If you are interested in looking into what the current natural/attachment parenting movement is all about, it is important to explore the people that helped to shape it. Here is a brief look at some the people I know of that have great wisdom to share in their beliefs. SHEILA…
Category: General Parenting
and my thoughts on it…… Cloth nappies, along with breastfeeding and natural childbirth have always seemed the natural thing for me to do. I am still surprised however by how rare cloth nappies seem in our country, such an environmentally aware nation. I have changed a lot of nappies over…
Parent Friendly Awards highlight need for a more parent friendly Britain A massive 79% of parents would love to give up work, stay at home and be full-time parents in an ideal world, with just 4% dreaming about hiring a nanny to help them. The findings, from a poll of…
“Babies should be exclusively breast-fed, meaning that they receive nothing but breastmilk, not even water-for about the first six months of life. Except in the rarest cases, no additional fluids or foods are necessary, and they can be harmful-introducing germs, triggering allergies and filling the stomach so the infant takes…
This page aims to give a wider understanding of “natural parenting” and offer some of my insights into our developing children. It is a work in progress and updates and new articles will be added regularly. I have included some great links that are really worth a visit also. Pioneers…
Why Dick and Jane are learning fascist tendencies Or Why Dick and Jane are learning the bully mentality Or Why Dick and Jane are learning the habits of domination and the curious absence of democracy from our school system. My newspaper tells me that Cherie Booth Q.C., wife of prime…
All the following birth stories were submitted by visitors to Natural Parenting UK, like you. They vary a great deal (like births!) from hospital to home, joyus to traumatic. I feel it is important for women to tell their story and be heard. Please feel welcome to submit your own…
Birth is the climax of a personal journey that you and your baby have taken together. When it’s over, you will see each other for the first time. During labour the baby is fully aware of the intense “hugs” and changes that are occurring in her normally safe and peaceful…
Dispels the Five Fears that Keep Mothers Working 1. No one will respect me. A working woman, proud of her job, unconsciously projects confidence, winning respect regardless of her title. Respect does not arise from your job description, but from whether you feel you are living a worthy life. You…
These lists are such a favourite in the baby magazines, I thought we should compile our own! Stockists of these items should be found with no trouble and whilst no expense was spared in compiling this list, cost to the parents is kept to a minimum ; – ) Newborn…