Feathery Fun Turkey in 10 Steps
This week I was totally inspired by the Nurturestore’s “Let’s play dough book” and came up with these funny feathery […]
Play and Learning
Family Communication, Parenting
Two Boys and Papa in the Kitchen: Recipe For Disaster?
Welcome to the November Carnival of Natural Parenting: Kids in the Kitchen This post was written for inclusion in
Help By Age & Stage, Parenting, Positive Discipline
Four Alternatives to Punishment: Positive Solutions in Practice
being punishment free really worked in our day to day lives. Among other things, we use replacement, choices, playfulness and empathy.
Here are four examples from the past week which illustrate how we are practicing finding positive solutions.
Choosing The Path To Practicing Punishment Free Parenting
My children have been punishment free for nearly two years now. Somewhere around five hundred days, it’s a long time.
Parenting
No Mom is an Island
I remember long ago, in the fourth grade, my social sciences teacher talked to us about the phrase “No man
Television, Guilt and Jumping Jacks.
So my children watch television and often I feel guilty about it. It’s not so bad that it keeps me
Parenting
Two Hippos and Ten Euros: A lesson in budgeting.
Welcome to the October Carnival of Natural Parenting: Money Matters This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival
Parenting
Clown School Express: Playing Away Fears
Welcome to the September Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting Through Play This post was written for inclusion in the monthly
Play and Learning
Creating (Im)perfectly Together
Welcome to the August Carnival of Natural Parenting: Creating With Kids This post was written for inclusion in the monthly
Babies 0-12 months, Nutrition, Parenting
World Breastfeeding Week – Breastfeeding around the World
It’s World Breastfeeding Week – So I thought I would join in the celebration by sharing some pictures of me