Archive for April, 2010

Gentle Parenting Ideas from a Toddler’s Perspective

April 30th, 2010 by Dionna - 23 Comments

This post is written for inclusion in the Carnival of Gentle Discipline hosted by Paige @ Baby Dust Diaries. All week, April 26-30, we will be featuring essays about non-punitive discipline. See the bottom of this post for more information. (In a world where toddlers are able to speak and…

The Joys of Breastfeeding a Toddler #4

April 29th, 2010 by Dionna - 7 Comments

I am so happy to welcome Elizabeth, who has shared a story about one of her greatest joys in breastfeeding a toddler. Elizabeth is the mother of three girls and is a full time writer/professor/social media consultant/editor (whew!). She writes incredibly funny (and sometimes irreverent and moving) posts at her…

Bringing Yoga Into Your Home

April 28th, 2010 by Dionna - Comments Off

Today I would like to welcome Acacia, who has written a guest post on the benefits of kids’ yoga. Acacia is a part-time SAHM, a part-time yoga instructor at the Yoga Patch, and an intuitive artist. She fills her days with a lot of play with her 3 year old…

Circumcision and SIDS: Only One of Them Is Preventable

April 27th, 2010 by Dionna - 31 Comments

A new peer-reviewed study found that approximately 117 neonatal boys die each year in the United States from circumcision-related complications. Anesthesia reactions. Stroke. Hemorrhages. Infections. 117 deaths, each year, from a completely elective surgery. ____________________________________________ in comparison 115 neonatal boys die each year from SIDS. The causes of SIDS are…

Dirt & Discipline

April 26th, 2010 by Dionna - 5 Comments

Today you get a gratuitous picture of my cute (but perpetually dirty) son and direction to a guest post on discipline. Last week Zoey from Good Goog wrote about some practical applications of Kohn’s Unconditional Parenting. Today Zoey is featuring a guest post from me that gives you two alternatives…

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