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Being Able to Work While Staying Home With the Kids – That’s the Dream, Right?
by The Natural Parent MagazineOnce you have children, work takes on a different meaning in your life. Being able to stay home with the kids while you work…
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Baby Only Wants to Sleep On You, Be Held By You, Or Just Have Cuddles All Day Long? They’re Not “Broken”, It’s Normal!
By Brooke Maree Four years ago I thought my daughter had a “sleep problem”. I could not understand why she wanted to sleep soundly…
Being Able to Work While Staying Home With the Kids – That’s the Dream, Right?
Once you have children, work takes on a different meaning in your life. Being able to stay home with the kids while you work…
Why Choosing Natural Fibre Clothing is Better for the Future of the Planet
By Hannah Schenker While we are all doing our best to reduce the use of single-use plastics in our home, knowing as we do…
How Vedic Meditation is Reversing the Effects of Sleep Deprivation Among Kiwi Mums
Speaking from the foothills of the Himalayas, New Zealand’s Vedic Meditation master, Lauren Godfrey, weighs in on the prenatal and postnatal benefits of the…
Build Foundational Literacy Skills at Home with School Start Buddy
By Hannah Schenker Is your child preparing to start school, or do you have a child in their early school years? Would you like…
Bedtime Battles: When Saying Goodnight is Hard
By Dr. Deborah MacNamara At the age of four, my daughter looked at me and said, “Mama, we have a problem – I don’t…
Mummy, Get Off Your Phone!
By Susana Kuehne My husband and I try to not be on our phones in the evening because it takes away time that could…
What Particular Life Skills Do Our Children Need to Learn?
By Kylee Harris Kiwi parents want their children’s schools to teach life skills, based on a survey of over 500 families. It is well…
6 Mindful Steps Towards a More Balanced Postpartum
By Marta Willis Now that you’re home with your precious little one, the first days of the oxytocin high might be slowly easing off….
“PICTURE PERFECT” PARENTING CULTURE CAUSES MORE THAN HALF OF PARENTS WORLDWIDE TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE FAILING
A new global study commissioned by leading baby wipe brand WaterWipes, surveying over 13,000 parents worldwide, has revealed that almost two thirds of Australian…
Replacing Punishment with Connection
By Bridget McNamara … To punish kids, very simply, is to make something unpleasant happen to them – or prevent them from experiencing something…
When Children Act Out: “Seeking Negative Attention” or Needing to be Seen?
By Mona Delahooke Decades ago, when I was in graduate school studying child psychology, I was taught that children often do things to get…
New Partnership Renews Push for Zero Pre-Schooler Drownings by 2020
A new partnership between YMCA Auckland, Plunket Auckland and Auckland Council is increasing the push for zero drownings in the under-five age group across…
Preparing for the Fourth Trimester: Why Postnatal Support is So Crucial
By Hannah Schenker We spend nine months growing and nurturing new life in our bellies, and the birth of our child is such an…
Take Another Look
By Maddy Stockford If you’ve ever thought about getting some family photos taken but haven’t, could it be because when you think of family…
Why I’m Grateful For The Gentler Way to Parent
By Abi Copley Since starting my maternity leave, I’ve actually been able to sit and read a magazine and browse the amazing articles here…
Over 35 and Having a Baby? It May Help Your Memory
By Hannah Schenker Women over age 35 who want to conceive are often cautioned of all the possible risks, and are even subjected to…
It’s Time to Look Past the Behaviour
By Kylie Johnston The behaviours are never really the problem. The behaviours are the result of the problem, which is why behaviour management just…
Bearing the Love
By Georgia Todd I used to think having a kid or two and staying at home with them would be a jip. A sort…
The Buggy Boutique: Fully Serviced, Cleaned and Reconditioned Secondhand Buggies
Buggy Boutique are all about recycling. They’re dedicated to restoring pre-loved prams and buggies and putting the gleam and lustre back into them. They…
Co-Creating Images That Celebrate the Essence of Motherhood
Canada-based Chantal Mercier, mother of two and talented self-taught artist-photographer at Tall Grass Photography by Chantal, discovered her love for creating art through photography…
What’s It REALLY Like Being a New Mum?
By Sarah Noble I’ve always known I was going to be a mum. I believed it without a doubt. I had no idea when,…
Is Food Before One Really Just For Fun?
By Rachael Wilson In recent years we’ve seen the rise of baby led weaning as an alternative to spoon feeding purées when infants are…
In a World of Fast Fashion, Let’s Slow it Down to Child’s Pace
By Hannah Schenker Over the last few years, consumers have been waking up to the negative impact that “fast fashion” has on the environment…
Staying Active During Pregnancy
By Renee Norman As we write this month’s article we are hitting our 16th and 17th week of pregnancy with our number two babies…
Model Graciousness
By Robin Einzig There’s a parenting question that comes up perhaps more frequently than any other. We seem to be able to wrap our…
Are we Trying Too Hard to Teach our Autistic Children?
By Ally Grace I often hear the phrase “teachable/teaching moment” within communities of caregivers. Whilst I can see what is meant by this, I question this…
Little Thunder: Illustrator with Keen Storytelling Abilities
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Little Thunder 門小雷 is the talented illustrator behind the amazing tattooed breastfeeding mama on the cover of Issue…
The Mighty Microbiome: The Importance of Probiotics for the Pregnant and New Mama
By Hannah Schenker Hey mama – are you taking care of your microbiome? Perhaps this isn’t a question you’ve been asked before, nor something…
The Helpful Brand: Helping Entrepreneurs Achieve Extraordinary Results
Are you an entrepreneur or business owner frustrated at where you are at? Are you keen to scale your business sustainably, but don’t know…
In Defence of “Screen Time”
By Brandie Hadfield This topic can be quite a doozy, and in the six-and-a-half years I have managed an Attachment Parenting forum, I tell…
Is It Healthy and Safe For Babies To Sleep Alone?
By Mary Francell Every few months it seems there’s another headline proclaiming “Cry-It-Out Doesn’t Hurt Babies” or “The Dangers of Co-Sleeping”. Doctors warn parents…
Little Luminaries: Top Tips for Attending Festivals With Young Kids
By Georgia Todd Attending a seven-day festival with a 1.5-year-old and a 3.5-year-old is daunting to say the least. As we began to prepare…
Beyond the Physical: Healing Energetic Imbalances with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Melbourne-based Jackie Gagalovska has moved from healing people in a mainstream Western medical model, to the energy-based healing modality that is Traditional Chinese Medicine…
Why Do We Fear a Caesarean Birth?
By Leigh East We’re told it is a “lifesaving procedure”, we’re also told “it’s major stomach surgery”. Unfortunately, we are rarely told much else…
Does Peaceful Parenting Mean Letting Kids Do Whatever They Want?
By Dr. Laura Markham “Isn’t there a time and a place for a parent to just plain ‘be in charge’? So often, and especially…
Reasons to Hire a Doula (and Why I Wish I Had the First Time)
By Kaeli Stolt You’re pregnant. There is so much to decide. So much information to navigate. Should you buy the Snuggle Me Organic or…
Babies and Music
By Elizabeth Pantley Mothers have always crooned their babies to sleep with lullabies, fathers have sung nursery rhymes to their toddlers, and families have…
Calming the Most Deep-Seated Fear
By Dr. Dawn Kingston When I talk to new mums about their emotional health while they were pregnant, I listen while they share what…
Finding the Ease in Parenting
By Asta Rudzinskaite Somewhere amidst pretending I am Frasier, the rabbit, who has to repeat the seemingly endless dialogue lines fed by my daughter, getting…
Happy, Healthy Kids Need Happy, Healthy Mums: Uplift Health
Are you a happy, healthy mum? Do you feel your vitality and strength? If you are somewhat lacking, struggling with digestive issues, not getting…
My Top Ten Tips for Mums With New Babies
By Lauren Heffernan This blog post is inspired by the 15 (or so) incredible women that have reached out to me over the past…
From Bibs to Babywearing: Bubba Bump Baby Essentials
Like many wonderful businesses, the idea for Bubba Bump came not long after Majella’s first child. She wanted to create products that were great…
Your Ultimate Life: Online Personal Development and Leadership Courses For All Walks of Life
Greg and Kirsten Jones from Your Ultimate Life offer a world class income opportunity and award winning personal development courses to men and women…
Helix Connections: Helping Kiwi Consumers Make Sustainable Choices
Ritu and Ian’s dream project has finally taken shape in the form of Helix Connections, a young and dynamic distributor of natural health, beauty…
9 Deep Issues of a Healthy Lunch Box
By Kate Barnes Recently, the ABC published an article: What’s in our kids’ lunch boxes? It’s been preying on my mind. Schools from differing…
sHEROes: Snug Fit, Superhero Coverage, Girl Power Pants
FINALLY, great fitting underwear that matches her school dress! sHEROes girls school underwear are a contemporary scungie/undie, providing full coverage, superhero-sized underpants that stay…
Capturing the Beauty of Pregnancy, Newborns, Babies, and Families: Chelsea Haworth Photography
Chelsea Haworth is a highly sought after and incredibly talented multi award winning pregnancy, newborn and family portrait photographer and artist based in Swanson,…
Let Your Little Wanderer Explore + Still Feel the Earth Beneath Them With Soft-Sole Shoes
When it comes to babies and first-time walkers, barefoot is best but isn’t always practical. Soft sole shoes that act like a second skin…
Natural, Organic, Genuine: Beautiful Little Things Photography
Bree Bain is a Sydney-based natural light, lifestyle photographer. She is also an actor, a mother to two crazy, cute, energetic little boys and…