How Can You Set Limits If You Don’t Use Threats to Enforce Them?
By Dr Laura Markham “I’m struggling with how to enforce limits without a consequence. For example, brushing teeth – she’ll refuse. It’s not reasonable…
Natural Parent magazine (UK) is hiring!
Hear ye, hear ye! There’s some exciting news in Mag Land – Natural Parent magazine (UK) is hiring! We’re looking for an awesome-as-heck freelance…
TikTok dad’s foolproof hack to help kids calm down
Check out this clever Dad’s foolproof hack to help kids calm down.If you’ve had a toddler or preschooler, you’ll know that small problems can…
Follow Your Heart: Breastfeeding: Laid-Back Position
A series of informative and supportive videos from Connection Centred Parenting Specialist and The Natural Parent Magazine Spokesperson Anne Cullen. Email Anne with your…
A very full heart
By Simone Cardwell I remember being eleven and saying to my best friend ‘I want babies, but I don’t want to HAVE babies’. I…
Learning? It’s child’s play
By Pennie Brownlee Your child is a learning-genius. It’s true. Babies are born hard-wired and ready for two things: partnership and learning. In the…
Coming Unglued at 3:00 a.m.
By Lauren Porter If there is one uniting theme of parenthood, it is likely exhaustion. Parents, most especially mothers, speak eternally of their overwhelming…
Pink’s beautiful photograph supports breastfeeding Mamas everywhere
The singer posted a photo of her breastfeeding her 2-month-old son, Jameson, while her 5-year-old daughter, Willow, is wrapped around her legs. Showing her…
Becoming Mommy
By L.R.Knost “Parents aren’t perfect people. They are people being perfected.” In the deep stillness of the night, a newborn’s cry pierces the silence….
Babies Don’t Manipulate-They Communicate
By L.R.Knost On a recent trip to the park, I overheard a parent ranting and raving about a little one “being a brat and…
Raising World-Changers…second-generation unschooling
By Amanda Sharma When I think of doing school as a child, I think of sunny days spent hanging upside-down on the monkey bars…
Dad gave his 19-Month-Old Son his Old Canon G12: Here’s His POV
Imagine what life would look like through the eyes of a 19-month-old! Thanks to Stanley Jones, the son of British Army photographer Timothy Jones…
Happy Family Gardening
By Becky Cashman, I love this time of the year, with all the promise of a new garden. I like planting seeds as much…
7 questions to help you decode your child’s SOS and respond
“All communication is either an SOS or a care package.” — Kelly Bryson You’ve probably heard the term “Acting out’ refer to misbehaving. It…
5 Things To Do When You Feel Your Temper Rising
Dr. Laura, I see how all your mindfulness techniques make me a more patient mother. But when I find my temper rising, what can…
Bye, Bye Sore Bottoms: Nappy Rash (and how to avoid it)
Nappy rash: it’s the bane of so many families’ lives. Thankfully, there are some lovely, natural options to combat or, even better, avoid sore…
My Organic Baby, Living an Organic Lifestyle with a Baby
The urge to protect our newborns is deep and instinctual. Its power might take some by surprise: keep them close, keep them safe. It…
What to consider when choosing cough products for kids
There is nothing worse than hearing your little one coughing their heart out and all the family suffers if they are awake coughing through…