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15 April 2013 by not a wild hera
Co-sleeping becomes a whole new thing when your baby gets mobile. I was so astounded by observing the phenomenon of …
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Category: attachment parenting, co-sleeping, culture, home, motherhood, parenting, prayer, science, toddlers, travel, well-being
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Tags: Dr Sears, Lulastic, Montessori toddler bed, naps, postnatal depression, super-king bed
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4 March 2013 by not a wild hera
We didn’t intend to become ‘attachment parents.’ We don’t tick all the boxes, but we could certainly sneak into an …
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Category: attachment parenting, babies, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, fatherhood, health, motherhood, parenting, partners, science, sleep, well-being
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Tags: bassinet, bed, co-sleeping, cot death, crib death, front-pack, ginormous bed, howtobeadad, Lulastic, New Zealand, research, safe co-sleeping, SIDS, SUDI
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6 February 2013 by not a wild hera
Mrs Cook taught me to read. Ms Powell held dictionary competitions (I remember this, of course, because I remember winning!) …
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Category: education, gratitude, school, science, teachers
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Tags: Education and Schooling, Palmerston North Girls' High School, St John's Hill School
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2 February 2013 by not a wild hera
Like many of you, I feel almost unresolvably torn when it comes to little kids and games of murder. Raising …
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Category: conflict of parenting philosophy, kids, movies, parenting, peace-making, play, science, teenagers, toys, violence, violence against women
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Tags: child development, her.meneutics, light sabres, Luke Skywalker, New Zealand, Princess Leia, Rachel Marie Stone, school shootings, Star Wars, swords, toy guns, war
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13 January 2013 by not a wild hera
How important is it that our children are obedient? This from Annalisa Barbieri in the Guardian: Most parenting books are about …
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Category: books, civility, communicating with kids, conflict of parenting philosophy, emotional well-being, kids, parenting, science, teenagers, toddlers
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Tags: empathy, obedience, Parenting with Love and Logic, self-control, Welcome to Your Child's Brain
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2 January 2013 by not a wild hera
I was driving up Ngamotu Road a couple of years ago when someone on Radio New Zealand National made a brilliant …
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Category: babies, health, kids, money, parenting, pregnancy, science, teenagers
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Tags: addiction, ASH, New Year's Guide, New Zealand, nicotine, Quitline, Radio New Zealand National, second-hand smoke, smokefree, Smokefree Environments Act, smoking, smoking cessation
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29 December 2012 by not a wild hera
Take a deep breath, parents. This is a manifesto of cooperative parenting, and I’m pretty pumped about it. As AHLondon …
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Category: attachment parenting, babies, blogging, books, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, communicating with kids, community, conflict of parenting philosophy, culture, emotional well-being, fatherhood, feminism, friends, home, kids, language, media, motherhood, parenting, rant, science, teenagers, television, working mothers
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Tags: brilliant and amazing, Patchwork Parenting Manifesto, Spongebob Squarepants
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24 November 2012 by not a wild hera
Letters of Note is an extraordinary site, publishing transcripts and facsimiles of fascinating correspondence. There’s a huge range. The most …
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Category: correspondence, fatherhood, kids, science, social media
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Tags: email, Facebook, Fiona Apple, Jerry Linengar, letter-writing, letters from fathers, Letters of Note, letters to children, slavery, space travel
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23 November 2012 by not a wild hera
You’ve got to be kind to yourself, right? For many of us, life has some pretty tough parts or patches. …
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Category: depression, emotional well-being, hilarity, music, science, self-care, social media, television, video
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Tags: Armstrong and Miller, British comedy, Guys Backflipping into Jeans, Homeopathic A&E, Island in the Sun, Katy Perry, Los Colorados, Mitchell and Webb, RAF, Spike Jonze, Weezer, YouTube
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21 November 2012 by not a wild hera
When social work researcher Brené Brown discovered the crucial importance of vulnerability for human wellbeing and connection, she had a …
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Category: books, culture, depression, emotional well-being, gratitude, lament, parenting, science, video
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Tags: Brené Brown, courage, Imperfect is the New Perfect, perfectionism, shame, social work, TED talk, vulnerability
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