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Should Pediatricians "Fire" Parents Who Won't Vaccinate?

By Taylor Newman On February 19, 2012 Comments ()

I read this article on doctors increasingly ‘firing’ patient families for refusing to vaccinate their children (due to autism fears and the like), and... I knew I’d have to blog about this. But first I have to tell you that I’m not a middle-grounder on this subject. Not anymore.

Do We Need Breastfeeding Laws?

By Taylor Newman On February 15, 2012 Comments ()

In Indonesia, unlike in the United States, breastfeeding isn’t considered simply a lifestyle or parenting choice; it’s the law.

Mayim Bialik on Attachment Parenting

By Kim Hays On February 10, 2012 Comments ()

What this cute and quirky mom of two loves most about the attachment parenting style.

Media Hype, and a Death After Home Birth

By Taylor Newman On February 9, 2012 Comments ()

You may have noticed the flurry of news coverage that followed Australian home birth advocate Caroline Lovell’s death on January 24^th, last month; she went into cardiac arrest during the birth of her second daughter-- at home-- and was rushed to the hospital, where she passed the next day. While the actual cause of Lovell’s medical emergency hasn’t been directly linked to her labor-- and despite the fact that she actually died in a hospital-- the worldwide media maelstrom that followed overwhelmingly called the safety of home births into question.

Facebook vs. Breastfeeding Mamas: Is Nursing Babies Obscene?

By Taylor Newman On February 5, 2012 Comments ()

The king of social networking sites is scheduled for a smack down on Monday, February 6^th, when breastfeeding mothers in various locations around the globe plan to protest-- in person-- at several of the site’s corporate office locations. Read on to find out why!

Now It's Our Turn To Drool: Natural Mama Eye Candy

By Taylor Newman On February 3, 2012 Comments ()

Leave it to the internet to take it up a notch and invent the ultimate in natural celebrity parent sightings.

What The WHAT Did I Just Feed My Kid?!

By Taylor Newman On February 2, 2012 Comments ()

After clicking, in disgust (can’t... look... away), through Rodale’s recently-released gallery, The 15 Grossest Things You’re Eating, I’m confident the time is right for me to preach the Good Food Gospel-- one of my greatest passions-- here on 100% Natural Parenting. Seat belts fastened? Barf bags handy? Great. Let’s do this thing.

Confessions Of A Co-Sleeping Mom

By Taylor Newman On January 31, 2012 Comments ()

... I mean, it’s not like he’ll head off to college still feeling the need to sleep next to his mom. This is my general outlook on most things developmental, and it flies in the face of the step-by-step systems of separation that so many of the ‘experts’ are fond of foisting on our kids.