Child Nurturing 22 March 2011

Why cosleep?  What’s the big deal, and is it really going to ‘ruin’ children?  Well, as I deal with two kiddos with head colds right now I can definitely extol the benefits of cosleeping.  I personally don’t have the stamina to be up down up down all night long with …

 whole living 28 February 2011

We are five days into our first venture in urban homesteading.  The girls and I are so excited about the little balcony garden we will have come summer.  Granted, this is all a complete experiment and I am not holding any expectations.  We will see how things go!
I decided to …

 Pets 21 February 2011

Now that we’ve covered two aspects of raw feeding- why to feed pets a raw biologically appropriate diet and exactly what to feed them- I’ll talk about switching them to the new diet. Switching to a new diet can be a challenging process, depending on the species and its age, …

 Circumcision 14 February 2011

Recently, Claudia Aderotimi traveled to the United States to undergo a buttock-enhancement procedure.  The procedure was carried out on Monday, February 7th, and by Tuesday she was dead. This procedure is dangerous, as unapproved silicone is injected into the skin.  Why? We ask.  Why would a woman choose to have …

 Childbirth 7 February 2011

So few people actually take a moment to consider how a woman’s birth experience affects her.  Is it just a process that results in a baby?  Or is it the darkest moment of a woman’s life, her most vulnerable time, when she faces her demons and comes out on the …

 Breastfeeding 28 January 2011

This is a statement regarding the matter of public safety:  beware the lactating female breast, as it posseses the dangerous ability to cause any onlooker to black out and go into a fit of epileptic convulsion, with a bout of painful hives ensuing.  In order to save man, woman, child …

 Child Nurturing 23 January 2011

Infant carriers are a necessity for any mother. Wearing baby on mother’s body is so incredibly important for the security of the baby and for the nurturing of the trusting bond between mother and baby. Humans are primates, closest relatives to the great apes (gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan) and it …

 Child Nurturing 23 January 2011

Baby wearing attracts attention. I get at least three comments on my six month old every time I go out. It’s not that she’s incredibly adorable (which she is) but that people are so amused to see her strapped to my back. About once a week I have to demonstrate …

 Child Nurturing 23 January 2011

Throughout human history, co-sleeping has been the default sleeping method. Its most natural form is bed-sharing, in which the infant and his mother sleep together, with baby next to mother, or in her arms, or on her chest. It also includes the infant sleeping in a bassinet in the mother’s …

 Child Nurturing 23 January 2011

The cry it out method encourages parents to ignore a crying child, but a crying baby should never be ignored. Crying is the final action in the infant distress response before the baby shuts down to preserve himself.
We do not have children for their convenience. We do not stop being …