
Feeding Frenzy
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Shifting Schedules—When to Change from Two Naps to One Nap
January 5, 2009 by Elizabeth Pantley | No questions or commentsDuring the early years of life, nap schedules are in a continuous state of change. After a newborn period of all-day napping, babies eventually settle into a regular two-nap-a-day routine. Most children switch from these two daily naps to one nap sometime between the ...
Rites of Passage: Rituals for Birth
January 4, 2009 by Mary Jessica Hammes | No questions or commentsMy stomach was as big as house. Two houses. Or a whale. Three whales. I was covered with an itchy rash, thanks to my body—which truly seemed like a separate entity apart from my mind at that point—deciding to develop PUPPP. My groin ...
Don’t Let A Polluted Environment Stop You From Breastfeeding
December 31, 2008 by Adam Spangler | No questions or commentsDespite the presence of environmental chemicals in human milk, breastfeeding is still best. It was only a matter of time: before the countless chemicals humanity dumped (and continues to dump) on the earth made their way into mothers’ breastmilk; in the past mothers turned to ...
Bicycles Built for Two
December 29, 2008 by John Wares | No questions or commentsThere are probably lots of reasons why I’m looked at as a questionable daddy. But the thing I do that seems to garner the most attention is carry my boy on the back of my bicycle. Cycling is quieter, better for the environment, better for ...
Feeding Frenzy
December 23, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 17 questions or commentsIf you think what’s commonly seen/done/discussed isn’t perceived as normal, consider the cesarean birth rate. With rates approaching 50 percent in some communities, the ‘normal’ way to give birth (vaginally) is becoming the exception and the ‘abnormal’ way to give birth (c-section) is ...
Coping with Picky Eaters
December 23, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or commentsFive years ago, I had very firm ideas about childhood nutrition. “Balanced meals” was my mantra. I presented plates with foods of different colors (indicating different nutrients), and I sought out whole foods, natural foods, and organic foods. My firstborn stuck up his nose ...
Facebook Not Breastbook
December 22, 2008 by Adam Spangler | 1 question or commentA couple of years ago Kelli Roman uploaded a photo of herself breastfeeding on her Facebook page. Perhaps she wanted to share this most personal and natural moment with her family and friends. Perhaps she wanted to lure in sex-crazed men with the ...














