Two B’s and the Big C
If there was a choice that didn't increase the chance of you developing certain types of cancer, would you take it? What if it was your child? What would you do then?
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So You’re Going To Bottle Feed…
Bottle-feeding has become a huge part of Western society, but this method of feeding is not what infants biologically expect. However, there are ways to try and mimic the breastfeeding relationship that mothers can use and that's what is focused on herein.
Simple Ways to Calm a Crying Baby
Helping an infant return to sleep easily, then, is an essential gift to give our infants—as well as an important goal for parents who need to rest. The science of nighttime care provides a good foundation for parents trying to calm their babies. It clarifies what is important to know about calming babies and why certain types of calming are most likely to be helpful.
Guest Post: How Unschoolers Learn
Guest Writer Emma Marie Forde, DClinPsych examines the way in which unschooling fosters learning.
Guest Post: Breastfeeding and Alcohol Consumption
Guest post looking at the sometimes touchy issue of breastfeeding and alcohol consumption. What is safe? What isn't? Do you have a drink or two while nursing?
What Are We Teaching Our Children?
When you think of instilling your child with kindness and empathy, do you think about the various ways we inhibit this development in modern parenting?
Why Is Saving Babies’ Lives Not Enough?
Extrapolating over a ten-year period, there are approximately 7,400 infants under the age of one who died, most of whom need not have.
Motherhood and Art: An Interview with Gioia Albano
Art can be transformative in society – we have known this for a long time – it’s just the matter of which art we choose to share. In this vein, I choose to share Gioia Albano and her depictions of motherhood as beautiful, loving, and natural.
Bed-Sharing and Co-Sleeping: Research Overview
A fabulous review of issues surrounding bedsharing and co-sleeping by Dr. Helen Ball of Durham University. Reprinted with permission.
Bedsharing and SIDS: The Whole Truth
An overview of the research on the supposed link between increased SIDS risk and co-sleeping. Warning that there doesn't seem to be much to it, but there are some real considerations that need to be taken into account.