Articles tagged with: Advice
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ECHO CENTER 10TH ANNIVERSARY GALA 10/2/10
We are huge fans of The Echo Center (formally CNVEP) and founder Ruth Beaglehole’s amazing curriculum. They provide support and practical advise on how to speak to your children and parenting skills from the perspective of empathic listening and compassionate understanding as opposed to discipline and training.
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We encourage all women, pregnant or nursing included, to speak with their medical providers about preventative health maintenance or early diagnostic options. There are many myths about breast health and pregnancy as well as nursing.
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Yesterday I posted on FB & Twitter about making Anna’s bruschetta recipe from her cookbook Anna Getty’s Easy Green Organic. It was in the triple digits and I was tired and hungry and the family needed some food to eat for lunch that wouldn’t heat up the kitchen even more.
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I’ve encountered more than a handful of pregnant women in the past 5 days that are pondering the question of to have or not to have a Doula. And a couple of these women are pregnant for the 2nd time. My initial response is one of shock, really, that is being contemplated? It’s 2010, doesn’t EVERYONE know the important role of a birthing Doula? Um, no. And then when I mention my opinion of the necessity of a postpartum Doula, even if only for the 1st 3-4 days afterwards, they …
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Amy Tara Koch will be our special guest on Pregnancy Awareness Month Radio on Thursday, May 27th at 11am PST/2pm EST.
Amy Tara Koch is the author of Bump It Up: Transforming Your Pregnancy into the Ultimate Style Statement.
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All are welcome and encouraged to join us at the conference, on Sunday, June 6th.
We’re very fortunate to have Sir Richard Bowlby coming all the way from London to speak about Attachment Theory and the importance of developing healthy primary and secondary attachments in the first years of life. Bowlby, along with a host of other speakers will address this topic from professional, as well as parental, standpoints, and demonstrate how RIE’s Educaring Approach promotes healthy attachments. A highlight of the day will feature a Q&A period with the entire …
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About 5 years ago I taught a woman in my prenatal yoga class who was expecting her 5th child. She seemed to be in overwhelm and was frustrated by the fact that her husband was not making her 5th pregnancy easier by helping her manage the household or giving her foot rubs at night. She said he would just sit in front of the TV while she complained about her physical discomfort and fatigue.
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Whether you have prepared for pregnancy or been blessed with an unexpected surprise, the reality is you will soon become a parent. Parenting is one of the most important jobs you can have.
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This week’s initiative are Nutrition & Wellness. Earth Mama Angel Baby is a company that lovingly and holistically tends to women in all stages of pregnancy and post-partum life through natural products that sooth, calm, and heal.
Win: A Mother of All Pregnancy Gift Basket (retail $199.99)
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Getting accustomed to a having a new baby in the home is not small feat.
Last week we had Kat Howell, a wonderful postpartum doula, as our guest on Pregnancy Awareness Month Radio.
