Category Archives: Belief

Faith, religion, and spirituality

• Normalizing Breastfeeding for a Better Future

  I work toward normalizing breastfeeding not for me . . . but for my children and their children.  MORE

• Guiding Children Through the Death of a Loved One

  Here are simple, sensitive ideas to help guide your children as they deal with death.  MORE

• 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.  MORE

• What to Say (and What NOT to Say) to a New/Pregnant Parent Who Receives a “Special Needs” Diagnosis

  More than 100 parents of children with special needs respond to the question “what should I say (and not say) to a pregnant/new parent who has received a special needs diagnosis?” Learn how you can respond with sensitivity.  MORE

• Tips for Managing Children During a Worship Service

  Taking children to a worship service is important to many families, but it can also be a challenge. Here are some tips to help make your worship service more enjoyable for everyone!  MORE

• Halcyon

  Mandy from Living Peacefully with Children describes her family’s ritual in observance of Halcyon.  MORE

• Here Comes Santa Claus?

  Part of the trouble is that holiday characters aren’t just characters. They are laden with meaning and power. Holiday magical figures have become some of the most tried and true tools of parental manipulation. The racket is such a part of our cultural conciousness, it’s hard to tell which came first: the lie or the mass marketing.  MORE

• Survival Thinking for Natural Parents

  Amy at Peace 4 Parents shares these helpful steps for natural parents to find the helpful (less fearful) way to approach survival thinking.  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: Gratitude

  This week we asked you to share with us what gratitude means to you and your family. Link up!  MORE

• Anti-Faith

  I support my daughter’s rights to believe whatever speaks to her. It doesn’t have to be what speaks to me (or, more appropriately, doesn’t speak to me). I still support her right. It doesn’t have to be a battle to convert each other. We aren’t bad influences on each other. We can coexist.  MORE

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