Kindred’s natural parenting articles

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• A Call to Arms
  Kelly Wendorf didn't know she was political, until she became a mother and realised that raising a …
• Why Men Leave
  Men leave their families in a multitude of ways. Even if they remain in the home, many fathers are often emotion…
• Bonding and the Origins of Love
  Bonding by Natural Birth The same hospital that offers superb medical care to those who are ill almost inevitably …
• How Culture Shapes the Developing Brain and the Future of Humanity
  The greatest terror a child can have is that he is not loved, and rejection is the hell he fears. I think every…
• Computers in Early Childhood Education - A jump start or a setback?
  We want the best for our children, so it's easy to think the latest technology of our time will benefit them, bu…
• Every Mother Knows
  Every mother intuitively knows the supreme importance of the relationship between her and her child with every f…
• The Family Bed
  "The kids at school were amazed to hear I share a bed with my brother and sister. I never told them…
• Spoiling Childhood
  An excerpt by Anna Jahns How well meaning parents are giving children too much, but not what they need. At first…
• Sticks and Stones
  First, the bad news. The chances of your child being bullied at school in one way or another are about 50-50. Do…
• Breaking out of the Box
  The average Australian child watches about four hours of television a day! Videos, computer and Pla…
• Giving Birth: The Endocrinology of Ecstacy
  Giving birth in ecstasy: this is our birth right and our body's intent. Mother Nature, in her wisdom, prescribes…
• What Consistency Looks Like in a Dad
  Our children need us to be dependable, predictable reference points in their lives. Children should know what to…
• Five Reasons to Stop Saying 'Good Job!'
  Hang out at a playground, visit a school, or show up at a child's birthday party, and there's one phrase you can…
• Ordinary lives, every day violence. Plain Talk about Spanking
  Today, one finds no support for spanking in the scientific literature. This opinion, shared by mental health and …
• Practical Tools for 'Misbehaviour' and Setting Limits: a little support for those who choose not to punish their children
  It is our view that infants are genetically biased towards interaction with other people from the beginning. A c…
• Intact! Protecting Our Boys from Circumcision
  Circumcision — ten years ago I had trouble spelling the word. I would stumble over the pronunciation of it, had…
• Bathtime is Quality Time
  Before we become fathers we are free to live like children ourselves. We work towards our own ends, we engage in…
• Feminism Childcare and Family Mental Health: Have women been misled by equality feminism?
  Childcare seems to be always on the political agenda. But are the real needs of babies, very young children and …
• Autism is Treatable: Hope that is real, treatments that heal
  My name is Michael Augerson.  I'm autistic. Basically when you're autistic, you feel urges to do things that yo…
• Understanding Children's Feelings
  You walk into your local supermarket. You look down the lolly aisle to see a tiny toddler on the floor, kicking…
• From Horror to Hope: the evolution of childrearing
  The history of childhood is a nightmare from which we have only recently begun to awaken. The further back in his…
• Breastfeeding Today — Challenging Fallacy with Fact
  Breastfeeding — this most natural act in the world — wasn't always surrounded by myth and fallacy. While its …
• Into the Mystery of the Adolescent Mind
  Adolescents are a mystery to many adults — especially their parents.  It is a time when three of the great c…
• After Attachment … What Then?
  We did everything by the book: birthed at home, breastfed over two years, co-slept and wore our babies on our bod…
• I’m An Individual!
  An Ayurvedic Approach To Your Child’s Needs Have you ever wondered why each child is unique and …
• E - I - E - I…Oh!
  Friendly Social Skills Are the Way to Go Traditionally, being "smart" has meant having high academic test scores. …
• Tempting Shopping
  Many column centimetres have been written about the highly irritating practice of supermarkets flog…
• Mothering, mindfulness and a baby’s bottom – an introduction to raising your baby without nappies
  Is it really possible to raise a baby without nappies? Can our babies actually communicate their elimination ne…
• The Intelligence of the Heart: Vol 10 Jun-Aug 04 Editorial
  Last month I attended a summit hosted by the aTLC (Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children …
• Being Seduced to Induce: What Women Should Know About Their OBs
  Women will only agree to caesarean section if they are convinced it is safe for them and their baby…