Imagine that you are alone in a foreign country, with no understanding of the primary language. Without technology or books to guide you, you must navigate your way through this world. Hungry? Need a place to sleep? Where is the train? After many frustrating encounters, you might finally try using your hands to communicate. Babies…
I love February 14th — what girl doesn’t — so I start experimenting early with new Valentine’s Day recipes. For the occasion, I stocked up at the Farmer’s Market on baskets of fresh, juicy red raspberries. I was mashing some with banana as the base for a Valentine’s dessert idea I had when Chloe looked…
Kali Wendorf once told a group of environmental activists, “You can save a forest today, but if we don’t raise children consciously, it will be cut down tomorrow.” From this perspective we see that the well being of children sits at the root of every endeavour. With out happy, healthy children, we have no forest,…
In the first half of the 20th century proponents of the Eugenics movement influenced nearly thirty state legislatures to pass a law allowing the involuntary sterilization of people with developmental, mental, sensory and physical disabilities.i This legislative trend was based on the belief that these and other “socially inadequate populations, ii would produce offspring that…
“Through research and networking with other adoptive parents, we decided to adopt from Russia. Our dossier was sent overseas and we began waiting for a referral. In December, we were shown a video containing a baby boy who, at only 3 months of age, had the most amazing smile. My husband and I both had…
www.empoweringpeople.com and www.positivediscipline.com Jane Nelsen wishes to change our perception of discipline to a more positive, affirming way of interacting with our children (or students – she does a lot of classroom training too). Rather than punishing a child for doing ‘bad’, it’s the parent’s responsibility to realize the deeper reason for the child’s ‘mis’ behavior and…
