Beyond Sharing: 4 Ways to Develop Generosity in Children
My kids are 4 and 3-years-old. And, for the most part, I feel like I’m a hitting a sweet spot in parenting. Everyone pees and poops in the toilet, they usually sleep through the night, and sometimes I can let... Continue Reading
4 Key Questions to Ask Potential Care Providers For a Natural Birth
You’re pregnant with your first and checking out all your options. Or it’s your second or third baby, and you’re wanting a different experience than the last time around. Maybe no epidural, definitely not that awful Pitocin. Where do you... Continue Reading
3 Guiding Principles For Choosing a Home School Curriculum
My son turns five this August. This thought makes my hands a little clammy and my eyes sad. How did we get here so fast? Where is my baby? School is coming – fast. For several reasons, we’ll most likely... Continue Reading
Baby Love: Lindsey, Caleb and Lily
Lindsey is a new writer for Baby and Blog, specializing in natural birth. See her previous articles here, and look out for more content from her in the coming weeks Tell us about yourself. L: I live in Chicago. I... Continue Reading
5 Ways to Prepare Your Body for Natural Birth
“Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic. Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth well as... Continue Reading
3 Things I Love About My Son’s Montessori Preschool Experience
I fought preschool. When my son was three, we returned from Christmas vacation and I looked around and realized that every single one of his little friends, except one, was enrolled in preschool. I turned up my nose and crossed... Continue Reading
5 Ways to Prepare Your Partner for Natural Birth
My husband is pretty fantastic. He’s super supportive of my doula work – making me breakfast-to-go in the middle of the night, listening to detailed birth stories, going with the flow of an on-call job. He’s a Math teacher, but... Continue Reading
5 Easy and Healthy Sweet Snack Recipes
Before we talk snacks, let me clarify something – I’m not a healthy food expert. In fact, for dinner last night, my kids ate re-heated fast food fries and a bruised banana. For dinner. What can I say? It was... Continue Reading
Coping and Growing: How I Survived Two Miscarriages in 2013
By Lindsey Avink Late New Year’s Eve, my husband and I sat on the scratchy loveseat in my parents’ basement and clinked our wine glasses in the blue lights from the Christmas tree. We named blessings and funny moments –... Continue Reading
5 Ways to Prepare Your Mind and Soul for Natural Birth
By Lindsey Avink Birth is transformative. Nails grow beautiful from prenatal vitamins. Our bellies stretch wider than we believed they could and leave marks forever. Later, we grow muscles from carrying carseats and wearing babies. And the breasts – who... Continue Reading