Photo taken this past week,entering into my third trimesterwith my third child. As I am approaching the last few weeks of my third pregnancy, I thought it helpful to share some of the resources I use and have written about in my own journey through motherhood. Here are some helpful resources for you eco-saavy mothers…
This past week as I was getting my usual daily allowance of news (online) and doing a little light research for work I ran across this article on parenting in the “Healthland” section of Time Magazine. From reading its title – “Does Having Kids Make Parents Delusional?” – I (mistakenly) thought it was an article…
Ginger in the UK at the beginning of her own “Eat, Pray, Love” journey in 2004 A few weeks ago, a BITL reader wrote to tell me know how much this blog had helped her get her life back. After suffering from long standing depression and struggling with her weight and the stresses that attach…
With my son, at the beginning of our own healing process, in 2008. This week’s post on Breathing In This Life is from Michelle Rosenthal, of www.healmyptsd.com Being a mom is a wonderful, magical and inspiring identity. But what if the birth experience – or some other trauma – leaves you feeling less than covered…
This week’s guest blog is by author and activist for children and gentle parenting, Licia Rando. This post is Part Two in a series on Compassionate Parenting. We all want a more compassionate world, but how do we help to make it that way? Guiding the next generation in compassion ensures a better future for…
This week’s guest blog is by author and activist for children and gentle parenting, Licia Rando. This post is Part One in a series on Compassionate Parenting. To parent with compassion is to feel what your child is feeling and to respond out of strength and well-being with a caring heart and mind. One…
I am learning that parenting gets more difficult, in different ways, as my children grow and develop. Whereas in the early years I was sleep deprived and physically exhausted, now that they are growing beyond toddler”dom” – I have regained my former energy and zip (well, maybe not all of it, but pretty close to…
Is Your Kid A Food Snob? Getting Your Kids to Eat Healthy A few weeks ago I was researching preschools and childcare in the area. During my search, I had a wonderful conversation with the director of a preschool about giving your child a (um) “golden palate.” In other words, how do we raise up…
Please visit Midwife for your Life, Stacey Curnow’s blog for my guest post this week:Two More Ways Yoga Can Make You A Better Parent or cut and paste this link: http://www.staceycurnow.com/blog/2010/05/two-more-ways-that-yoga-makes-you-a-better-parent/ Enjoy!
A few weeks ago I was invited to write a guest blog about yoga and parenting. Read the full blog here. Here is a continuation of my blog on yoga and parenting, with two (more) ways yoga can help us all be better parents: Two More Ways that Yoga Makes You A Better Parent 1….
I recall the not too distant days of being a breastfeeding mom. In fact, I spent the better part of 5 years as a nursing mom. During that time I learned a tremendous amount, not just about living and breathing my new life as a mom, but how I could help all new mothers through…
Read my guest column today on How Yoga Can Make You A Better Parent, at the blog of Certified Nurse Midwife, Stacey Curnow. Enjoy!