Cleaning Without Chemicals: Wave Ta Ta to Toxins with these Failsafe Ideas
Tired of shelling out $$ of your monthly shop on over-priced cleaning products loaded with toxic-nasties? You’re not alone. Scan Pinterest and you’ll find…
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Slings Made Simple
“For millions of years newborn babies have been held close to their mothers from the moment of birth. Being held and included on normal…
What Intensity should you workout at now that you’re expecting?
Keeping fit and healthy during pregnancy has many benefits for both mum and baby but it can be hard for mums to know what…
Toddler Toothbrushing tactics!
When your child reaches two years old hugs and dribbly smiles have been replaced with tantrums and gnarls! They have an adventurous spirit and…
Start as You Mean to Go On: The Essentials for Your Breastfeeding Journey
Educate Thank you Christchurch hospital for offering free breastfeeding classes. Eight-months pregnant and totally focused on labour, it didn’t occur to me that breast…
Car seat 101 – safety first
Did you know that most Scandinavian children travel rear facing until well into their fifth year? This has seen a dramatic improvement in accident…
Birth Joy: Birthing Essentials
Labour When it comes to choosing where to give birth take your time and choose well. This shouldn’t be a decision based on what…
Delicious winter warming Quinoa Porridge
By PureNature This makes a fantastic breakfast for cold winter mornings! Quinoa is high in protein and the dried fruit and cinnamon add a…
Maintaining Healthy Iron Levels During Pregnancy
Feeling strong and energetic through all stages of your pregnancy requires a nourished body and mind. Nourishing food and a healthy, functioning digestive system…
5 Strategies That Prevent Most Misbehaviour
“Okay, you’ve convinced me not to punish. But my two year old still bites, has tantrums, throws his food and scribbles on the furniture….”…
Thriving Cookies: Nut free, perfect for lunch boxes
Nut free, perfect for lunch boxes, low GI, healthy fats and oh so good. My boy’s favourite by far. Thriving Cookies ½ cup The…
Gentle parenting means no punishments and no rewards
By Bec English Gentle parenting means no punishments and no rewards: just a partnership with your kids where they want to do the right…
Baby Led Weaning
By Gill Rapley It’s now over seven years since the World Health Organization (WHO) published its recommendation that six months should be the earliest…
PREGNANCY AND VASA PREVIA
By Misty Sansom I read a story a while ago about pregnancy during the ancient greek times. Pregnant women would stay together in an…
When will you stop breastfeeding your toddler?
By Georgie Budini As the single mother of my beautiful little sixteen-month-old man, Max, I’m regularly faced with the question of when I will…
5 ways to help your child fall in love with nature
One of the first articles I ever read in the Natural Parent Magazine, many years ago now, when my eldest child was head-sniffingly new,…
7 Reasons to Use Natural Paint In Your Nursery
1/ The colours are lush. Pigments sourced from renewable plants and minerals produce colours which blend harmoniously into the nursery. Stone greys, leaf greens,…
Finding the language, to talk about birth-related loss.
By Dr Kumari Valentine Once upon a time, there was a fairy princess. She lived in a beautiful rose garden, because, as everyone knows,…
Dads…12 things every new mother wants you to know.
Congratulations on becoming a dad. It’s exciting and exhilarating but it’s also exhausting and it can be damn confusing too, as you not only…