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Sunday Surf: Misery as a requirement, breastfeeding mermaids, & mini-Bronies

2016-04-03T15:57:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Sunday Surf, a tour of the best blogposts I've read throughout the week.

Sunday Surf is back! For today! I'm not promising to keep this up weekly as in the past, but every once in awhile, I have links and other resources I just wanna share. To make life easier for me, I'm going to embed them from the original share source. Hope that works-ish.

Here we go!

The Misery Argument. #homeschooling #unschooling http://ow.ly/3zlP07
Posted by Hobo Mama on Monday, March 14, 2016

I've never understood why we'd want to train our kids to endure misery.

Photographer turns #breastfeeding babies and their mamas into #mermaids. #normalizebreastfeeding http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1116895/mermaid-nursing-her-baby
Posted by Hobo Mama on Thursday, March 24, 2016

Now I want a mermaid photo!

How To Make The Leap To #Unschooling https://t.co/0MSIzHjcAi #homeschool #homeschooling
— Lauren Wayne (@Hobo_Mama) April 3, 2016

It Takes A (Pony-Loving) Village at @herbadmother https://t.co/lshMTm22ds YES!!! #mylittlebrony #mylittlepony pic.twitter.com/qqm1vP0gCe
— Lauren Wayne (@Hobo_Mama) April 3, 2016

My project for the week! Our sofa is disgustamundo.

What Will We Learn Today? #Homeschool book of 550+ fun #homeschooling ideas! https://t.co/jVvSq3SG17 pic.twitter.com/Q2dCyoV0EF
— Lauren Wayne (@Hobo_Mama) April 2, 2016

I've got my homeschooling activities ebook back up for sale! Just $3.99 on Amazon. I'm seeking reviewers — let me know if you want a review copy.

New research: Forced curriculum is inappropriate for kids under 11 https://t.co/8trRaKoV4Q #homeschool #homeschooling #unschooling
— Lauren Wayne (@Hobo_Mama) April 2, 2016

Speaking of which! Natural learning ftw.

Women Leaving Tactfully In Western Art History - @TheToast https://t.co/GND7zyQuRx
— Lauren Wayne (@Hobo_Mama) April 1, 2016

This whole series makes me snort-laugh. I love that generations upon generations of painters have accurately portrayed women tolerating being talked at by men.

Boo: Pediatrics Journal says to stop calling #breastfeeding natural https://t.co/dHq65rHAlS #parenting #naturalparenting
— Lauren Wayne (@Hobo_Mama) March 31, 2016

So. Dumb.

A new article in the journal Pediatrics is calling on health professionals to stop saying that breastfeeding is natural, arguing that doing so gives the impression that natural parenting practices are healthier. The authors have started a public campaign to end the positive use of the word natural, claiming that it is associated with such "problematic" practices as home birth, homeschooling and the rejection of GMO foods, and that natural parenting movements are interfering with vaccination efforts.

Apparently our family is problematic.

Over on LaurenWayne.com:

How to optimize your blog images for #Pinterest now: http://www.laurenwayne.com/2016/03/optimizing-your-blog-images-for-pinterest.html #blogging
Posted by Lauren Wayne, author on Saturday, March 26, 2016

Hey, I'm up to two queries now! How are your productively procrastinating today? http://www.laurenwayne.com/2016/03/things-i-am-doing-instead-of-querying.html
Posted by Lauren Wayne, author on Friday, March 18, 2016

Six!

Fun on Facebook:

Handy translation guide for four-year-olds: "I don't need to go potty." = "I need to go potty.""I just like dancing."...
Posted by Hobo Mama on Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Exactly! Not sure why anyone feels the need to gender-shame little kids (or anyone).
Posted by Hobo Mama on Monday, March 28, 2016

My kids are arguing about whether they're arguing.
Posted by Hobo Mama on Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Textbook. Via Parenting Through Love, Instead of Fear.
Posted by Hobo Mama on Wednesday, March 16, 2016

YouTube uploads:

Are we Instagram friends?

Follow along, and let me know who you are so I can follow you! Enjoy some everyday unschooling in action.

Firmly in the #frankentoddler stage. #16months
A photo posted by Lauren Wayne (@hobomamacom) on Mar 18, 2016 at 9:09am PDT

He wants to walk, walk, walk!

Healing an owl with a broken wing at the @imaginechildrensmuseum. #pretendplay #letspretend #makebelieve #veterinarian #imaginechildrensmuseum #childrensmuseum #brothers #siblings #everett #8years #4years
A photo posted by Lauren Wayne (@hobomamacom) on Mar 18, 2016 at 7:51pm PDT

Playing #cantcatchme with the tide. #barbaricyawp #nature #naturekid #tide #waves #pugetsound #seattle #4years #jumping
A photo posted by Lauren Wayne (@hobomamacom) on Mar 23, 2016 at 4:03pm PDT

On the trail to the library. #naturewalk #4years #schmitzpreservepark #schmitzpark #seattle #westseattle #naturekid #naturekids
A photo posted by Lauren Wayne (@hobomamacom) on Mar 28, 2016 at 5:54pm PDT

Out for a bike ride! 🚲 #bike #bikeride #bikehelmet #4years #momandson #biking #springday
A photo posted by Lauren Wayne (@hobomamacom) on Mar 29, 2016 at 5:29pm PDT

#sliding! @playdatesea #fatherandson #fatherandsons #brothers #siblings #dad #dadandson #dadandsontime #playtime #slide #slides #playdatesea #playdateseattle #seattle #playground #playspace #indoorplayground #indoorplayspace
A video posted by Lauren Wayne (@hobomamacom) on Mar 30, 2016 at 2:41pm PDT

I was much more scared of this slide than the 17-month-old. He had a blast and was like, "Toddler area? Pfft."

Links throughout the week:

You can find a ton more great articles from me if you follow along on Twitter — natural parenting whatnots at @Hobo_Mama, homeschooling resources at @PirateFamilyFun, and writing-related tweets at @LaurenWaynecom. Hope to chat with you over there, and mention me if you have something great to share so I can retweet it!

Surf with us:

You can get the Sunday Surf button by Jenna Designs and some code to add to your post from my Sunday Surf page.

Check out previous editions for more good reading.

Sunday Surf: Rain or shine

2014-03-09T05:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Sunday Surf, a tour of the best blogposts I've read throughout the week.

We're not letting the wintry rain get us down.
The family headed downtown to the museums and monorail.
Thanks to Google+ for this automagicked motion! (Connect with me if you're on G+!)

We stopped in a Japanese novelty store, where most everything's $1.50,
and the boys got these tubes. Why? Why, indeed. They love them.

Mikko keeps using his for rainwater experiments.

Fortunately, we've had plenty of rain to enjoy!

Linkety-links!

1 day ago

#body image
#dolls
#play

Lammily - A Body Positive Doll (via A Body Positive Doll - Parenting Gently | Parenting Gently)

1 week ago

#Babywearing
#books

Project Procrastinot: 10 Signs You Need Baby Wearing + How to Do It →

Stay tuned for a FLASH SALE on the Essential Parenting Collection:

If you've been holding off on buying Mindful Nurturing's Essential Parenting Collection, of which I'm an organizer and contributor, tomorrow's the day you want to grab it. I'll be offering a one-day-only coupon for 10% off the price of the full bundle~~, so stay tuned for the code~~: MONDAY10.

We've also got mini-collections available on the topics of Pregnancy and Birth, Parenting the Early Years, Child Development, Mindful Guidance, and Resources for Parents. The full 35-resource collection includes printable coloring books, eCourses, eBooks, Audiobooks, Workshops, online yoga courses, and more.

You can look closer in my full post on the resources, or you can go straight to the site for all the info!

Giveaways:

Giveaway: Kinderfeets balance bike — ARV $109 {3.31; US}
I've got a review up for a sweet wooden balance bike as part of the NPN Learning Through Play giveaway extravaganza! Head over to enter to win one of nine prizes.

Lots more exciting giveaways on the natural parenting giveaway linky — add yours, too!
Natural parenting giveaways

Surf with us:

We love following along with fellow Sunday Surfers. If you have your own post of reading links to share, please link up your post on Hobo Mama or on Authentic Parenting. The linky will go live every Sunday, and you can link up any day that week. You only need to add your post to one of the sites, and the linky will automatically show up on both sites.

You can get the Sunday Surf button by Jenna Designs and some code to add to your post from my Sunday Surf page.

Check out previous editions for good reading, and you can find more shared items during the week at my Tumblr blog, Hobo Mama's Shared Items.

1. Hobo Mama = Rain or shine	2. Lauren Wayne = Google dos & don'ts for bloggers and bad romance novels

Hobo Mama = Rain or shine

Lauren Wayne = Google dos & don'ts for bloggers and bad romance novels

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Sunday Surf: Cheesy

2014-02-23T05:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the Sunday Surf, a tour of the best blogposts I've read throughout the week.

There's a game at Chuck E. Cheese that we all three play together
— it involves bopping space aliens —
and we let the tickets build up to a dramatic finale!

I've been super impressed that Alrik's agreed to
get this near Charles E. Fromage —
he'll even give him a high-five now.

Speaking of brave, this picture's from a visit
Shannon made alone with all four kids while
Sam & I had a date! I know. Mega-star.

On to some links!

5 seconds ago

#parenting
#community

Fine and Fair: How to Help a Publicly Struggling Parent→

I wish I’d been around to help!

9 seconds ago

#breastfeeding
#breastfeeding in public
#nursing in public
#nip
#lactivism

Get your boobs out (and help normalise breastfeeding) | Lulastic and the hippyshake →

By nursing in public I am doing my bit in shifting the framing of breasts back to feeding rather than sexing and it’s important enough to me to risk Death Stares and Facebook rants.
It’s not militant, it’s not aggressive, it’s no Gestapo-like boob army. It’s just a mother breastfeeding her baby when the baby needs it. It’s a natural, normal activity that has been done since time began and shouldn’t be hidden under a bushel.

13 seconds ago

#community

Thrifty News: Sharing a home is not just for students | WONDERTHRIFT →

Love the idea of living in community!

(Source: lulastic.co.uk)

17 seconds ago

#Sharing
#toddler
#preschooler
#child development
#gentle discipline
#positive discipline
#discipline

Why Won't My Toddler Share? | Diary of a First Child →

[H]ere are a few things to remember about children and sharing and a few gentle ways to help them through this developmental phase.

From LaurenWayne.com:

Olympic, side-splitting cozy: Murder on Ice, by Alina Adams
A book review for your reading pleasure along with my thoughts on the usefulness of micro-niches and enhanced ebooks for authors.

Carnival news:

Calling for submissions for the March Carnival of Natural Parenting: Everyday Superheroes

Theme: Everyday Superheroes: Have you done anything brave lately? Have you witnessed any quiet heroism? What characteristics say "superhero" to you? Your children?

Deadline: Tuesday, March 4. Fill out the webform (at the link or at the bottom) and email your submission to us by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time: CarNatPar {at} NaturalParentsNetwork.com

Amazing offer from Mindful Nurturing:

Thirty-five hand-selected resources chosen to transform your parenting — and they can all be in your library.

It's Mindful Nurturing's Essential Parenting Collection, of which I'm an organizer and contributor. We've got mini-collections available on the topics of Pregnancy and Birth, Parenting the Early Years, Child Development, Mindful Guidance, and Resources for Parents. The full collection includes printable coloring books, eCourses, eBooks, Audiobooks, Workshops, online yoga courses, and more.

You can look closer in my full post on the resources, or you can go straight to the site for all the info!

Giveaways:

Giveaway: $1,000 gift card from silky-smooth Suave Professionals® Moroccan Infusion Body Care {2.28; US}
Enter to win a generous gift card, by just answering one little question! Ends soon, so hurry!

Lots more exciting giveaways on the natural parenting giveaway linky — add yours, too!
Natural parenting giveaways

Surf with us:

1. Hobo Mama = Cheesy

1. Hobo Mama = Cheesy

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