapers
(Eric Pearle/Taxi/Getty Images)
Is it really possible to raise a baby without nappies? Can our babies actually…
What’s Eating Them?
How food additives and chemicals affect children’s moods and behaviour
Children have changed over the last thirty years.…