Archive for March, 2010

A Chance to Choose Nurturing Instead of Punishment

March 23rd, 2010 by Dionna - 24 Comments

My 27 month old loves to play in the sink. Almost every day he gathers a few toys, climbs in his Learning Tower, and begs me oh so sweetly to turn on the faucet. I put a towel down around his feet, pull up his sleeves, and turn the sink…

April Carnival of Natural Parenting: Call for Submissions

March 22nd, 2010 by Dionna - Comments Off

Our Carnival of Natural Parenting participants continue to inspire us with the honesty of their stories and the quality of their writing. We hope you’ll join us for the fourth carnival in April! (Check out January, February, and March if you missed them.) Your co-hosts are Lauren at Hobo Mama…

The Joys of Breastfeeding: Milk Songs

March 21st, 2010 by Dionna - 20 Comments

Welcome! This post was written for inclusion in the March Carnival of Breastfeeding. Be sure to read some of the other writers who published on this topic; there are links at the end of this post. When Kieran was a few weeks old, he began making a little noise during…

Papa’s Co-Sleeping Essay Contest Entry

March 21st, 2010 by Dionna - 4 Comments

Update: I am SO PROUD! Tom’s entry was one of the winners in the Co-Sleeping Essay Contest. It will be featured in the book “Are You Co-Sleeping? Me Too!” Congratulations honey!! And I found out later that my essay was also chosen. Both of our essays will be published –…

Toddler Activity Schedule 9 (Gardening)

March 18th, 2010 by Dionna - 3 Comments

A few weeks ago, Kieran and I started the first seeds inside for our garden. They have started sprouting, but it is now time to get our garden beds ready outside. Our neverending winter may have other plans (snow this weekend!), but we will try our hardest to get the…


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