gentle parenting tips and ideas
NPT – So Sarah, tell us about why this company was started. Aren’t there already plenty of people out there teaching natural birth? SC – Thanks so much for doing this interview! This amazing journey all began with a friend of mine, Donna Ryan (Banned From Baby Showers). I have known Donna for years, she [...]
Working in the natural parenting industry, I’m often told stories of children who have experienced only the opposite of natural parenting and unconditional love. It’s a sad part of what I do, but the unfortunate reality of my job. Today I have the sad task of writing a tribute for one such little person, who [...]
These tips are designed to save you money, take heart, by using cloth diapers, you’re already literally saving thousands by not using disposable diapers. But there is more you can do to save!! Sew your own diapers, from recycled fabric. Jersey T-Shirts make fantastically soft and absorbant dipes. Knit your own covers or soakers from [...]
I’m an old hat at nursing now, having been doing it for nearly 3 years non-stop. But those earlier days could have been a lot easier with hindsight. 1. Breastfeeding is natural, but a learned skill. If someone had told me, before I started nursing that while breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the [...]
As a homeschooling, attachment parent, I’m very conscious of the example I’m setting for my children. I’m very conscious of raising them to believe that they can be, do, or have anything they turn their hearts to, if they create it. This is why I encourage the entrepreneurial spirit in my youngsters. I encourage them to create [...]
I’d like to bring the topic of gender awareness to the table to discuss here at Natural Parenting Tips. I’ve been observing the interactions of little people recently, and have noticed that as children reach school age, there seems to be a tendency for them to decide to find the opposite sex unappealing. What I’d [...]
Thoughts for parents about the effects of television watching on children – Current research highlights that it is not only what we watch on TV that has effect, but the watching of TV itself – regardless of program content. Children’s Development Needs Children learn to know the world through all of their senses which are [...]
As a child, my school report card was either something I triumphantly took home to my parents, or stashed in my school bag, hoping it might disintegrate unnoticed with the rotting banana and soggy sandwich. If I had performed well, and my card reflected this, I was so proud to show it to my parents. [...]
Every parent wants to see their child succeed. I’m sure if I told you there was a magic formula that guaranteed your child would succeed in the field of their passion, you’d encourage them in any way you possibly could. That very formula applies to every prodigy, every genius, and every success in history. It [...]
