There’s a little slice of paradise the exists within the walls of my home. It’s not known about by the others who live here… it’s existence is disguised as an ordinary bathroom. Not very large but cozy and cute (it has a beachy-theme going on), it appears to be a simple place of pottying, bathing, teeth-brushing and handwashing. It’s usually visited in groups…no one really gets much alone time in…
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Letter to a Relationship Jedi
And who’s the Jedi? It’s Master Relationship Coach Charles Zook. Charles Zook, MBA, CPCC has been coaching professional and personal relationships for over 20 years and he loves it. He has advanced systems coaching training from the Center for Right Relationship and has worked with for-profits, e.g. Unilever, non-profits, e.g. Stanford Medical Center, and governmental agencies, e.g the State of California. What inspires his work with well over 1,000 couples…
Read more...Breastfeeding Your Adopted Child
As featured in Issue 8 of HPM, written by Teglene Ryan Yes, you can breastfeed a baby to whom you did not give birth. In fact, breastfeeding an adopted baby is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. It is even possible to breastfeed if you have never been pregnant or have reached menopause. Breastfeeding an adopted baby is different than breastfeeding a baby after being pregnant, but it can…
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Author: Mary Davis Website: https://holisticparentingmagazine.com Mary Davis 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. She has founded and led several women’s groups, on a spectrum of communities and interests….
Read more...Suddenly Homeschooling–A Quick-Start to Legally Homeschool in 2 Weeks
Suddenly Homeschooling–A Quick-Start to Legally Homeschool in 2 Weeks by Marie-Claire Moreau, Ed.D. As Moreau observes, the two areas that traditionally had been rather stable among homeschoolers are beginning to rock the homeschooling world today. The first is why families are choosing homeschooling—no longer what one might expect anymore. Another is the length of time that families have available to prepare for homeschooling, which is far less than before, sometimes…
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A light drizzle began as I took my first steps on the dirt road of the little resort, coloring the sand just enough so that when I looked back I could see the prints of my bare feet highlighted in the soft sand. I was alone, save for the birds and the occasional buck grazing nonchalantly on the succulent leaves of summer. Spending time in nature, away from the mod-cons…
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Toddler-hood can come with all sorts of challenges, there is one challenge however that I have found as the most challenging and have felt the most conflicted over. You see, my toddler has turned two seven months ago. I’ll explain further. Two has been a magical age in my mind, it’s when I am able to go back to wearing dresses. It’s when I can finally sleep at night peacefully….
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I grew up in a time and culture when nursing was done behind closed doors, or hidden from view under a nursing cover. Public breastfeeding was so rare, it was like catching a glimpse of a mythical creature. If a child was hungry, there were secret places mothers would scurry off to so they could feed their child safely out of sight from everyone else going about their day. I’ll…
Read more...Yes, Still Breastfeeding, For Me, It’s All About Me
I never saw anyone breastfeed before I was in the hospital with a nurse hanging her head over my boob trying to get my first son to latch. Before this moment the only things to touch my nipples were me, my bra and men. I probably had some unspoken idea that I would breastfeed for about 6 months. Once we got rolling I pushed that to a year. I worked…
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