4 tips for helping your kids feel their feelings
By Lisa Smith, The Peaceful Parent A couple years ago, I remember my then 11-year-old boy woke up on the wrong side of the bed….
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In Praise of Boredom
By Alison Binks Your home is small, or beginning to feel small now. The kids are home. And the creative brain of your little…
Let Them Be Young
By Annika Hamilton The world they live in is a scary place. There are so many challenges that they may face. But if they…
What Covid-19 has taught us about the fourth trimester
By Sara Laharnar You can understand why women are anxious about being pregnant in the middle of a global pandemic. Aside from the fear…
How to Teach Your Children to Appreciate the Planet
By Emily Folk We live on one of the coolest planets in the solar system, but it’s easy to take it for granted because…
Parenting and Peace
By Lelia Schott Peaceful parenting is more of a lifestyle than a parenting style. Peaceful parenting doesn’t mean we don’t experience conflict, it means we’re…
Minimuds: Overcoming the Crowd
By Kim Lancaster As a young designer and commercial dressmaker, I was always drawn to colour and contrasts, style, and simple functional design. On…
Babywearing in the time of Coronavirus
By Dr. Rosie Knowles We are certainly living in challenging times with the coronavirus, a global pandemic, schools and businesses being closed, restrictions placed…
All of Me
By Sally Saint As the changes circulate around us all more and more, like the gaseous rings around the planet Saturn, what we thought was…
Making breastfeeding work when you #StayAtHome
By Emma Pickett So, you are home with your new baby. Someone said something to you antenatally about ‘taking time’ as a new family,…
A Mid-Life Crisis or A Mini-Break?
By Victoria Vanstone I’m 43. I guess I’m halfway through my life. I’ve done lots. I’ve travelled the world. I’ve had many jobs, many…
Empowering Women To Make Positive Health & Wellbeing Choices
With almost 10 years in the health and wellness industry, Melanie Hansen has helped hundreds of women make positive changes in their lives. As an…
Instead of Grounding Your Kid: 12 Steps To Teach a Lesson
By Dr. Laura Markham “Dr. Laura – Could you write about transitioning to positive discipline for parents of older kids? If I start Peaceful…
Stylish & Unique: Handmade Accessories for Kids
After the birth of her son, Jenna Welsh was inspired to use her creativity and fashion design knowledge to start her own business, creating…
Sustainable, Ethical Living for the Conscious Consumer
Feeling overwhelmed with how inaccessible and time consuming it could be to make an informed choice on product and brand alternatives, twin sisters Helen and…
Capturing Beautiful Moments Through Photography
Turning her creative hobby into a business, lifestyle photographer Jenna Duxbury creates beautiful, warm, soulful imagery while documenting the emotion of womenhood. At Opal…
Arbonne: Plant-Based Products For Healthy Living
With her first baby on the way, Angela Leslie was in search of a more flexible way of working, that would allow her to…
Do You Struggle With Guilt Mama?
I feel guilty when I ask my partner to have a turn trying to settle our teething son. I feel guilty when my son hurts…
Designed by our family, ‘The natural choice for your family’
Created by midwife and mum of two Carla, Madannah Original was first released in April 2017 as a skin remedy for nappy rash, dermatitis and dry…
Wholefood Gummies and Capsules: Packed With Nutritional Goodness
René Purcell was looking for ways to get her daughter, who has Down syndrome and autism, to eat healthily and get the nutrition her body…