Category Archives: Alternative Caregivers

Using caregivers other than the mother (or father)

• Wordless Wednesday: Consistent and Loving Care

  This week we asked: What does consistent and loving care look like when provided by alternate caregivers? Tell us: What alternate caregivers are part of your family?  MORE

• Building a Healthcare Community

  Sometimes it can be quite difficult making preventative plans and medical decisions for your children. Gretchen has found that building a healthcare community is key to her success in properly caring for her family. Now, she has a whole team of experts on her side!  MORE

• Preparing Teens to Care for Children

  Child care is a big enough challenge for adults. For teenagers, it can be especially difficult. However, I feel that with the right preparation, my teenagers are more qualified than most grown ups to care for my young children when I am unable to.  MORE

• Finding a Nanny to Be Part of My Village

  Gretchen shares the story of welcoming a loving nanny into her parenting team.  MORE

• 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!  MORE

• Artificial Food Coloring Awakening

  AFCs make food and children’s medication more visually attractive. They are unnecessary chemical additives that adversely affect many people.  MORE

• 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.  MORE

• 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.  MORE

• Breastfeeding While Working

  Our NPN mentors gave an expectant mother some tips and advice about breastfeeding and going back towork.  MORE

• 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.  MORE

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