Summer means beating the heat by wearing sandals and short sleeves and sunglasses and … a baby? With a little babywearing adjustment, you and your babe-in-arms should be able to breeze through the dog days with sunny smiles.  Read More…

30 Comments | Posted in Babywearing, Ecological Responsibility, Love of Nature, Nurturing Touch

pStyle is offering our readers a giveaway of a pStyle, an innovative device that allows women and trans men to stand up while peeing, a value of $12. It is physiologically possible to do so without such an aid, but these devices can make it easier and this can even make it possible to do so without dropping your britches!  Read More…

76 Comments | Posted in Activism, Ecological Responsibility, Environmentalism, Healthy Living, Keeping Active, Love of Nature, Natural Parenting Products, Reviews and Giveaways

From monthly date nights to getting outside regularly, Charise offers five ideas to help parents maintain family balance.  Read More…

12 Comments | Posted in Balance, Ecological Responsibility, Healthy Living, Keeping Active, Love of Nature, Parenting Philosophies

The easy part to eating locally is wrapping your brain around food miles,1 supporting local growers and sellers,2 and encouraging biodiversity.3 The challenge is making it happen. Getting the farm to appear on your table, in other words. You have three basic options. 1. Grow Your Own This is the most labor-intensive option, obviously. It can be expensive to set …  Read More…

5 Comments | Posted in Activism, Ecological Responsibility, Environmentalism, Green Living, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Love of Nature

A newborn experiences the most fundamental aspects of nature and the outdoors.  Read More…

5 Comments | Posted in Babywearing, Breastfeeding, Ecological Responsibility, Feeding With Love, Green Living, Love of Nature, Natural Learning, Nurturing Touch

Is there any symbol more fitting of the natural family than the garden? Just like the family, a well-loved garden grows and blossoms. With careful care, the plants thrive and bear fruit. A garden is a source of nourishment, a place for togetherness and even a symbol of the family’s dedication to ecology and living in harmony with the earth. …  Read More…

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Over the past 25 years the time kids have spent playing outside has decreased dramatically. Here are some great ideas for changing this worrying trend…  Read More…

6 Comments | Posted in Ecological Responsibility, Healthy Living, Keeping Active, Love of Nature, Natural Learning, Playtime

This week we asked: What does gardening with kids look like? The theme is in honor of this week’s Carnival of Natural Parenting: Growing in the Outdoors. Visit to find a host of inspiring links on the theme — and a lot more pictures!  Read More…

9 Comments | Posted in Ecological Responsibility, Feeding With Love, Green Living, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Love of Nature, Wordless Wednesday

Welcome to the May Carnival of Natural Parenting: Growing in the Outdoors This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared how they encourage their children to connect with nature and dig in the dirt. Please read to the end to find …  Read More…

6 Comments | Posted in Ecological Responsibility, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Love of Nature, Natural Learning

This week we asked: What does healthy eating look like? (Read more about Feeding With Love and Respect and Healthy Living on our resource pages, and enjoy this week’s articles on the theme.) Do you have a Wordless Wednesday post? Please link up below!  Read More…

13 Comments | Posted in Breastfeeding, Ecological Responsibility, Feeding With Love, Green Living, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Love of Nature, Starting Solids, Wordless Wednesday