Assumption Free Zone
Welcome to May edition of the Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival, hosted by Authentic Parenting and Mudpiemama. This month’s topic is “Parenting Practices and Criticism”. Please scroll down to the end of this post to find a list of links to the entries of the other participants. Enjoy! You don’t have to look very far to find a hulabaloo about parenting. Helicopter, Tiger, SAHM, WOHM, Attachment, Ferber, etc. Everywhere you look someone is labeling and then judging other moms. Recently, on Facebook, a friend posted a picture of a baby being fed with a hands free system....
Read MoreQuiz: Should You Wean for Fertility Treatments?
Welcome to the Carnival of Weaning: Weaning – Your Stories This post was written for inclusion in the Carnival of Weaning hosted by Code Name: Mama and Aha! Parenting. Our participants have shared stories, tips, and struggles about the end of the breastfeeding relationship. One of my most popular posts of all time was Breastfeeding Through Infertility Treatments IVF and FET which was really my own research and decision making process regarding the topic. It is really a very difficult decision and most of the “experts” in the field are simply ill equiped to help you make...
Read MoreMy Homeschooling Philosophy: Part 3
In Part 1 of this series I introduced the concept of Holistic Learning which focuses on the broader topics of knowledge of self, community, and nature instead of the discreet skills taught in traditional schooling. In Part 2 I discussed different approaches to teaching: transfer, transact, and transform. Now I want to conclude my series with a look at the continuum of homeschooling methods. The scale moves from highly structured on the left to completely unstructured on the right. Most homeschoolers (and even unschoolers) fall somewhere in between or even hop around depending on their...
Read MoreYes Cookies: chocolate chip cookies to feel good about
I am always looking for easy ways to get my family to eat more healthy foods. My kids eat veggies and fruit but who doesn’t love a cookie? I wanted a Yes Cookie. Something the kids could eat for breakfast or anytime and I’d still feel good about what they ate. This recipe is inspired by a recipe in Jessica Seinfeld’s Deceptively Delicious. She uses chemical sugars and “food-like” stuff like margarine but it gave me a starting point for amounts. Yes Cookies 1 cup organic coconut sugar 3/4 cup organic butter 1 organic egg 2 teaspoons organic vanilla extract 2 cups...
Read MoreHomemade Bug Spray
Mix the following in a spray bottle and shake before each application. Natural Bug Spray 1/8 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar 1/8 Cup Witch Hazel 1/8 cup Water 20 drops Eucalyptus Essential Oil 20 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil 20 drops Citronella Essential Oil
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