Stretch Marks During Pregnancy – What Can You Do?
By Hannah Schenker You may already be marked with silvery stripes from your adolescent days of rapidly growing from a child into a young…
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Moment of Birth: Photography Competition Winners Announced
By Hannah Schenker Birth photography is intimate, powerful, emotional and raw. Birth Becomes Her is a website devoted to birth photography, for both expectant…
Looking for Treasure: How Heuristic Play will Benefit your Child
By Hannah Schenker Picture this: your child is surrounded by many colourful, loud, moving toys – toys that you as parents, and your well-meaning…
This Mama Wrote a Rap Song Teaching Women how to Breastfeed and it is Awesome
By Hannah Schenker Whenever you see a woman breastfeeding a child, it can be tempting to assume that it was always so easy, that…
Actually, It DOES Matter How You Give Birth
By Annie Reneau Whenever people discuss c-sections and natural childbirth, one well-meaning sentiment always rises from the fray: It doesn’t matter how you give…
Feeling Feelings: Parent with Passion
By Deanne Atkinson Parent with Passion is all about feelings. A spiritual approach to parenting which nurtures positive emotions. Parent with Passion provides Parent…
You Will Find the Way, Mamas
By Laura Murphy I don’t think I’m alone when I admit to being all about ‘the rules’ when I was pregnant with Little Frog….
Homeschooling Around the World by Bicycle
By Celine Pasche. Photography: Xavier Pasche. We are a young couple from Switzerland. In 2010, we decided to undertake a long bicycle tour around the world….
8 THINGS I’VE LEARNED IN 4 YEARS OF BEDSHARING
By Nina Palmo It’s safe. When my oldest was born, we set up a crib right next to my side of the bed. I…
Silver Lining: A Short Rhyming Story for Children
This rhyming story is the second in a series of three, for children aged 4 years + and aims to nurture children’s imagination as…
CAN I KEEP HER?
By Cathy Oliver You are never more aware of the passage of time than when you’re watching your baby grow. It’s an odd sensation…
In Touch with Nature: Living in a Giant Greenhouse
By Hannah Schenker Have you ever considered living in a greenhouse? In harmony and close proximity to nature – the fruits and vegetables for…
Sustainable Fashion: Mum Creates “Dresses” out of Fruits, Veg and other Organic Items!
By Hannah Schenker We really do love our fruits and vegetables around here, so we were tickled to discover artist and mama, Alya Chaglar,…
The Gift of Looking Away
By Adrienne Mead I’m a parent with anxiety. I’m neither defined by my anxiety nor ashamed of it. It’s just part of my journey….
Your Birth Stories: Welcoming Reuben into the World
Birth story by Meagan Snook. Photography by Belle Verdglione. Finding out I was pregnant again was so exciting. It was Easter time and I…
In The Days Of New Motherhood, The Postman Became My Saviour
By Samantha Johnson During the first few months of my son’s life, I would base my entire day around the arrival of the postman….
Mourning the End of the Breastfeeding Relationship
By Sam Milam I metaphorically stand up here today, shaking in my boots, to share my journey of breastfeeding my son until he was…
The Big Thing No One Told Me about Becoming a Mom
By Jessica Rios I heard it was the best thing ever. The biggest love I’d ever feel. The most challenging thing I’d ever do….
Dandelion: A Short Rhyming Story for Children
This lovely little rhyming story is for children aged 4 years + and aims to nurture children’s imagination as well as a love for…
Keeping Kids Healthy During Winter
By Julie Fergusson We have officially hit that time of year where kids become little petri dishes, spreading colds and germs back and forth…