This winter soup has become a family favorite. Even the somewhat vegetable-averse boys gobble it up happily, and the baby loves it. That makes it a big hit for all of us! The ingredients are flexible; you can add whatever you have on hand. I usually use zucchini, carrots, mushrooms, green pepper, and broccoli. Sometimes…
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…
Organically Raised – Conscious Cooking for Babies and Toddlers By Annie Daulter with Shante Lanay Organically Raised focuses on the simple, tasty and colorful foods that satisfy and empower children. The recipe suggestions provide meals and treats in a balanced diet that brims with creativity and simplicity. “Overcoming the Junk-Food Nation is a headline in Chapter…
Leaving the house in the morning can seem like the most stressful event of the day. In fact, it can set the tone for the rest of the day ‚ and all too often, it projects stress, frustration, and anxiety ‚ all before 7am! The key to a pleasant morning, at least in my house,…
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…
“During the first three years babies learn about the world through their caregivers’ responses to them. As dependent and vulnerable beings, they absorb their caregivers’ reactions to them. Through daily routines and interactions with their caregivers, babies either learn to trust that the world is a safe place where their needs will be met, or…
It is easier to breastfeed while babywearing because the baby has direct and constant access to the breast for frequent small feedings as needed. If you decide to breastfeed and need support you may contact a La Leche League group in your area at www.llli,org. They help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information,…
“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…
THE DREAM:Your family, seated around the perfectly set, candle-lit dinner table, smiling expectantly at you with upturned, shiny faces as you carry a steaming, heaping dinner platter towards them, smiling back gratefully. You are not tired, cranky, frazzled, or overworked; you are the very picture of family harmony as you sit down to enjoy another…
