Kate Wicker’s new book will inspire you toward a healthy and godly self-image.  Read More…

40 Comments | Posted in Body Image, Healthy Living, Natural Parenting Products, Reviews and Giveaways

I was hoping to reverse the criticism I’d felt growing up, but I noticed that over-praise, even when my son was very little, led to a sort of trick-pony mentality. He’d do something, then look at me expectantly, like, where’s my carrot?  Read More…

7 Comments | Posted in Body Image, Healthy Living, Responding With Sensitivity

Got two minutes? Good! Do some yoga!  Read More…

1 Comment | Posted in Balance, Body Image, Healthy Living, Keeping Active, Pregnancy, Preparing for Parenting

Much like the story about the man and his Zen Master, Karen found that if you put things in order one thing at a time, in the end everything will be in its rightful place.  Read More…

4 Comments | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Balance, Belief, Body Image, Family Structure, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Keeping Active, Parenting Philosophies

Self Esteem Games by Barbara Sher is a book I picked up at the library a couple of weeks ago. My oldest daughter appears to have good self-esteem when we are together as a family, but she struggles in social situations. She is uncomfortable meeting new people and would rather flee than say hello. In groups of children, even ones …  Read More…

2 Comments | Posted in Body Image, Healthy Living, Keeping Active, Natural Learning, Natural Parenting Products, Playtime, Reviews and Giveaways

Part of nurturing with touch is knowing when not to touch. As a kid, I used to pee my pants during tickle fights. My family didn’t mean to embarrass me, but they didn’t understand. I desperately wanted to participate in the family fun, but it was humiliating to lose control of my body in the course of doing so. And …  Read More…

5 Comments | Posted in Body Image, Consensual Living, Healthy Living, Natural Learning, Nurturing Touch, Parenting Philosophies, Playtime, Responding With Sensitivity

An NPN reader asks our natural parenting mentors: My two year old daughter is really into body parts these days and can name them all. With the potty causing some excitement, “potty talk” and body parts have been almost all she talks about these days. We were at the beach last week with another couple and their daughter (about 17 …  Read More…

8 Comments | Posted in Ask an NP Mentor, Body Image, Family Safety, Gentle Discipline, Healthy Living, Natural Learning, Responding With Sensitivity

Instead of treating birth as a normal, natural event, it’s a crisis from the get go. The most important thing we can do to change birth practice in America is to stop inducing pregnant women. We must get back to the normal process of childbirth.  Read More…

6 Comments | Posted in Activism, Birth, Body Image, Feminism, Fertility, Healthy Living, Holistic Health, Pregnancy, Preparing for Parenting