My or your approach to food and feeding kids depends on your relationship to food and cooking as well as how much time, money, and energy you have to spend (or want to spend) on cooking or thinking about food. Beyond all this context and caveating, I do feel like there’s a few principles I’m comfortable sharing and try to follow myself.
Read MoreIn discussing where human infants sleep, the authors of the paper stated, “All discussions of co-sleeping should begin by appreciating how radically novel it is for dependent children to even have the option to sleep separately from caregivers.”
Read MoreParents, specifically mothers, are often described as selfless where the word selfless means they disregard their own needs and health for the needs and health of their children and family. This is a truly shitty definition because it is loaded with expectations and, when parents (moms) do focus on their health they might feel guilty or selfish. But this isn’t the real definition of selflessness, the real definition is so much better.
Read MoreThere’s no way around it, the presence of siblings absolutely shapes, for better or worse our lives and/or our kids lives. What matters the most is that we, as parents, cultivate kindness and empathy in our young children by fostering a nurturing and positive relationship while attempting to eliminate problematic relationships like sibling rivalry.
Read MoreWe can’t see our liver or thyroid if they are in distress, but our skin gives us a signal we can’t ignore and it acted as my entry point to deeply reconsidering what I put on and in my body and how I thought about the role and importance of my bacterial populations.
Read MoreWhat does the research actually say about the relationship between nutrient levels and the use of the birth control pill. Well, damn, if only life was simple and not nuanced! Explore the current research and the takeaways from this spicy topic.
Read MoreConviction (what we’re convinced of) is built on belief (what we believe to be correct and true). The question I’m left with is what are beliefs and why do we have them?
Read MoreCheck out my quick guide to see how I keep my family fed through a mix of bulk purchasing, and local and online markets. I share my go-tos for keeping my fridge, pantry, and larder stocked so that feeding my family is a little easier.
Read MoreThe number one thing you need after having another baby (or any baby at all) is support. The second thing you need is an understanding that every baby is different; a lesson I’m still learning.
Read MoreCertain that I’m not alone in my wind-induced anxiety, I looked into the somewhat scarce research on mental health and wind and explored my personal experience on windy days.
Read MoreEveryone needs someone on their team who makes them laugh when they are sad and comforts them when they're scared. The irreplaceable, lovable, inimitable Hand-Meow is that someone and he is one of the greatest companions for kids and parents alike.
Read MoreWhat you learn from talking to Zach and Kasey about the farm and farming, is that there is no separation between life and the farm. The physicality of the farm, its inherent lessons in acceptance and connection to sense of place, soil health, abundance, challenges and constant learning mirror and give shape to the deep values that they graciously live by.
Read MoreWhen children do not immediately get a toy because the other kid “has to share” they learn some of the most important and challenging lessons in life such as delayed-gratification and impulse control.
Read MoreThere are a few key ways Bob acts as a Christmas guide—like a selfless winter elf reminding us all to be less concerned with the material stuff and more excited about this curious time of year when we gather with our families to enact our own traditions and rituals.
Read MoreYour home is a living ecosystem and it deserves a little love. Here's 10 ways to improve the health of your home microbiome.
Read MoreThis is a story about foreign body aspiration, a two night stay in the pediatric ICU and the lessons we learned from this terrifying event. This story is meant to inform, help parents know what to do if their child aspirates and includes safe habits and tips to prevent aspiration. It also examines the gnawing, heartbreaking feelings of parental guilt and regret.
Read MoreOur choices about the food and clothing we buy is so important because our dollars either vote to perpetuate the use of toxic chemicals that primarily impact the poor (and impact us all) or they vote for non-toxic farming practices that benefit human, plant and animal health and the health of our ecosystem.
Read MoreI love food for its taste and the pleasure it brings to my life (while also keeping me alive). Here is a list of 5 reasons I’d rather talk about healthy soil than your dietary convictions.
Read MoreHow do you define support? Maternal support is linked to better health outcomes for mothers and babies. But support is complicated and we receive it best when we we’re not told we’re getting it, but can feel it all around us.
Read MoreBarefoot is best for little (and big) feet. But, sometimes the world demands shoes. Here’s a few minimalist options.
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