by lcbaker | Dec 31, 2012 | Natural Parenting
Holidays with extended family are so much fun. Sure, there are challenges when ten or eleven people spend a week in a house that’s usually home to two. (At some point some of us are going to have to stay in a hotel. I figure we can postpone that longer if we...
by lcbaker | Dec 24, 2012 | Natural Parenting
A year ago today, my son was one day old. On Christmas Eve morning, my daughter came home from spending the night at my mom’s house and met her brother for the first time. When I posted this picture on Facebook, one of her preschool friends saw it and said,...
by lcbaker | Dec 17, 2012 | Healthy Food
Last week I was at the grocery store. In the juice aisle. I know, I know — juice isn’t that great for kids, but I started sending juice boxes in my daughter’s lunch as a special treat and now she kind of expects it and at least if she’s...
by lcbaker | Dec 10, 2012 | Breastfeeding
Our culture is squeamish about breastfeeding. We think breasts are sexual, breastfeeding is a private act, and breast milk is a dangerous substance that spreads disease, pestilence, and subversive thinking. Sure, breast is best and all that, but keep it in private,...
by lcbaker | Dec 3, 2012 | Cloth Diapers, Elimination Communication
Parents who use cloth diapers don’t usually worry about how green our diapering choices are. We feel pretty safe in assuming that cloth diapers are better for the environment than disposable diapers. It seems obvious, right? They fit all the criteria: Reduce (36...
