One foundational aspect of this conscious parenting site, has to do with the power of intention, and what we focus on (aka the law of attraction). The law of attraction states that what we give focus to, we get more of. If we focus our attention and our emotion on what we fear will happen, […]
Oh no! Am I THAT mom??
We all know THAT mom. The one that is a pain in the ass, the one that all the other mothers see and just expect a difficult time from. The one that instills some sort of controversy wherever she goes. Or in my case, the one that might make another parent squirm a bit because […]
Let me indulge myself for a moment in my fantasy
Nope, not that kind of fantasy. This one gets me even more excited …. ♥ I often fantasize about living in natural foods town, where all the stores only carry organic, and foods made without additives, preservatives, colorings, artificial flavors, and the like. Kind of like it was 100 years ago. I long to go […]
No more juice please
One of the common nutrition mistakes that I see parents making…serving their children juice to drink with their meal. Here’s why it is not a healthy practice…and what you can do instead.
A tip for how to help teach your children to make healthier food choices
One of the most common responses I get when talking about shifting a child’s eating habits is: “But they won’t like it!” Or…. “Not my child, they are VEEEERRRYY picky.” I’m not saying that it’s easy, or that your child will immediately run over hugging and kissing you for making the changes to their food. […]
What most surprised you when you were doing your research for The Baby Bond?
During my interview with Dr. Linda Palmer, author of The Baby Bond, I asked her what most surprised her when she began researching her book. Her answer might surprise YOU…. Biggest surprise-Excerpt from Interview with Dr. Linda Folden Palmer
Is co-sleeping really this dangerous? Think again.
In the wake of the recent uproar about an anti-co-sleeping ad campaign, I wanted to ask Dr. Linda Palmer (author of The Baby Bond), her take on the controversy. For those of you who missed it, in November 2011, an ad campaign was launched in Wisconsin. Here is just one of the ads: As expected, […]
Maximizing bonding between an adoptive parent and child
During my interview with Dr. Linda Folden Palmer, author of The Baby Bond, we discussed the hormonal response and initial bonding that happens in the first hour of life between the mother and the baby. As many of these early biochemical bonding factors occur within that first hour post birth, I asked her about how […]
Mama Bear makes a fierce appearance
Not quite sure where to begin, but I need to get this out. So there is an issue in our lives, where as parents, my ex-husband and I have made a decision about how we are going to raise our daughter. Not important what that issue is per se….and I don’t want to digress into […]
Helping our schools will reach many more children
One of the most important missions ConsciousParents.org has is to help influence communities to better support our children’s health. By donating our time to work with schools, ConsciousParents.org has the chance to make some small changes, that will affect many. Some things we are working on: Shifting the food policies within a school to ensure […]
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