HPM 17 is ready to enjoy! Get your hands on this beautiful issue HERE Explore interesting and heartwarming articles in this issue: Featuring Making Waves: Mindful Parenting, Transformed World by Shana Smith Exquisite Self-Care for Moms, by Nova Cox Surviving the Unthinkable; When a Child Dies, by Fi Dann Tricky People: Teaching Our Children About Strangers, by Jodi Norton Also in this Issue: Thriving Versus Surviving at School, by Stephany O’Leary…
Read more...Are you ready for an adventure? Do you love HPM? Are YOU the person to continue HPM’s vision? Due to personal reasons, I have decided to sell our beloved magazine. HPM has been a labor of love and source of much joy for almost three years. I have produced 16 (Issue 17 is almost ready–please bear with me!) beautiful issues, which have been enthusiastically received across the globe. Our readers…
Read more...“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning, but a going on with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” -Hal Borland This quote reminds me of a combination of the oh-so-true phrase, “Hindsight is 20/20.” and “When you know better, you do better.” (Maya Angelou). As our calenders change from 2015 to 2016, it’s technically a fresh start- but so is every morning. As parents, we…
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In the nine months I was pregnant with my son and in the first months of his life, no one mentioned anything about how to approach situations where my toddler doesn’t want to hug Aunt Sarah or Grandpa or their second cousin. I guess it’s one of those things that get pushed aside until they get older and then you’re presented with this situation and you’re like, “Oh, okay, what…
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Want to know a dirty, little secret about punishment? It doesn’t work. Punishment may be able to control a child’s behavior temporarily while they’re small or when they are in their parents’ presence, but it cannot control the person. As with all humans, outward behavior is merely a reflection of our inner selves: our needs, our hurts, our emotional states. While the temporary ‘payoff’ of punishment may be compliance, the…
Read more...Over 40 years of research has proven that in the early months of life, skin-to-skin contact, also referred to as Kangaroo Care, creates remarkable benefits for you and your baby. When we are pregnant we long to have our little one in our arms, close to our heart. It is our natural instinct but we often read and hear opinions and tales that make us wonder how beneficial is it…
Read more...So many awesome topics in this beautiful issue! Get your copy here! About the Author Author: Michelle Hampton Website: https://holisticparentingmagazine.com Kathryn Los is Owner, Editor, and Publisher of Holistic Parenting Magazine. Kathryn is married to her soulmate and together they parent six delightfully vibrant children in the Colorado Rockies. She has a background in sociology and philosophy, and has enjoyed working as a birth doula and breastfeeding counselor for over a decade….
Read more...We had so much fun with our giveaway last year that we’re making it an annual tradition! From Monday December 14th- Friday December 18th, we will be giving away some FANTASTIC prizes from 29 of our favorite natural-minded companies! We know you’ll love them too…so don’t miss out! The giveaway will happen on our Facebook page…so check it often throughout the week!! Good luck! 🙂 Thanks to our giveaway participants:…
Read more...Within days of his birth, he is taken from the comfort and security of his mother, he is strapped down against his will and part of his tiny body is cut off with limited to no pain relief. He thrashes in a desperate attempt to free himself and he cries, a devastating cry of distress, a heartbreaking plea for help, but no one responds and the cutting continues. Is this…
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