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5 Things to Try Before Telling Your Child to Wait a Minute
Charise of I Thought I Knew Mama shares how she is handling the challending situation of giving attention to more than one child while taking care of household tasks. Read More…
20 Comments | Posted in Balance, Consistent Care, Responding With Sensitivity, Routines and Schedules
20 Ways to Have Fun With Kids When You’re Stuck in the House
Charise of I Thought I Knew Mama shares 20 ways to enhance your family’s joy on even the dreariest of days, plus plenty of inspirational resources! Read More…
3 Comments | Posted in Arts and Crafts, Natural Learning, Playtime, Reading
10 Ways to Play With Your Toddler While Breastfeeding Your Baby
Charise shares how she provides her son with fun and dedicated attention while nursing her newborn daughter. Read More…
12 Comments | Posted in Breastfeeding, Feeding With Love, Natural Learning, Playtime
5 Tips for Practicing Gentle Discipline With Your Toddler
Charise shares five guidelines she tries to follow in order to foster her son’s individuation while still maintaining her attachment parenting principles. Read More…
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Holistic Health Practices For The Cold Season
When you are pregnant, and when you are a breastfeeding mama, your health becomes a major priority in a way that it never has before. Here are a few key holistic health practices I have been practicing that I believe are responsible for my good health, and in turn, my breastfed son’s good health. Read More…
4 Comments | Posted in Breastfeeding, Feeding With Love, Healthy Living, Holistic Health
Baby Food Be Gone: A Beginner’s Tips on Introducing Your Baby to Baby Led Weaning
How to feed your baby is one of the biggest decisions that new parents face. For us, the decision was initially simple: breastfeed, breastfeed, breastfeed. After the initial difficulties, I am proud to say that I have not only been able to exclusively feed my son this way, but I also enjoy it tremendously. Judging from the huge smiles that … Read More…
11 Comments | Posted in Breastfeeding, Feeding With Love, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Starting Solids
Five Ways to Achieve Family Balance
From monthly date nights to getting outside regularly, Charise offers five ideas to help parents maintain family balance. Read More…
12 Comments | Posted in Balance, Ecological Responsibility, Healthy Living, Keeping Active, Love of Nature, Parenting Philosophies
The Ritual of Dedication
How the ritual of dedication can help establish and affirm your parenting choices. Read More…
4 Comments | Posted in Balance, Belief, Birth, Parenting Philosophies, Preparing for Parenting
Three Easy Tips for Natural Living
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” ~ Martin Luther King When you become a mama, I think you develop a new level of focus and dedication to creating and maintaining a healthy household. If you weren’t very concerned about your own health and the health of your partner before having children, you realize … Read More…
16 Comments | Posted in Activism, Ecological Responsibility, Environmentalism, Green Living, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living
