Our culture, our media, and our communities like to share the worst-case scenarios. Calm, peaceful, normal stories and situations are not as “exciting” as the dramatic ones. They don’t get as much attention. In birth, especially in home birth, we most often hear the stories where everything went wrong, but we neglect to realize that […]
Choosing your midwife will have a direct effect on your birth experience and your outcome. It’s highly advised to interview many midwives in your area before choosing who would be best at your birth. When doing your interviews, here are excellent questions to ask…
Instead of yelling at your kids, turn daily tasks into a game!
It can be difficult to get kids to open up when they come home from school. How do you get away from the old and tired “How was your day?” “Fine.” Here are some ideas to help create community and connection in your family…
Sometimes it seems we careen into bedtime like we had no idea it was there, just ahead, and we crash into the rocks of brushing teeth, straightening rooms, and slugging arms and legs into pajamas…