ByClare Watkinson
It began when I fell in love for the first time; heavily, painfully and inelegantly. He was much older; I still had braces on my teeth. We were together for a year in Edinburgh before I had to leave for Oxford and start the betwixt and between of long-distance longing. But however willfully I battled…
ByGuest Posts
Most children are much more active than adults. It’s hard to keep up with kids, even if you’re in peak condition. It involves not only your physical strength, but mental stamina to keep them entertained. If you’re having trouble finding a way to keep your overactive child busy, here are some great ways you can…
ByCatherine Green
We are beginning to settle into a new life of lockdown and restricted movement, where work, play, socialising and downtime all happen within the home and garden. I am currently in the middle of a reiki.3rd Degree Masters course, and my practice must continue even though I am now home alone with two children and…
ByCatherine Green
I waste a lot of time worrying about my children. Are they happy, are they hungry, are they thirsty, do they need more discipline, am I being too hard on them, am I being too soft on them, do they need a bath, are they clean, are they healthy… the list goes on. Recently I…
ByTeri Dluznieski
I was just having this conversation online, and decided it was a good topic to address in an actual Post. I was responding to a book, that looks at how our society and doctors and schools are using heavy drugs, like anti-psychotics on our CHILDREN! This bothered me on SO MANY levels! Why is our…
BySiobhan Purcell
I have lost count of the number of children I have treated over the years for physical, emotional and developmental complaints. They range from newborn babies through every stage of maturity to adulthood. Common physical complaints are recurring coughs, colds, ear infections, tonsillitis, digestive complaints, headaches, allergic reactions, bronchitis and other chronic chest complaints. Mothers…
ByCatherine Green
I’m a little late in joining this party, but today I want to talk a little about my adventures in breastfeeding, in honour of #WBW2016. The aim of World Breastfeeding Week is to raise awareness of the need for women to be supported at work if they are breastfeeding their babies. I totally understand this….
ByCatherine Green
I remember a long time ago, when I was pregnant with my first child, being warned by all of my parent friends about what was to come. “Enjoy them while they are young,” they would say, “Once they hit the terrible twos, you will know about it!” I nodded and smiled, and made sympathetic noises,…
ByTony Samara
Children are a central part of my work. I believe that if we work with children, we can change the world much more than working with adults. Firstly, it is important to create true boundaries for children without being negative, without instilling in them the fear that they will not be successful, or use this…
ByTeri Dluznieski
I just saw this interesting image and caption. It notes that real women lift other women up, instead of tearing them down. I couldn’t agree more! Especially in today’s catty cut-throat petty gossipy and bickering culture! What IF women were raised with a genetic or social mandate, to improve the lives of their peers and…
ByTony Samara
As children grow they hide parts of themselves. Indeed, at around seven months, the ego begins to settle into the child. The fontanel closes itself. The teeth (symbols of the ego) appear and a feeling of separation takes place. Adults, through various means, who have internalised this feeling of separation, might then involve themselves in…