This week we asked you to share pampering with us. Read more about striving for balance in family life on our resource page. Link up!  Read More…

3 Comments | Posted in Balance, Family Structure, Featured, Wordless Wednesday

Staying connected with your independence-minded teenager can sometimes feel like a huge challenge. There are ways, however, for you to maintain a secure bond.  Read More…

1 Comment | Posted in Balance, Consensual Living, Continuum Parenting, Family Structure, Gentle Discipline, Nurturing Touch, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity

It can be challenging to find activities that are frugal and enjoyable for all the age ranges in a family. Here is a list of fifteen favorites.  Read More…

5 Comments | Posted in Balance, Ecological Responsibility, Family Structure, Healthy Living, Keeping Active, Love of Nature, Natural Learning, Playtime

Do you know your social needs? Mine are limited. I don’t want a play date every day. If I spend more than an hour total on the phone in a day, I get grumpy. In the world we live in, it can be hard to set healthy boundaries, but I encourage you to take a moment and consider an area of your schedule where you could trim the fat.  Read More…

2 Comments | Posted in Balance, Consistent Care, Family Structure, Responding With Sensitivity, Routines and Schedules, Work and Family

As a part of a bi-cultural family, Lyndsay shares some tips for staying connected to one’s home country and extended family even when distance separates stands between you and your loved ones.  Read More…

1 Comment | Posted in Balance, Family Structure, Practical Home Help, Responding With Sensitivity, Work and Family

Potty learning in Laura’s home was an experience that became an unexpected joy in her season of mothering.  Read More…

1 Comment | Posted in Balance, Body Image, Consensual Living, Consistent Care, Family Structure, Healthy Living, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity, Routines and Schedules

After welcoming baby number two, Gretchen found herself reevaluating her relationship and interaction with her oldest child.  Read More…

1 Comment | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Balance, Consistent Care, Family Structure, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity, Routines and Schedules

Sometimes, in caring for our children, you wind up caring for yourself in the most unexpected ways.  Read More…

3 Comments | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Balance, Family Structure, Nurturing Touch, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity

Adrienne shares some tips to help partners of nursing moms to be supportive and helpful throughout the nursing relationship.  Read More…

2 Comments | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding, Consensual Living, Equally Shared Parenting, Family Structure, Feeding With Love, Parenting Philosophies

When life gets super busy, how do you handle the need to eat on the go? Laura of WaldenMommy shares her family’s favorite “fast food” meals.  Read More…

1 Comment | Posted in Balance, Consistent Care, Ecological Responsibility, Family Structure, General, Green Living, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Routines and Schedules