‘GOOD’ CHILDREN – AT WHAT PRICE?
THE SECRET COST OF SHAME
By Robin Grille and Beth McGregor
A five month old baby is lying in his mother’s arms. He is close to sleep, then wakes and begins to
grizzle. His mother tells him that he should stop being a naughty boy, and that she will be cross
with him if he doesn’t sleep.
An 18 month-old child is taken to a restaurant with her father and u
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After Attachment … What Then?
By Robin Grille
We did everything by the book: birthed at home, breastfed over two years, co-slept and wore our babies on our bodies 24/7 — why then do some attached children seem anxious, over-sensitive, angry and even hostile sometimes?
Attachment parenting is probably the best approach to parenting babies that our culture has produced, since the dawn of
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Why people homeschool - people homeschooling come from many backgrounds, and homeschool for many reasons. I don't know... ...
By Belinda Moore from Spiral Garden
Preschoolers are often enthusiastic gardeners. The magic of propagating seeds appeals to their sense of wonder. They are usually eager to help – especially if moving dirt, using water or harvesting are the tasks at hand! Working together, they will soon learn how to grow their own plants and care for these themselves. Edible gardens often inspire picky eaters t
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by Emma Davidson from Brindabella Baby, Canberra's eco-friendly and fair trade baby shop.
Eco-friendly bamboo velour fabric
Organic cotton used to be the fibre of choice for hippies. Now, it's so popular that Target and Just Jeans are using it in t-shirts and denim. But if you want a fibre from a renewable crop, made using natural processes, and completely biodegradable when it reaches the end o
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