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Kind to Your Skin and Kind to The Planet: Be Natural Soap
by The Natural Parent MagazineBe Natural is a small family owned and family operated enterprise based in Taranaki, NZ, dedicated to crafting high quality natural handmade soap. In…
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Kind to Your Skin and Kind to The Planet: Be Natural Soap
Be Natural is a small family owned and family operated enterprise based in Taranaki, NZ, dedicated to crafting high quality natural handmade soap. In…
Dreams Do Come True: One Woman’s Eight-Year Journey to Becoming a Mother
Becoming a mother for some women is a far from easy task. Fertility issues and the rollercoaster ride of IVF and other treatments can…
Surrender in Parenting
By Jessica Rios Halfway through a childbirth education class, I was seven months pregnant and it landed on my forehead. Surrender. The word, the…
Heavy Metals Weigh on Unborn Babies’ Health
Researchers from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (Austria) and the Medical University of Vienna explain workings of placental transport systems; spotlight on mercury…
Treat Yourself to a Pampered Pregnancy and Motherhood, with Mama Box
Mama Box is a fun, modern monthly subscription box for pregnant and new mamas. Each box has products that give attention to mama’s specific…
Healthy Little Eaters: The Magic Trick to Getting Your Child to Love Their Veggies
Is mealtime a struggle in your house? Are you endlessly dreaming up new ways to hide the veggies in your child’s food? What if…
Is Pregnancy Causing You Pain? Or is your baby unsettled? An Osteopath can help!
By Hannah Schenker When you are going through the various stages of pregnancy, you may find yourself confronted with any number of bodily complaints…
What Every New Mum Needs Postpartum
By Gaylen Tuckett Every new mum will tell you that the weeks postpartum are deeply emotionally and physically draining and overwhelming. A new mum’s…
Here’s How to Help Your Child Sleep (No Sleep Training Required!)
By Tracy Gillett Is there a topic that occupies us more as new parents than how to get our children to sleep longer? Faster?…
Alchemy Clinic: Guiding You to Health and Wellness
Holistic health care, naturopathic consults in a well appointed, comfortable clinic, herbal medicine, teas and essential oil blends made to order, and in-home postpartum…
Stay Healthy, Recover Faster: Pre and Postnatal Support with Yum Mum Fitness
Petra Horvatic is a mama on the move – and she wants to help get you moving too. A pre and postnatal fitness specialist,…
Are we Restricting Our Baby’s Movement and Putting The Brakes On Brain Development?
By Dr Suzy McCleary Today, modern parents are surrounded by a world of devices and technology designed to make our lives easier. Babies can…
Motherhood: On Being an Introvert
By Christine Clemer I am a total introvert. It’s not that I don’t like people, but I definitely need lots of time to myself. I actually really…
Meditation in Motherhood: One Teacher’s Calling is Helping Kiwi Mums Find their Calm
As we know, becoming a parent is life changing and can be one of the hardest adjustments especially with living on minimal sleep with…
Flower Shower, A Photo Book: Help Bring This Book to Life!
Ladies in sunlight and flowers, nudity and oddities in a hardcover collectible book crafted in France, by photographer Alexandra Sophie. A thick 24x32cm book…
The True Meaning of “Awesome”: Best Birth Photos of 2019 From Birth Becomes Her Competition
By Hannah Schenker We all throw the word “awesome” around like confetti – because it’s such an awesome word! The word “awe”, of which…
My Journey of Awareness and Healing
By Marie Freeman I’m a natural parent living a natural life here at Waihi Beach. A naturist, wholistic energy worker, intuitive reflexologist and accredited…
7 Critical Tips to Increase Your Energy
By Nikki Veliz 1. Say no. A LOT more often. This truly is Fierce Self Care. (And there’s no spa/retreat/holiday needed to do this!)…
Bloody Awesome! Period Emoji Gets Go-Ahead to be Added to Emoji Keyboard
A period emoji has been given the green light and is due to hit smartphone keyboards in early 2019, giving women and girls a…
Hugs for Kids: A World of Wonder for Little People
By Hannah Schenker Hugs for Kids is your one-stop shop for all things wondrous and wonderful for your little ones. Whether you’re looking for…
A Mother’s Pain
By Clara Hahn This is a story to create awareness of the gap between motherhood and culture. For the first seven months of my…
The Balancing Act: Embrace An Abundant Life
By Tara Yewdall The Initial Change Whether you were once a career-driven woman and continued working up until the birth of your little one,…
So what is Attachment Parenting?
By Brandie Hadfield Every so often a new blog goes viral that takes aim at insulting Attachment Parenting. When I dissect the post, typically more…
10 Alternatives To Using Plastic Everyday
By Jillian Foster The war on waste in Australia has hit fever-pitch and for good reason. Australians alone use over 9.7 billion single-use plastic…
Why Napping in the Carrier is a GOOD Thing
By Brooke Maree HELP! My baby keeps falling asleep while they’re in the carrier! Or perhaps more accurately… My baby will only fall asleep in the…
Ideas, Design, Architecture, Building: Studio MK
Established by Marina Kozul in 2012, Studio MK helps clients achieve beautiful visions for projects of all sizes. They solve problems and provide clever…
Bring Your Child’s Artwork to Life
By Hannah Schenker Our children are all artists and they create the most wonderful, imaginative drawings. As parents we treasure those drawings, often keeping…
We Can’t Control Everything in Parenting, But We CAN Control What Skincare Products We use
By Tania Peterson Happy New Year to you all The Natural Parent Magazine readers from the team at The Beauty in the South! I…
Saving You Time, Saving Your Sanity: Organic, Nutrient-Dense Baby Food
By Hannah Schenker Scientists consider the first 1,000 days of a child’s life to be the most important environmental factor in a baby’s development. Their…
Kick Cravings for Carbs. Simply!
By Kate Barnes Is giving up the carbs something you’ve committed to? A New Year’s resolution perhaps? It’s something we know we need to do and…
You CAN Stop Yelling. Here’s Your 10-Step Plan
By Dr Laura Markham “Dr Laura… I’m trying to stop yelling for the new year, but I can’t. And I can’t imagine getting my…
Busting the BS About Baby Sleep
By Pinky McKay “Is he a good baby?” If you are a new parent, you can bet your boots this will be the first…
Quality, Organic Cotton Clothing for Kids in Classic, Long-Lasting Styles
By Hannah Schenker These days many of us are less interested in gendered clothing (you know – the pink for girls and blue for…
Innovative Technology Lifting Spirits of Starship Children
The Starship Foundation has introduced new technology which helps children and their families, who are unable to leave the hospital, enjoy some wonderful New…
Why Do Mothers Become Invisible After Giving Birth?
By Anneliese Lawton After my boys were born, there were appointments. To check their latch. To check their weight. To check their hearing. To check…
A Poetic Dialogue Between Dad and Daughters
By Terry Dammery Having been raised in orphanages, it was important that my children should have a better start and so we, their mother…
Waikato Parents: Helping You to Find Your Family Home
By Hannah Schenker Finding a home when you’re renting can be a really tough gig – and when you are starting a family you…
Naturally Savvy: How to Find Truly Natural Skincare for Mums and Bubs Without Being Duped
By Hannah Schenker We like to think that we are more conscious and savvy consumers these days. We are aware that the chemical load…
Shifting Priorities: Why Sleep Isn’t the Most Important Thing for Your Child
By Tracy Cassels I have taken it upon me to ask some of my clients and many of the people who send me questions…
Where’d You Go, Mama?
By Jennifer Locke The full-throated laughter from the people gathered in my living room startled me. Did someone just say something funny? I scanned the…
Helping Kids Process Their Emotions Free From Shame
By Suzanne Tucker Have you ever heard someone tell a child who is crying to stop? Maybe they lead with something like, “What are…
How The Myth Of The “Good Baby” Is Damaging Breastfeeding
By Professor Amy Brown Being a new parent can be one of the biggest, scariest responsibilities you will ever take on. Growing a whole…
Dear Hot Mess Mum: To Me You Are Perfect
By Jessica Johnston It’s tempting to pretend that there aren’t ritz crackers hidden deep inside my shag carpet, along with some other things I…
Taking Care of Two: How to Deal with the First Trimester
By Hannah Schenker The first trimester really seems to rocket by (though perhaps not when you’re in the throes of morning sickness). You likely…
When It Comes to Childcare, Grandparents Are The Least Stressful Option for Mum and Dad
By Brendan Churchill, University of Melbourne and Lyn Craig, University of Melbourne As any mother or father will tell you, being a parent is…
New Year’s Resolutions: Look to Children for Inspiration
By Sally Saint As we all step further and further into the New Year, let us all take a really good look at our…
Eight Things My Kids Need Right This Second
By Barrie Bismark Spoiler Alert. I’m about to say one of the most obvious statements ever spoken. Here it goes… Mums are constantly fielding…
Being in nature is good for learning, here’s how to get kids off screens and outside
By Tonia Gray, Western Sydney University Contrary to the belief we Aussies are a nature-loving outdoor nation, research suggests we’re spending less and less…
Not Drowning in Motherhood
By Angela Williams Glenn The other day I sat with the ocean breeze on my face, the sun burning down on my skin, and…
Finding Yoga: The Rash That Started The Restoration
By Lisa Cheaney-Hogan It started with a rash. Well, let’s back up. It really didn’t start with a rash, the warning signs were present…