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• The Ultimate Holiday Gift During Pregnancy
  As the holiday season kicks into full gear, it is easy to get caught up in the need to do, do, do a…
• Birth and Becoming Human
  “Over the years I have developed a picture of what a human being living humanely is like. She is a perso…
• I'm pregnant and I want to do Aware Parenting
  Question: Dear Marion, I’m 4 months pregnant and I’ve recently found out about Aware Parenti…
• The Aware Parenting Community
  Last week I left my quiet hometown of Mullumbimby, in Northern NSW, and travelled to the big smoke of Sydn…
• What If Women Gave Birth Like Wolves?
  What If Women Gave Birth Like Wolves?   “A healthy woman is much like a wolf: robust, chock-full, strong life …
• Me Time- A Can of Worms
  Negotiating me time can be a tricky task that we face as parents. There are both blocks within us, and als…
• Pregnant? Don't Let Anyone Tell You What to Expect!
  Pregnant? Don’t let anyone tell you what to expect! Life has a way of attracting to us what we are expecting. …
• The Yin and Yang of Discipline, by Chris White, MD
  Have you ever felt confused by the seemingly contradictory advice from “parenting experts?” You are no…
• Suddenly Teens: The Not-So-Subtlety of Teens
  It is not their careless muddying of our furniture, their respectively newly grown stubble or sudde…
• 12,000 Babies Delivered by Jesusita!
  12,000 Babies Delivered by Jesusita! September is perhaps my favorite month of the year in Santa Fe,…
• Is Sleep Training Useful?
  Q: Dear Jan, We have a beautiful 8 month old baby boy! We co-sleep with him, and have done for the last f…
• What is the Future of Having a Home Birth in Australia?
  Question: Will I be able to have a midwife legally attend my homebirth after July 2010? Answer: Maybe. Th…
• The Eyes of Delight
  There is no such being as a sinful, bad or wicked child. Any such feelings and judgments come from …
• Children’s Behavior as Natural Alarm Signals
  Q: I just don’t understand why kids are so out of control today- It seems to get worse every gene…
• Children are Changing, but Education Hasn’t
  There was a very interesting article in the Weekend Australian 15-16th August that I want to share …
• Embarking upon Aware Parenting?
  Wondering whether to read this blog? You might find it interesting if one of the following describes you:…
• What Can I Say to Family and Friends Who Don’t Understand Our Way of Parenting?
  Q: I read The Aware Baby when my baby, Clementine, was one month old, and started Aware Parenting s…
• Getting Started on Going Nappy Free
  Elimination Communication Video! Nappy/diaper free, elimination communication, natural infant hygie…
• The Slow Burning Bond: When Birth and Bonding Do Not Happen Concurrently
  When many of us think about bonding with a baby, the image that is evoked is that of holding your baby just after…
• Accessing Forgiveness of Self: Birth in the Context of the Childbearing Continuum
  Birth is big. That’s the paradigm I work with. There are very few events in life that have the sa…
• Parenting as Spiritual Practice
  Before I became pregnant, I had lots of room in my daily life for spiritual reflection and practice.  Min…
• Connection is the Key to Aware Parenting - bring on the laughter play!
  “Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who griev…
• Suddenly Teens: Uncomplimentary Writing Notions
  Children are possessed, especially when they hit their adolescent stride, of sufficient brassiness …
• Teaching Children to be Friends, Not Bullies
  This year we’ve been hearing a lot about bullying. In Queensland, a 12-year-old boy was killed af…
• Hello Kindred Community!
  I am a Texas psychologist and an activist in challenging wrong-headed ways that my so-called mental…
• The Next Uber-Cool Yummy Mummy Thing
  Recently I was invited to submit the Nappy Free! dvd to a GreenLifestyle Film Festival taking place…
• Suddenly Teens: Refocusing Adolescent Hostilities
  Long gone is the era, of my life, when successful maternity consists of balancing a baby on my hip …
• Aware Parenting – Embracing Joy and Sadness in Our Babies and Children
  (I’ll give you a clue – we also need to embrace them in ourselves!)   When I came across Awa…
• Suddenly Teens: Yesterday’s Amusement Park Adventures
  Suddenly Teens: Yesterday’s Amusement Park Adventures I regarded the shade plants that sat grouped…
• The Invitation of Aware Parenting – How our babies and children help us to flourish
  Do you want to help your child be the most she can be?  Do you want to give her all that you can give, so that s…