3 MUSTS To Have In Place Before Baby Number 2, 3, 4, 5 Arrives…
By Kimberley Newing Hey mama of soon to be 2, 3, 4 or 5 kids…You’re going to freak out at least once before the…
Parenting
Discipline? Absolutely, as long as it’s positive
By Bonnie Harris What does the word discipline conjure up for you? Takes you right back to childhood, right? Did you like being disciplined? I bet…
Success is in the planning…sometimes
By Lisa Cheaney- Hogan Somehow, January 2018 was 7 weeks long and now next week is March?! Am I the only one who is feeling…
Unschooling Ourselves: Re-Thinking How We Interact With Our Kids
By Amanda Sharma You’ve just given birth. You feel like your body has been turned inside out, but the joy you feel when those…
Learning to Talk to Strangers
By Jessica Rios Growing up in the 80s, the only time I recall hearing the word stranger was within a common remark made by…
Roughhousing: The Rules of the Game
By Nelle Myrica Donaldson “There’s no raspberries allowed in this fighting game!” my three-year-old calls out. “There’s no tickling in snow-fighting!” giggles the six-year-old….
3 Things To Do When You Just Can’t Take Any More
By Kimberley Newing We all have those days, weeks, months … When it all just feels too much and you want to quit, run…
12 tips for surviving plane travel with young children
By Joss Hooren Instead of feeling excited about your upcoming flight, are you worrying about how to keep the kids happy, entertained, well slept,…
If You’re Going to Buy One Parenting Book This Year, Make It This One
Dr. Laura Markham is a regular contributor to The Natural Parent Magazine, and her work has helped countless parents around the world in transitioning…
Easy ways to teach kids about emotions in daily life
By Dr Laura Markham Anthropologists say that Inuits, whose world is full of snow, have at least 50 words for variations of snow. Inuit…
Why Mothers Are Queens
By Kimberley Newing A milestone happened in our house this week. I breastfed for the last time. EVER. Our 17 month old weaned and…
10 Reasons I’m Jealous of my Husband, From a SAHM
By Jennifer Congdon Stay-At-Home Mums (SAHMs) love our jobs, don’t get me wrong. I’m sure our husbands are jealous of us, too and the…
How to Get The Kids Out the Door On Time and Still Feel Connected
By Rachel Schofield How hard we all work to get our kids out the door on time! I think just about every parent I’ve…
Raising Gratitude
By Bonnie Harris So many parents complain, especially at holiday and birthday time, how ungrateful their children are. It’s hard to put in all…
Permissive Parenting is not Gentle Parenting
By Megan Stonelake What assumptions are conjured up by phrases like “gentle parenting” and “empathic parenting?” It’s possible that you think of parents who…
40 Good Reasons To Practice Mindful Parenting
By Dr. Gina Madrigrano Mindfulness and meditation have proven beneficial for both parents and children. More and more studies are uncovering the short- and long-term…
Expanding World: Allow Yourself to be Drawn to That Which is Calling You
By Sally Saint Over the Christmas period I took a complete step back from the world and went within. In the walls of my…
No Ifs, Ands, or Buts: Setting Limits With Empathy
By Lisa Sunbury Calmly setting and holding to necessary limits can be trying for parents, especially in the face of a toddler’s strong feelings…
5 Things Never to Ask Your Child Right After School
By Bonnie Harris You want to interact and make connection when your kids get home from school. Your kids do too but not in…
Postpartum Care and Connection: Everything You Need to Know in One Online Workshop
By Hannah Schenker Hey mamas and papas – are you expecting a baby, or do you have a newborn between birth and 12 weeks…