Kindness Matters | 10 Things About Asperger’s I Want You To Know
By Barbara Doyle I am a mom to a child with Asperger’s Syndrome. It is a mystery and a delight and sometimes exhausting like…
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The Ultimate Gift: Mother Carries Baby to Term to Donate Organs
By Hannah Schenker It takes a special kind of person to think of others in their darkest hour. Keri Young is that kind of…
Mom is Drawing – Artist Captures What it’s like to be a Mother
By Hannah Schenker Joy Hwang, aka Mom is Drawing, started out motherhood thinking everything was going to go according to plan and be a…
Discover a Magical Wonderland with Photographer Kirsty Mitchell
By Hannah Schenker You are about to encounter some of the most incredible photographs you likely have ever seen. Kirsty Mitchell’s remarkable photo series,…
Celebrating Difference: Brazilian Twins With Albinism
By Hannah Schenker Here at The Natural Parent Magazine, we like to celebrate everyone’s individuality (we also believe that beauty is more than skin…
Photographer Documents How Her Autistic Son Sees The World
By Hannah Schenker Photographer and mother of two, Kate Miller-Wilson, has put her photography skills to a new use – capturing the realities of…
Different is Brilliant: Meet Young Autistic Artist – Iris Grace
By Hannah Schenker Autism is something we are all aware of now, with as many as 1 in 100 in the UK affected. We…
Definition of kindness: 6-year-old Gives up Birthday Party to Donate to Homeless
By Hannah Schenker When you are turning six years old, birthday parties are a big deal. A really big deal. Which is what makes…
Social media: it feels like we know more, but do we actually know less?
By Lauren Keenan It often feels like I know much more about other people since the advent of social media. I know what some…
Artist Celebrates Motherhood by Drawing Pictures of Herself with Her Daughter
By Hannah Schenker Artist and mother Sora Ceballos celebrates motherhood by drawing herself with her daughter in a series of beautiful, colourful drawings using watercolours and…
Mama Snaps Daughter in Extravagant Disney Cosplay
By Hannah Schenker While you might prefer to avoid Disney altogether, for many children Disney movies and characters are a big part of their…
Celebrate the people you love in the places you love with Moemoea Collective
Moemoea Collective photographer Tessa Russell‘s vision is to get you to realise how important it is to preserve your legacy through photography. Her photography draws…
Why Women Need Their Girlfriends
By Kari Kubiszyn Kampakis Years ago, I was at the beach with my family when I noticed a group of ladies nearby who appeared…
4th Trimester Bodies Project
By Hannah Schenker Photographer Ashlee Dean Wells and her project partner Laura Weetzie Wilson have created a movement: 4th Trimester Bodies. This movement, which…
Book review: Waiting for Later by Tina Matthews
By Rebecca Wilson Waiting for Later, a children’s story by New Zealand Author Tina Matthews is a simple and delicately woven tale. It’s a…
Father Photoshops children into whimsical scenes
By Hannah Schenker Swiss photographer John Wilhelm is keeping it all in the family with his wild and wacky creations featuring his children. Calling…
Hand embroidery to lift your spirits
By Hannah Schenker The world has gone mad. It is far to easy to dwell on the negative stuff right now, so let’s flip…
WATCH: It’s time for a pep talk!
By Hannah Schenker You could say that now, more than ever, we could use a pep talk. Check out this sweet little video by…
Nice Girls vs. Kind Women
By Asia Suler This post is a bit of a departure from my normal blog material (namely- nature, plants, poetry, ecology and metaphor), but…
“Swedish Dads” project turns dads on to paid parental leave
By Hannah Schenker Sweden has one of the most generous paid parental leave systems in the world, with parents eligible to stay at home…