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The Home Birth Debate Heats Up

By Taylor Newman On May 25, 2012
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Home births fall under subject matter territory more divisive than whether or not toddlers should breastfeed. But common priorities, and new ideas about how birthing can be made better in our nation, are emerging from the debate. Read Full Post

Could Your Family Live a No-Waste Lifestyle?

By Taylor Hengen Newman On May 22, 2012
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An inside look at our compost bin, hard at work turning waste into soil.
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Since we are conscious about our household waste, and since we still manage to generate a fair amount of trash, I was floored when I read about another mom’s adoption of a “No-Waste” family lifestyle, and its results. Read Full Post

Milk in the Raw

By Taylor Newman On May 17, 2012
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You think breast milk is the most coveted, controversial beverage in America today? Try raw cow’s milk. Read Full Post

We’re Gardening! (At Least I Think We Are)... Are You?

May 15, 2012
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 “Just put the seeds in the soil,” said the girl at the register. “They’ll grow.” Then she gave me a free Mother’s Day flower, which got Kaspar’s mind off the spiky "‘actus", and got me squarely in the mood for gardening success. Read Full Post

TIME’s Breastfeeding Cover, and What’s Missing from the Attachment Parenting Conversation

By Taylor Newman On May 11, 2012
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Chances are you’ve seen this cover by now, even though it just hit newsstands today (it took the internet by storm): a smokin’ hot mama looking calm, cool and collected -- no frizzy hair or sweatpants on this lady -- while she and her almost-four-year-old demonstrate what’s known as ‘extended breastfeeding’. And public breastfeeding, to the tune of international distribution. Double whammy! Let's discuss. Read Full Post

How Do You Define 'Breastfeeding Etiquette’?

By Taylor Newman On May 9, 2012
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Following two controversies this week, some say removing nursing moms from the public eye is not the solution for onlookers’ discomfort. Others say covering up, bringing breastmilk in a bottle or taking other measures not to bare a boob in public are options moms should utilize, as a matter of manners. Is this necessary? Is it nice? Is it annoying? Tell us your thoughts! Read Full Post

Public Figure Foul: Whoopi Bashes In-Hospital Breastfeeding Support

By Taylor Newman On May 4, 2012
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A new "Baby Friendly Hospitals" initiative has been met with some public resistance, most notably this past week from Whoopi Goldberg, who called lactation consultants "boneheads" in front of millions of daytime TV viewers. (Classy, right?). Click to watch the video and tell us what you think! Read Full Post

Is “Nut-Free” Not Fair?

By Taylor Newman On May 1, 2012
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Clearly, this person has a serious anger problem (her opening sentence is, “Before I had children I thought I knew the kind of folks I despised”…), but as the mother of a child who has food allergies which are in fact real, and life-threatening, her rant caught my attention. It also scared me a little. Read Full Post

Would You Be Afraid to Breastfeed This Baby?

April 27, 2012
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It’s not the teeth that freak me out -- lots of babies with teeth, and toddlers, breastfeed, too! -- it’s the scary, partially-animated talking baby. I wouldn’t let her anywhere near my tatas. Read Full Post

Is Natural Parenting Setting Women Back?

By Taylor Newman On April 24, 2012
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Stay-at-home-moms, in Elisabeth Badinter's opinion, are feminism’s worst offenders, but she believes all mothers who snub the ‘gains’ of the past century — epidurals, formula, and disposable diapers, to name a few — are making a grave mistake that will haunt them once their kids are out of the house (or simply reach preschool age). Read Full Post

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