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Slow Down Mummy

2012-01-29T02:27:00.005-05:00

By R. Knight © 2011 slow down mummy, there is no need to rush,slow down mummy, what is all the fuss?slow down mummy, make yourself a cup tea.slow down mummy, come spend some time with me. slow down mummy, let's pull boots on for a walk,let's kick at piles of leaves, and smile and laugh and talk.slow down mummy, you look ever so tired,come sit and snuggle under the duvet, and rest with me a

Baby Sleep Positions

2012-01-18T09:45:00.001-05:00

Andy at How To Be a Dad recently wrote about the blurry eyed, early morning (or late night!) wake up to a little one staring you back in the face. In his diagram (3rd below) he calls this the "Stalker" sleep position. Anyone who shares sleep with their baby knows that there comes a point, usually right around that first birthday party, when nighttime acrobatics become commonplace in the family

Love is the Color of a Rainbow

2012-01-13T03:40:00.009-05:00

How would you describe the colors of the rainbow to a child who was born without visual sight? If her eyes had never fixed on the colors of the world, or the contours of her momma’s face ~ if she had only seen the world through her many other senses, and as you splashed together in the puddles one rainy afternoon she asked you to please, “Tell me what the rainbow looks like…” How would you

20 Ways to Bring Goodness Into Your Life

2012-01-08T03:25:00.001-05:00

By The Dalai Lama Read more from the revered and internationally known, Tenzin Gyatso, at his homepage: DalaiLama.com Photo © 2012 peaceful parenting mom, Aliya Martinez, and her precious son, David. ❤ 1) Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2) When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. 3) Follow the three Rs: - Respect for self, - Respect for others-

Finland Parents and Circumciser Charged with Assault and Battery and Fined for Sons' Circumcision

2012-01-02T01:18:00.003-05:00

Helsinki, the capitol and largest city in Finland made news today when the District Court imposed a fine on the man who was convicted of assault and battery last Friday for circumcising two minor aged boys of Muslim parents. The parents of the boys have been convicted of incitement to assault and battery for encouraging the circumcision of their sons, and will pay out fines to their boys, but

How the Grinch Stole Breastfeeding

2011-12-22T08:35:00.003-05:00

By Chuck Dufano, WIC breastfeeding coordinator with the Johnson County Health Department in Iowa City, Iowa (with thanks to Dr. Seuss). Above: Emilee S.'s son, Noah, 11 months old, enjoys some Christmas Milk ❤ Every Who down in Who-ville liked breastfeeding a lot But the Grinch, Who lived just north of Who-ville, Did NOT! The Grinch hated breastfeeding -- no matter what season, Now, please

German Factory Uses Infant Foreskin to Grow Human Skin

2011-12-20T23:59:00.042-05:00

By Danelle Frisbie An employee at the Fraunhofer Institute holds a culture plate with foreskin-grown skin samples. We've watched before as human foreskin is harvested from infant boys in the United States and sold for use in cosmetics nationally and overseas. We've seen foreskin taken from infant babies and used in skin grafting for burn victims. Now a laboratory dubbed the "Skin Factory" at

Urine Samples and Catheter Insertion for Intact Boys

2011-12-18T01:44:00.090-05:00

By Danelle Frisbie © 2011 We receive two common types of forced retraction reports from parents: those that happen at well-baby checkups in the United States, often before a parent even knows what is happening, and those that happen when a parent ends up in the hospital with a baby who is catheterized (due to illness or surgery). Before we address catheterization specifically, and the correct

The 'Circumcision Song' Hits Airwaves Across Africa Thanks to Bill Gates' Funding

2011-12-15T02:44:00.011-05:00

By Danelle Frisbie © 2011 Max Chiwara, Oliver Mtukudzi, Enoch Piroro and Strovers Masobwe on stage together this fall. It is difficult for me to temper the sick feeling rising up as I listen to the lyrics of this 8 1/2 minute recording and picture the multitudes of African men (and their unknowing partners) who are being blindly hoodwinked by the new "Circumcision Song" playing everywhere that

Say Goodbye to Croup Cough with Homeopathy

2011-12-08T04:49:00.003-05:00

By Joette Calabrese, HMC, CCH, RSHom(Na) Excerpt from Joette’s latest book, How to Raise a Drug Free Family, which she’s currently using to teach her first webinar course for mothers. Posted on DrMomma.org at author's request. Croup Cough: This is my favorite kind of cough. Why? It has been shown that the degree of relief is dramatic whenever treated with homeopathic remedies. But before

Radiation and Strontium Found in Japan's Baby Formula

2011-12-07T00:00:00.002-05:00

By Danelle Frisbie An artificial baby food manufacturer in Japan that makes up the sales of 40% of Japan's formula market has announced the recall of 400,000 cans of its formula containing traces of radioactive cesium 134 and 137 due to the nation’s recent nuclear plant meltdown. The same company exports formula to Vietnam under a different label. Parents have flooded the Tokyo based Meiji

Breastfed Babies Are Not Stronger Babies

2011-12-05T07:06:00.003-05:00

By Danelle Frisbie While we don't appreciate all the infant health advertisements that have come out of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in recent months (their safe sleep campaign needs some real research-based help), this ad is more along the right track. It was developed by the City of Milwaukee Health Department (individual credits below) and printed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by the

‎Dr. Seuss for Nursing Moms

2011-12-02T03:30:00.002-05:00

Author Unknown. Photos © 2011 peaceful parenting mothers listed. Lisa M. and little one Would you nurse him in the park? Would you nurse him in the dark?Would you nurse him with a Boppy?And when your boobs are feeling floppy? I would nurse him in the park,I would nurse him in the dark.I’d nurse with or without a Boppy.Floppy boobs will never stop me! Can you nurse with your seat belt on?Can you

Circumcision's Profound Impact on My Family

2011-12-01T08:43:00.008-05:00

By R.J. Bly © 2011 Mother and Son II painting by Bryce Brown of Bryce Brown Art. What follows is my personal and intimate experience with routine infant circumcision. Infant circumcision is a very emotive issue for me and it took a lot of courage for me to write this. My only hope is that others might gain something from my experience. Once we discovered we were having our first baby boy,

The Children's Hour

2011-11-29T23:30:00.039-05:00

By Danelle Frisbie © 2011 It was on this evening, 98 years ago -- November 29, 1913 -- that my great grandmother slid gently into her fourth birthing day, at home, in the wintery Wisconsin countryside. As Grandma turns 98 years wise (tomorrow morning) one of her favorite pastimes is to jot down poetry in a tattered notebook that she says "comes to her" in the early morning hours. She has

MamAmor: Birthing and Breastfeeding Dolls

2011-11-28T14:00:00.007-05:00

Gorgeous would be an understatement for the very special gift one father at peaceful parenting presented us with this season ~ a unique doll hand designed and crafted by MamAmor. Although yet to be named, she will live in the peaceful parenting library and be played with by many little ones along the way. She is beautiful – touting her beachy, breezy attire with baby in tow. But more splendid

What Should a 4 Year Old Know?

2011-11-28T00:43:00.008-05:00

By Alicia Bayer © 2011 Danelle Frisbie's not-yet-four-year-old splashing away the day. I was on a parenting bulletin board recently and read a post by a mother who was worried that her 4 1/2 year old did not know enough. "What should a four year old know?" she asked. Most of the answers left me not only saddened, but pretty soundly annoyed. One mom posted a laundry list of all of the things

Time Out: Australian Association for Infant Mental Health Position

2011-11-25T12:31:00.002-05:00

The Australian Association for Infant Mental Health Inc. (AAIMHI) aims (in part) to: improve professional and public recognition that infancy is a critical period in psycho-social development. work for the improvement tof the mental health and development of all infants and families. The following is the AAIMHI's position statement on the use of 'Time Out.' View as a pdf here. Time Out

Thank You For Saving a Son!

2011-11-24T05:32:00.003-05:00

This Thanksgiving Day, we are especially grateful for each of you working toward a day when all forms of genital cutting will be abolished from this earth. Thank you for all you do, on behalf of the sons, and future men, you save. ❤ .

Don't Push the River, It Flows By Itself

2011-11-13T01:52:00.004-05:00

By Laura Shanley Excerpted from Shanley's book, Unassisted Childbirth Learn more from Shanley and subscribe to her newsletter at UnassistedChildbirth.com It is a little known fact that aside from a slight push or two in the last seconds of labor, forced pushing (pushing when a woman has no impulse to do so) is not necessary, or even desirable, for the laboring woman. The saying, "Don't push the

10 Year Old Births and Breastfeeds Baby in Puebla, Mexico

2011-11-12T08:03:00.002-05:00

By Danelle Frisbie Puebla, Mexico where the Women's Hospital is treating a 10 year old girl and her premature baby boy. A Mexican girl has become a mother at the young age of 10. She arrived at the hospital in Puebla, Mexico, 31 weeks pregnant and suffering from extreme health concerns, including seizures. After a necessary surgical birth, her son weighed in at 3.3 pounds. She was treated at

One Minute in History 11-11-11 11:11

2011-11-11T01:11:00.085-05:00

Our messy-haired night owl heading to bed at 0011 on 11/11/11 We had a lot of fun with this back on 1-1-11... so let's do it again today, 11-11-11! Not another date like this for quite some time... Whatever you are doing, wherever you are, grab your camera and snap a picture at 11:11 (am or pm or both - your time). Take the picture of whoever or whatever is in front of you, of yourself, your

Michigan Mother Reprimanded for Nursing Baby in Courtroom

2011-11-10T06:00:00.004-05:00

By Crystal Hilliard for Channel 8, WoodTV A Van Buren County woman wants a local judge reprimanded after he questioned the appropriateness of her breastfeeding in court on Tuesday. "Sitting all the way in the back, I decided I was just going to breastfeed him," Natalie Hegedus said of her infant son. "Sitting there, he latched on. Everything's discreet, my shirt covered everything." A court

A Sip of Soda: How Soft Drinks Impact Our Health

2011-11-10T05:42:00.002-05:00

Related Reading: Your Body Within 1 Hour of Drinking Soda Diet Soda Drinking Decreases Calcium and Bone Density Your Body's Many Cries for Water

Even When You Lose, You are Winning

2011-11-06T01:31:00.005-04:00

By Aubrey Taylor © 2011 For everyone who spends their precious energy spreading the word about genital integrity and the harms of genital mutilation, gentle parenting versus the harms of sleep training ("cry-it-out") and aggressive punishment, or the normalcy of giving human milk to human babies: Don't get frustrated! Don't give up! Remember: You do not have to win! The task at hand is not to