Conscious Parenting

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    Birth Family History: Sometimes You Get It, Sometimes You Do

    Among the hundred thousand worries adoptive parents harbor before, during and long after their adoption has been finalized, one of the most common concerns focuses on their child’s family history, which includes, of course, the possibility of inherited diseases about which there is no way of knowing. This is especially true in international adoption, where [...]

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    Convos with My Two Year-Old Re-enacted, a New Video Series

    What meaning and hilarity do the real words of a two year-old take on when a grown man says them?  Take a look at this side-splitting re-enactment created by dad, Matthew Clark, from Warmland Films.  This is the first episode in the series.  We can’t wait for more. Did you have this discussion with a [...]

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    Evolutionary Parenting Critiques New “Dangers of Bedsh

    My plan this weekend had been to enjoy a relaxing weekend away with the family.  However, Friday I was made aware of a new report coming out today on the “dangers of bedsharing”.  Needless to say, this weekend changed.  We were luckily able to view a copy of the article in advance and the group [...]

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    Breastfeeding Moms Have a Target On Their Chest

    The national increase in breastfeeding rates has caused the formula companies to stand up and take notice. What is great news for moms, babies and society could prove disastrous for formula companies and their stock holders–unless they can grab part of the growing market.

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    More U.S. Babies Die on Birth Day Than in Rest of Industrial

    A baby’s birth day is the most dangerous day of life—in the United States and almost every country in the world—according Save the Children’s State of the World’s Mothers report, released today. More than 1 million babies die the day they are born yearly, according to the first global analysis of newborn day-of-death data. In addition [...]