Playing with Food: 6 Ways to Make Healthy Foods Fun For Children
The food we provide our children as infants, toddlers, preschoolers and beyond influence not only their health, growth and development […]
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Learning Life Skills: List of Household Tasks for Different Ages and Stages
Wondering what jobs your child can do around the house? With a little bit of help, children can do just about any task around the house and as they grow they can become more and more capable of carrying out these taks independently. Having children help with just one to three tasks is a great way to get started.
The Three Cs of Baby Wearing: Connection, Comfort and Convenience.
*This was originally published at Free Your Parenting Baby wearing is an excellent way to promote security and attachment in early
Family Communication, Kids 5 - 12 years, Positive Discipline
Rivalry To Harmony Part 2: Five Games To Promote Team Work Among Siblings
In a different post, I wrote about avoiding and solving conflicts through play. One of the things I wrote about was how
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.
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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
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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
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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