Category: ’Parenting Philosophies’
Growing Children
Growing children is not so different from growing plants. Mandy shares why. Read More…
1 Comment | Posted in Consensual Living, Featured, Gentle Discipline, Parenting Philosophies
Coping with Different Parenting Styles with Stepchildren
“The thing I have found the hardest about parenting is parenting a child who is not my own.” Alexandra shares how she is navigating the world of her blended family. Read More…
2 Comments | Posted in Balance, Consistent Care, Family Structure, Featured, Parenting Philosophies
United Family
The parental united front builds a brick wall, with the children locked out on the other side. When you change that to a united family, an entirely different view of problem-solving and collaboration opens up. You are forced to confront your true needs and reasons behind a direction. When those are clear, then you work together as a united family–parents and children–against the problem, with a large opening to see fresh solutions that were outside our own narrow perspective. It is amazing how talking through an issue can help everyone gets their needs met.
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1 Comment | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Balance, Consensual Living, Equally Shared Parenting, Family Structure, Featured, Gentle Discipline, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity
Dealing With Unsupportive Grandparents
What to do when your child’s grandparents are less than thrilled about your parenting choices. Read More…
18 Comments | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Balance, Consistent Care, Parenting Philosophies
Working Outside of the Home
A reader asks our NPN Mentors about attachment parenting while working in a job. Read More…
3 Comments | Posted in Ask an NP Mentor, Attachment Parenting, Balance, Parenting Philosophies, Work and Family
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
Giveaway: Poetry of a Hobo Mama Parenting Poetry — $12 ARV — 2 WINNERS! {5.14; Worldwide} CLOSED
In this joint giveaway hosted by Anktangle and Natural Parents Network, Lauren of Hobo Mama is giving away TWO copies of her incredible book, Poetry of a Hobo Mama. Contest open WORLDWIDE; ends 5/14. Read More…
11 Comments | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Natural Parenting Products, Parenting Philosophies, Reviews and Giveaways
Love of the Fleeting
As a mother, love has filled me in ways unimaginable. Sometimes, though, I have found the greatest depths of my love in the fleeting parts of this life between mother and child. One of these poems is written at a time of great loss. The others were written in awe, with a simple wish that time could really be put on pause. Read More…
3 Comments | Posted in Parenting Philosophies
Giveaway: Beyond the Sling by Mayim Bialik – $17 ARV {5.5; WORLDWIDE} CLOSED
Natural Parents Network and MiniMOMist are hosting this giveaway of a copy of Mayim Bialik’s book, Beyond the Sling. Contest closes May 5, 2012, and is open WORLDWIDE. Read More…
57 Comments | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Natural Parenting Products, Parenting Philosophies, Reviews and Giveaways
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
