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Growing Children
Photo by Rev Stan When we grow plants, we give them what they need to grow and be successful: sunlight, water, supports, fertilizer, and other nutrients. If they are having trouble growing, we look to...
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Life Isn’t One Size Fits All
Photo by Sean Dreilinger One of the biggest hang-ups about consensual living I hear from parents is that there is no cut and dry answer. There isn’t a pre-set formula which says that the child did X so...
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Conflict as Opportunity
I’m happy to share a guest post with you today. Kassandra Brown of Parent Coaching speaks of how conflict can be an opportunity. In addition to sharing her thoughts here concerning how we can turn...
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Introducing: Attachment Parents Get Real!
I’d like to introduce a new series that will soon be hosted on Living peacefully with Children: Attachment Parents Get Real! The goal of the series is to put faces to attachment parenting. Attachment...
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Attachment Parents Get Real: Melissa from the Happy Mommy Blog
Welcome to Attachment Parents Get Real! Today I am featuring Melissa of the Happy Mommy Blog. Attachment Parents Get Real is a series featuring real life attachment parents and caregivers in an effort...
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Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival January Call for Submissions: Authenticity
After a month off for the holidays, the Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival is back with renewed energy! We hope you enjoyed last year’s carnival topics. We have some new and exciting topics for 2013....
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Living in Fear
Photo by Mariano Kamp I was up most of the night of December 2. I had been mixing applesauce cinnamon dough for a co-op class the next morning and had a severe allergic reaction. Around five o’clock in...
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Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival February Call for Submissions: Honesty
Welcome to the Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival cohosted by Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children and Laura at Authentic Parenting. We hope that you will join us on the last Friday of each month...
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Embracing Individuality
Welcome to the March 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Tough Conversations This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama....
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Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival March Call for Submissions: Self-Expression...
Welcome to the Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival cohosted by Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children and Laura at Authentic Parenting. We hope that you will join us on the last Friday of each month...
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Hitting Out of Fear
Today is National Spank Out Day, I’m sad to say. In a society where we speak out against the hitting of women, against the hitting of racial minorities, against the hitting of animals, against the...
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The Inauthenticity of Anger
Welcome to the July 2013 Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival: Anger This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival hosted by Authentic Parenting and Living...
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Someone’s Hero
Welcome to the March 2014 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Everyday Superheroes This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama....
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Parenting: What To Do or Not to Do
This post is written as part of the Round Table Discussions with Natural Parent Network volunteers. In an effort to discuss, support, and promote a kinder, more gentle world, we are taking an in depth...
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Taking the Drama out of Discipline
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ReTHINKing Discipline at Natural Parents Network
This post is written as part of the Round Table Discussions with Natural Parent Network volunteers. In an effort to discuss, support, and promote a kinder, more gentle world, we are taking an in depth...
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Poking the Lizard: Why You Should Strive to Work with Your Children and Stop...
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Diffusing Situations through Active Listening
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To Discipline, To Teach
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Book Review: No Drama Discipline
For many years now, I would have told you that my absolute top two parenting book recommendations would be Between Parent and Child by Dr. Haim Ginott and Parent Effectiveness Training by Thomas...
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