Having three bright boys was NOT a gift. SEAN, MY ELDEST, was tested at being past genius level at 6 ½ and languished at school. Possibly my not understand in the education system here in Australia did not help – in my native NZ, when I was attending school, everyone started on their fifth birthday […]
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As we, as parents, all know, without direction babies/ toddlers and children would grow up to be fairly feral without the moderating effect of humanization. What are parents for? Yes, we need to feed and clothe and keep them safe, but even in all herds/tribes of animals, there is a code of behaviour that if
A strange thing to write about ?Not a sexy word? Try boundaries then.I see a lot of very strange (to me) styles of parenting as people bring their difficult toddlers and children (fairly feral if not getting their own way) – and I often wonder – did no one tell these people the role of
Happens for many of us and we never know it. Should you see a baby with ‘crossed eyes’ think – brain injury – as this is the most often visible side effect. 1) – Archie at 3 months – now with substantial mobility and generalized brain injury (‘diagnosed’ as having cerebral palsy). This was not
Please be aware that I am advocating that you think for yourself, rather than accept what is at present in fashion. These change often. Mothers throughout time have slept us where we sleep the best, as ‘littlies’. Tummy Sleeping And Apparent SIDS Risk We all want the best for our children, and act accordingly. We are
Or . . . What to do with a natural penis (Leave Well Alone – much like birthing – nature and boy will sort it out together). I have placed this up on my site as so few women know what to do. Many men were snipped and may not know how to care for
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One Parent’s Lament This story is about NOT limiting the outcome. It is about working outside our personal and cultural restraints, and of allowing the path of another, under some guidance, and with apparently unlimited unseen assistance, to unfold. It can be an inspiration for those who face hopelessness either personally, or within their professional
I knew nothing about Reiki first hand, until Kathryn (Skye), my massively brain injured daughter, was in need of extra help. I had been vaguely aware of the more ‘out here’ types playing in the edges of healing and New Age stuff- but was a very practical acupuncturists and mother and had no need to explore
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My third child and I had a difficult beginning. She initially breastfed, as I assumed all babies did – onto the breast, attached, suckling, and swallowing – normal. Then she descended into a life or death decline. During this time, I was exceptionally grateful that I had had no trouble feeding her elder brothers. My
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from a birthing mother’s perspective . . . I have included this, as being a mother, shaped my experience as a healer and as an author. I would hope that the book/DVDs I have written including What Dads Can Do, allows parents to do what I did not — take charge and become empowered. Knowing
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