I wake up on a Sunday morning. It's a nice summers day and some gardening is in order. I make breakfast for the kids and my wife and proceed with the usual morning routine. Out I go to the shed, get the lawn mower and off I go. I wave to a car coming down the street. It is a guy I know lives
Read Full StoryIt isn't often I would recommend a book to every parent but this one is just the inspirational story we all need to hear. It started in 2006 when Kristen Morrison gave birth to a beautiful baby boy Gryffin, who was later diagnosed with Down Syndrome. Instead of accepting that her son would h
Read Full StoryThis is a guest post written by Elle Hilyard for BubbleBubs (Australian Cloth Nappies) Battling a health issue with my 9 month old son, Ethan, resulted in more nappy changes each day than I ever thought possible. I started to think about the effects all the disposable nappies we were using were h
Read Full StoryI'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 natura
Read Full StoryAs 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 parent
Read Full StoryA few years ago I stopped using my microwave for cooking food. This actually wasn't based on anything scientific at the time, rather just an assumption that heating food in the most technologically advanced way would probably not be good for me. A short while later I did an experiment where I heated 3 cups of water. One in the microwave, gas stove top and electric kettle, then made a cup of tea with the water. The microwaved water tasted horrible and the gas heated water tasted the best, b
Finger Paint Ingredients 3 Cups of Water 1 Cup of Cornflower Food Colouring, or Non Toxic Powder Paint - or if you want to go natural, use plant colourings such as beetroot juice (Red), turmeric (yellow), and spinach juice (green) 1 tablespoon of grape seed oil Method: Get an adult to bring the water to boil in a large saucepan.get an adult to dissolve the cornflour in a little cold water and add to hot water, stirring constantly. Boil until clear and thick (about one
Massaging your baby can be a calming experience for both you and them. Non-western societies have known this for eons, and infant massage has been part of their culture as a soothing and calming technique. There are several wonderful books and resources for infant massage, this site gives a lovely demonstration of a massage that is wonderful for stimulating digestion, and relieving the symptoms of colic, and tummy pain. I've used this technique on my son - and highly recommend using an edibl
Amtrak recently announced it's new bio diesel train runs on 20% bio material.[1] This will result in a significant reduction in the air pollution caused by the trains. On the surface this looks like a huge win. But this train is run 20% on beef by-products. The first image that comes to mind is a steam engine, with the engineer saying "chuck in another cow". Although that is hardly the case, it shows that food products are being used for energy, for transportation. Apart from the fact cattl
When we choose a natural parenting lifestyle, generally (and I say this as a generalization!) we don't spend our money on the "latest" baby gadgets. I for example do not own: A swing A sleep positioner A bottle A sterilizer A weaning spoon Amongst other things... I do own: Several slings Lots of hand knitted things Baby leg warmers Cloth diapers galore Lots of tie dyed second hand clothes And little hand made moccasins I tend to blow my personal budget on clo
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