The costumes are ready, and the children’s energy is rising! It’s almost time for trick-or-treating! It’s a time to be imaginative and to let go and have fun. Does the thought of managing your children’s candy make you feel uncomfortable? You may be a parent who takes care to feed your children nutritious food, so Halloween may seem like an undoing of all your good … [Read more...] about Halloween Candy Dilemma: Sugar
How to Cloth Diaper with Organic Cloth Diapers
Parents are choosing to use cloth diapers more and more these days. As the environmental and financial benefits of using them become more widely understood, reusable diapers seem a sensible choice to make. But what exactly are organic cloth diapers, how do you use them and why should you consider them for your child? What are cloth diapers? In our grandparents’ days, cloth … [Read more...] about How to Cloth Diaper with Organic Cloth Diapers
How to Feng Shui Your Home
Looking to freshen up your home for the fall? Why not attract some positive energy at the same time? You’ve probably already heard about feng shui and the benefits it offers to the occupants. Living in harmony with your environment is very important and doing everything you can to attract strong feng shui energy (Chi) to your home is a great idea. A strong Chi can help you … [Read more...] about How to Feng Shui Your Home
Families Need Direct Payments Now
In his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Joe Biden said that we should do more than praise caregivers. He said we should pay them. But, whom do we count as caregivers? Value unpaid caregiving Even in the best of times, it is women who bear the brunt of the unpaid workload of caring for children, but during the pandemic, women have born significantly … [Read more...] about Families Need Direct Payments Now
Find Help with Breastfeeding
If you have a breastfeeding question or concern, how do you know where to turn for help? Of course, reach out to your midwife or doctor, but sometimes you want to talk to someone whose speciality is breastfeeding. Mother-to-mother support Founded in 1956, La Leche League (LLL) is the premier organization for breastfeeding support. If you attended LLL meetings in your town … [Read more...] about Find Help with Breastfeeding
Philosophies of How Children Learn
Before Covid, the National Center for Education Statistics said that there are 50 million children in the US of school age, and of these, about 3%, or a million and a half, are being schooled at home. According to the Department of Education, In 2011-2012, 91% of parents who home schooled said they did so because they are concerned about the environment in other … [Read more...] about Philosophies of How Children Learn
Primer on Ayurveda for Healthy Digestion
Since ancient times, Ayurveda’s primary tenet has remained the same: good digestion. The digestive fire is the secret to sustaining good health. For this reason, it is helpful to understand the basis of good digestion and the result of poor digestion—agni and ama, respectively. Agni and Ama Agni means “fire” in Sanskrit, and in the context of Ayurveda it means “digestive … [Read more...] about Primer on Ayurveda for Healthy Digestion
Get Help for Postpartum Depression
The Lives Of Student Parents
I was nearly 42 years old with five children at home when I decided I wanted to pursue an undergraduate degree at our local university. Initially, I wondered how I could do it, as I was homeschooling my children, and my spouse was working outside the home. However, with his encouragement and my own burning desire, I applied, was accepted, and began my studies. It took me six … [Read more...] about The Lives Of Student Parents
Build Your Own Fairy House
Build your own mudbrick fairy house in one afternoon, right in your own backyard. It is easy, and so much fun! Bricks made out of sun-dried mud are called adobes. Adobe bricks date back to the original building techniques used in the southwestern United States, South America, and the Middle East. This building technique requires a lot of labor, and simple tools. So, it is … [Read more...] about Build Your Own Fairy House