Category: ’Healthy Living’
Homemade Rice Cereal: Brown Rice Congee
Kristin shares a recipe for a homemade rice cereal that is nutritious, affordable, easy to prepare and highly adaptable. Read More…
Leave a comment | Posted in Featured, Feeding With Love, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Recipes, Starting Solids
Complete Nutrition when Starting Solids
A reader asks our NPN Mentors about the nutritional needs of a baby eating solid foods. Read More…
1 Comment | Posted in Ask an NP Mentor, Featured, Feeding With Love, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Starting Solids
Dinner: A Celebration of Family
Instead of looking at dinner as an unappreciated chore, we can view it as a celebration – a celebration of family. When we do this, family dinners take on an entirely different light. Approaching dinner with mindfulness rather than as an automatic chore is healthier not only for our waistlines but also for our mental health. Read More…
1 Comment | Posted in Balance, Feeding With Love, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Work and Family
Giveaway: Intensive Repair Oil From Avishi Organics — $39 ARV {5.19; US}
This is a joint giveaway with The Artful Mama and Natural Parents Network for a bottle of Avishi Organics Intensive Repair Oil. Contest is open to US mailing addresses and closes May 19. Read More…
24 Comments | Posted in Alternative Medicine, Birth, Body Image, Current Giveaways, Healthy Living, Holistic Health, Natural Parenting Products, Pregnancy, Preparing for Parenting, Reviews and Giveaways
Loving My Tree – Inspiring Myself to Love My Body
Shannon was inspired to create “her tree” after watching a video clip of Eve Ensler in Vagina Monologues. Her portrait is beautiful! Read More…
8 Comments | Posted in Activism, Body Image, Feminism, Healthy Living
3 More Ways to Get Moving Creatively With Your Kids
Learn three simple and fun movement games to play with your child. Read More…
1 Comment | Posted in Healthy Living, Keeping Active, Natural Learning, Playtime
Clementine Cake (Gluten and Dairy Free)
Mandy shares a delicious, allergy-friendly citrus cake recipe. Read More…
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Our Clothing Guidelines
We have four basic guidelines when it comes to what clothes we purchase or wear. Read More…
9 Comments | Posted in Balance, Body Image, Family Structure, Healthy Living
Hair Brushing Is a Safety Issue
True, tangles aren’t exactly a safety issue. Self-confidence and body boundaries are, though. What I learned from my daughter’s aversion to hair brushing. Read More…
74 Comments | Posted in Body Image, Consensual Living, Family Safety, Healthy Living, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity
Finding Balance Amidst the Chaos of Life
Balance is something we all long for, but without taking time for yourself, it is difficult to achieve. Read More…
1 Comment | Posted in Balance, Healthy Living
