Category: ’Alternative Caregivers’
Wordless Wednesday: Grandparents
This week we asked you to share grandparents with us. Read more about providing consistent and loving care on our resource page. Link up! Read More…
4 Comments | Posted in Alternative Caregivers, Consistent Care, Wordless Wednesday
Artificial Food Coloring Awakening
AFCs make food and children’s medication more visually attractive. They are unnecessary chemical additives that adversely affect many people. Read More…
7 Comments | Posted in Alternative Caregivers, Consistent Care, Feeding With Love, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living
Remaining Connected to School-Age Children
Worried about remaining connected to your school-aged child? Laura from “Life Behind the Red Front Door” writes about how she remains connected to her oldest, school-aged child. Read More…
1 Comment | Posted in Alternative Caregivers, Attachment Parenting, Balance, Consistent Care, Family Structure, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity, Routines and Schedules
Creating a Village: Sharing Attachment
Both asking for and then dealing with help caring for my daughter have been spiritual lessons. As an attachment parent, sharing her care has taught me a great deal about parenting and about myself. Read More…
3 Comments | Posted in Alternative Caregivers, Attachment Parenting, Balance, Consensual Living, Consistent Care, Equally Shared Parenting, Family Structure, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity, Work and Family
Breastfeeding While Working
Our NPN mentors gave an expectant mother some tips and advice about breastfeeding and going back towork. Read More…
2 Comments | Posted in Alternative Caregivers, Ask an NP Mentor, Balance, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Alternatives, Consistent Care, Feeding With Love, Work and Family
The Importance of Attachment Caregiving
Guest writer Nada at miniMOMist shares her family’s experience of easing her daughter’s transition to nap time, both at home and with an “Attachment Caregiver” at daycare. Read More…
2 Comments | Posted in Alternative Caregivers, Attachment Parenting, Balance, Consistent Care, Parenting Philosophies, Work and Family
Wordless Wednesday: Alternative Caregivers
This week we asked you to share your alternative caregivers. Read more about providing consistent and loving care in this week’s articles. Link up! Read More…
11 Comments | Posted in Alternative Caregivers, Consistent Care, Wordless Wednesday
13 Ideas to Gently Manage Separation Anxiety in Preschoolers
If you’ve experienced a renewed bout of separation anxiety with your preschooler, you probably understand how frustrating it can be to address. We recently went through this with our own (then) three year old, and I’d like to share some ideas that friends offered on how to gently respond. Read More…
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Helping a Toddler Deal with Jealousy and Insecurity
A reader asks our natural parenting mentors how to deal with a jealous toddler. Read More…
2 Comments | Posted in Alternative Caregivers, Arts and Crafts, Ask an NP Mentor, Balance, Consistent Care, Family Structure, Gentle Discipline, Natural Learning, Parenting Philosophies, Playtime, Responding With Sensitivity
Opting for the Traditional Model of Education
A family’s decision to take advantage of public school does not make them any less “attached.” Read More…
2 Comments | Posted in Alternative Caregivers, Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care, Natural Learning, Parenting Philosophies
