Author Archives: Shannon
About The Author: Shannon
Shannon blogs at Pineapples & Artichokes. She also contributes recipes to Food & Laughter.
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Talking to Your Kids – A Pinterest Collection
How do you address challenging topics with your kids (death, race, sex, injustice, etc.)? For March’s Carnival of Natural Parenting, we asked you to tell us how you tackle these subjects. NPN’s Pinterest volunteers have been collecting information from experts about the best ways to broach sensitive subjects with your kids, along with personal stories from parents about how they managed these kinds of conversations on our board Talking With Kids. MORE
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20 Natural Ways to De-Stress When Anxiety Attacks
Anxiety attacks are overwhelming and a little terrifying. Here are 20 ideas to help you fight off panic attacks and regain your equilibrium. MORE
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Special Order: Requesting Allergy Friendly Kid’s Meals
Most restaurants offer kids’ meals consisting of chicken tenders, hamburgers, and pasta. One day, I finally got fed up and sent a letter to one of our favorite eateries. This is what happened. MORE
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Pinterest Inspiration for Easier Winter Holidays
Natural Parents Network has a Pinterest board where we have been collecting inspiration for taking the holidays a little easier. MORE
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Featured Blogger: JW
JW, part of our social media and Cooking Naturally team, is married to her high school boyfriend, with whom she has 3 wonderful children. She dreams of a less judgmental world, where “we could each go about making the choices (that have no effect on the rest of the population) as we see fit, without the conflict about what is best for one is best for all. We are all different people, and should be honored as such.” MORE
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Featured Blogger: Melissa Vose
Melissa is an artist, writer, and mother of 4, who recently became an at home mother after 9 years as a paramedic. She is one of Natural Parents Networks mentors. Read more to learn about her life, her struggles with mental illness, and how parenthood changed her. MORE
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Featured Blogger: Amy W
Amy, a former dancer, writes for Natural Parents Network and her blog Toddler In Tow. She is passionate about advocating for compassionate parenting and mom-to-mom breastfeeding support and has just started her own business making toys and diapers. MORE
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Featured Blogger: Cynthia
Cynthia is the editor of our email newsletter, as well as a former “Ask the Mentor” mentor. Becoming a mother was a turning point in her life that lead to great personal growth and healing. “I learned how to set and enforce healthy boundaries, how to stand up for my children and our family, and how to value myself as a person.” MORE
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Featured Blogger: Charise Rohm Nulsen
Charise Rohm Nulsen is one of Natural Parents Network’s authors. During the March of Kindness, Charise posted a request for her readers who wanted to do a random act of kindness to help a fellow blogger with her overseas adoption. One of the comments she got on that post was from that mother’s own mama who was so touched that this stranger was reaching out to their family in this way. Read on to learn more about her kind heart and wonderful family. MORE
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Featured Blogger: Emily Bartnikowski
Emily Bartnikowski is one of Natural Parents Network’s authors and also a moderator on our Facebook page. The thing that surprised her most about parenthood was how little sleep she really needs to function. “I was an 8-10-hours-a-night girl before Sebastian was born…these days 6 is a blessing!” She dreams of being a published novelist, a goal she’s been working toward off and on for as long as she can remember. MORE