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Embracing Our Potential: Birth as a Metaphor
Regardless of what our birth experiences are, the metaphor of birth is there to aid us in our journey through life. Read More…
10 Comments | Posted in Balance, Belief, Birth, Preparing for Parenting
Confessions of a Second Generation Homeschooler
I can see good things in any educational choice from an involved parent. But when it came time to choose for our own kids, the decision to homeschool was an easy one, thanks to my own experiences. Read More…
2 Comments | Posted in Homeschooling, Natural Learning
On Breastfeeding, Weaning, and One Mother’s Identity
Jessica has been nursing one or more of her children since 1993 – breastfeeding is wrapped up in her concept of mothering and herself. She shares her thoughts on weaning. Read More…
19 Comments | Posted in Activism, Body Image, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Past Infancy, Feeding With Love, Healthy Living, Lactivism, Starting Solids
Diaper Your Child for Free – Or Very Close To It!
Find out how one mama diapered her child for $1.00, and get a free PDF Diaper Cover Pattern to make your own cloth diapers. Read More…
10 Comments | Posted in Cloth Diapers, Ecological Responsibility, Green Living
On Telling My Kids the Truth
What are your experiences with handling difficult questions? Do you attempt to be frank and honest, or do you feel like it’s your role as a parent in the information age to guard your children from learning too much too fast? Read More…
5 Comments | Posted in Balance, Natural Learning, Parenting Philosophies
United Family
The parental united front builds a brick wall, with the children locked out on the other side. When you change that to a united family, an entirely different view of problem-solving and collaboration opens up. You are forced to confront your true needs and reasons behind a direction. When those are clear, then you work together as a united family–parents and children–against the problem, with a large opening to see fresh solutions that were outside our own narrow perspective. It is amazing how talking through an issue can help everyone gets their needs met.
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3 Comments | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Balance, Consensual Living, Equally Shared Parenting, Family Structure, Gentle Discipline, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity
Dealing With Unsupportive Grandparents
What to do when your child’s grandparents are less than thrilled about your parenting choices. Read More…
18 Comments | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Balance, Consistent Care, Parenting Philosophies
Love of the Fleeting
As a mother, love has filled me in ways unimaginable. Sometimes, though, I have found the greatest depths of my love in the fleeting parts of this life between mother and child. One of these poems is written at a time of great loss. The others were written in awe, with a simple wish that time could really be put on pause. Read More…
3 Comments | Posted in Parenting Philosophies
Poetry from Elena
A selection of poems written by Elena of Wise Way Tribe. Read More…
2 Comments | Posted in Balance
Hair Brushing Is a Safety Issue
True, tangles aren’t exactly a safety issue. Self-confidence and body boundaries are, though. What I learned from my daughter’s aversion to hair brushing. Read More…
82 Comments | Posted in Body Image, Consensual Living, Family Safety, Healthy Living, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity
