Yoga – A path to happy, healthy, mindful children
By Premaloka “Namaste is what we say to the good in you and the good in me, sing Namaste, everyday, and the world will…
Inspiration
India’s 105-year-old mother of trees
By Hannah Schenker Still going strong at 105-years-old, Saalumarada Thimmakka is truly devoted to mother nature, and is said to have planted around 300…
What does an unschooled teen DO? MY NATURAL LEARNING LIFE
By Ez* When I was born, Mum had already been home educating my older brothers for some years, so it’s really natural for me…
Sweeping in the Tipi: On Woman and Home
By Jessica Rios, re-blogged with permission from her website Leaning Into Light In recent months I’ve wondered about the relationship between how a woman…
Kiwi talent Anna Coddington: mum and musician
By Hannah Schenker October 21, 2016 saw the release of Luck/Time, Kiwi musician Anna Coddington’s third album, the culmination of four years of diligent songwriting and…
Spilt Milk Yoga: If you’re a parent, this book is for you
By Hannah Schenker Spilt Milk Yoga: A guided self-inquiry to finding your own wisdom, joy, and purpose through motherhood, by Cathryn Monro, was launched…
Inspirational kids: Hailey Fort
By Hannah Schenker Back in 2015, in response to the growing homelessness evident in the US, a 9-year-old girl named Hailey Fort took it…
If Children Led the World
This is the first in a series of posts by Jessica Rios, and is re-blogged with permission from her website Leaning Into Light For…
Best friends create greatest Halloween costume of 2016
By Hannah Schenker Halloween has been and gone and there have been tonnes of incredible costumes shared all over the internet. But these two…
Growing with Gratitude: We speak to founder Ash Manuel
By Hannah Schenker The Growing with Gratitude program is all about teaching children the valuable skills of kindness, gratitude and mindfulness from an early…
Celebrating a mother’s beauty
By Hannah Schenker We are ALL about the body love here. That’s right, however you look in this very moment is perfect. Lovely soft…
Yoga: A little goes a long way
By Hannah Schenker Yoga is for everybody. Have you heard this little catchphrase before? Yet all you see when you log on to Instagram…
This mum’s “performance review” will have you reaching for the tissues
By Hannah Schenker This one is for all the working mums out there. The ones who despite having a new child, make the huge…
Dutch innovation at its greatest: The “Tesla of eco-villages”
By Hannah Schenker If you know anything about the Dutch, it’s that they are incredibly innovative and creative when it comes to where and…
Collect, Make, Explore: interview with author Jessica Wascak
By Hannah Schenker Here at The Natural Parent, we believe in children being allowed to be children when they are young. To freely explore…
There is only one thing that will calm this crying baby…
By Hannah Schenker It’s fantastic when our children inherit our great taste in music, right? Maybe it’s from when they were hanging out in…
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…
A Vietnamese take on kindergarten
Take a look at this innovative “farming kindergarten” in Vietnam, built by Vo Trong Nghia Architects From their site: Vietnam, historically an agricultural country,…
Shelter buddies: Children practice their reading to shelter pups
By Hannah Schenker This Missouri-based organisation is doing great things: combining children practicing their reading with shelter pups who could use a little loving…
I am not black…You are not white
By Hannah Schenker Have you had a chance to see any of Prince Ea’s incredible spoken word offerings yet? This man is a poet…