Welcome to the January Carnival of Natural Parenting: Learning from children This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared the many lessons their children have taught them. Please read to the end to find a list [...]
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I found this post in the draft section of my blog. It was originally written one year ago, and I have finally decided to publish it. My husband has been supportive of natural parenting, but I do get the sense that if he had married and had kids with someone else he wouldn’t be adamant [...]
I found this post in the draft section of my blog. Although I no longer do daycare, I thought this was worth finally posting for parents who send their children to daycare and/or daycare providers who might be able to relate. I run a licensed family child care and look after children ages 1 to [...]
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Dear Santa, I hope this won’t be too late in getting to you, but I thought I would try anyway. So you might be wondering why I am writing to you since a) I’m 36 and b) we’ve had a fortunate year and don’t really need anything right now. I know that people mostly write [...]
On Thursday I sprained my ankle. I was walking down the steps on my way to work at 6:45 am. It was pitch black and I wasn’t paying attention to how many steps there were. I hit the last step with the side of my foot and landed sideways on the walkway. After 10 minutes [...]
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Welcome to the October Carnival of Natural Parenting: Staying Centered, Finding Balance This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared how they stay centered and find balance. Please read to the end to find a list [...]
I bought these dolls to commemorate the breastfeeding relationship between me and each of my girls. I hope they will have them for a lifetime and hand them down to their daughters. To learn more: Mamamor
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