Healthier you, greener planet
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That I would homeschool my son was a no-brainer decision for me, a former school teacher who grew early on in my career to despise the tragic limitations educational institutions place upon our children’s minds and gifts. That I would let Benjamin mostly lead the way in his learning (mixing the Charlotte Mason and unschooling [...]
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Ah, winter. A time of gifts and carols. Of snowfalls and snowballs. Of ice-covered trees and frosted windowpanes.
A time to curl up on the couch and lose precious brain cells while staring at a large, flickering screen filled with images that do absolutely nothing to help you improve your marriage, bond with your kids, or [...]
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Is natural childbirth something every pregnant woman should strive for? Today I bring to you a guest writer, Sheila Baskerville, to answer that question.
Is Natural Childbirth Right For You?
Author: Sheila Baskerville
If you are pregnant, it is important that you plan ahead regarding your expectations for the birth of your child. You may have noticed a [...]
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By the time Benjamin was around two years old, I had a feeling he was going to be what some label as a “strong-willed child.” Now, in all of his three-year-old glory, I’m not sure he’s as much strong-willed as he is what I think of as a “live wire”: full of energy, in constant [...]
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As this post debuts on this blog, it is Black Friday. The day that has become–in the U.S.A.–a traditional major shopping day. A day to get deeper in debt. A day to fight crowds and long lines. A day to be inundated by all the chemical smells of new plastics and synthetic fabrics in the [...]
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Trying to find exciting and new activities for young children is a challenge for us stay-at-home-moms. Well, anyway, it is for this SAHM. Although I would just as soon stay in the house and write half the day, I also want to make sure Benjamin gets out and experiences life. And I also want to [...]
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How to deal with tantrums?
I was hoping beyond hope that I would never have to address this question personally. When my son reached the age of two, then two and a half, and still was not throwing temper tantrums on a regular basis, I thought maybe we would be able to walk right on through [...]
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To breastfeed or not to breastfeed? Beth Gonzalez asked herself this question when she got pregnant with her first child, and after much research and soul-searching she decided that yes, she would.
Now, she asserts, she knows that her decision saved her baby’s life.
Her story is in the latest issue of New Beginnings, a magazine that [...]
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