In Defence of “Screen Time”
By Brandie Hadfield This topic can be quite a doozy, and in the six-and-a-half years I have managed an Attachment Parenting forum, I tell…
April, 2019
Is It Healthy and Safe For Babies To Sleep Alone?
By Mary Francell Every few months it seems there’s another headline proclaiming “Cry-It-Out Doesn’t Hurt Babies” or “The Dangers of Co-Sleeping”. Doctors warn parents…
Little Luminaries: Top Tips for Attending Festivals With Young Kids
By Georgia Todd Attending a seven-day festival with a 1.5-year-old and a 3.5-year-old is daunting to say the least. As we began to prepare…
Beyond the Physical: Healing Energetic Imbalances with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Melbourne-based Jackie Gagalovska has moved from healing people in a mainstream Western medical model, to the energy-based healing modality that is Traditional Chinese Medicine…
Why Do We Fear a Caesarean Birth?
By Leigh East We’re told it is a “lifesaving procedure”, we’re also told “it’s major stomach surgery”. Unfortunately, we are rarely told much else…
Does Peaceful Parenting Mean Letting Kids Do Whatever They Want?
By Dr. Laura Markham “Isn’t there a time and a place for a parent to just plain ‘be in charge’? So often, and especially…
Reasons to Hire a Doula (and Why I Wish I Had the First Time)
By Kaeli Stolt You’re pregnant. There is so much to decide. So much information to navigate. Which pediatrician will your baby see? Which type…
Babies and Music
By Elizabeth Pantley Mothers have always crooned their babies to sleep with lullabies, fathers have sung nursery rhymes to their toddlers, and families have…