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The nuclear family is insane! We love family and welcome community Welcome to the May 2012 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting With or Without Extended Family This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared how relatives help or hinder their parenting. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the other carnival participants. *** The night I submit this post will be the eve before my Mum is due to arrive to visit us for a 3 week vacation. ...

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Earth Day 2012 – Ti... Welcome to the Earth Day Blog Carnival This post is part of the 2012 Earth...

The Magical & Delici... Spinach is an amazing vegetable packed with nutrients that give your body a super...

Keeyah read her first wor... Keeyah and I went to town at the weekend. We waited for the bus at the bottom of...

Fun with Face Features... Every once in a while I’ll have a fabulous homeschooling activity idea. I’ll...

Earth Day 2012 – Time for Radical Sustainabi...

Welcome to the Earth Day Blog Carnival This post is part of the 2012 Earth Day Blog Carnival hosted by Child of the Nature Isle and Monkey Butt Junction. Each participant has shared their practices and insights of earth friendly, environmentally conscious, eco-living. This carnival is our way to share positive information and inspiration that can create healing for our planet. Please read to the end of this post...

The Lorax and dreams of a sustainable world –...

My daughter received the book The Lorax for her 3rd birthday. For those who don’t know, The Lorax is a book by the amazing Dr Seuss who tells the story of the consequences of environmental pollution when a ‘Onceler’ decides to cut all the trees to fuel his business desires. The Lorax is the little man who ‘speaks for the trees’ but is only truly heard when the damage has gone too far. As usual with Dr Seuss...

Wordless Wednesday: Gruffalo and Pirate Children...

We received an amazing package of goodies from my Mum and Sister this week – including some dress up costumes. Here are the kiddos trying them on! Amarii the Gruffalo! Grrrrrrr! Gruffalo at rest Keeyah the Gruffalo - very fierce! Amarii the Pirate - he LOVED that sword! Keeyah the 'Rough Tough Girl Pirate'!

The Magical & Delicious Spinach Recipe...

Spinach is an amazing vegetable packed with nutrients that give your body a super boost. It is an excellent source of vitamin K for bone health, along with high doses of magnesium, manganese, calcium, folate, potassium, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E. It is a very good source of dietary fiber, protein, phosphorus, vitamin B1 and the antioxidants copper, zinc, and E. Additionally it a...

Wordless Wednesday: Barefoot at Harmony Gardens &#...

The peacock displayed us a welcome and danced for us all day! Amarii wanted to learn to use the sugar cane press. You will note that we've only been here a few minutes and his shoes are already off. Keeyah kept wandering off to eat begonia petals! She's barefoot too. A trail of bananas An unusually colored Bird of Paradise flower Keeyah took the camera and sitting on the table she took this photo of her feet -...

Join us for the Earth Day Blog Carnival 2012!...

Greetings to all Eco/Green/Earthy/Natural/Crunchy/Planetary Parents, Families and People! Our Earth Day Blog Carnival last year was such a wonderful success that we have decided to make it an annual event! We invite you to participate in the 2012 Earth Day Blog Carnival on April 22, 2012. This exciting carnival is hosted by ‘Child of the Nature Isle‘ and ‘Monkey Butt Junction‘ – two blogs bought together...

My Love/Hate Relationship with Disposable Diapers...

I’ve written many posts on cloth diapers, touted their benefits, marveled at their modern-day ease, gushed over the cute designs, loved-up the accessories (Snappies, wet bags and cloth wipes especially) and even use cloth myself for this and that generally urge everyone to at least give them a try. And yet we’ve still used disposables. I truly wanted to be that Mama who could proudly say that a disposable...

Wordless Wednesday: Swimming at the Anchorage Hote...

Although we are on an island with the beautiful Caribbean sea to swim in, it’s also nice to take a dip in the pool sometimes. Here we are at the lovely Anchorage Hotel in Castle Comfort – just 5 minutes outside of Roseau but an oasis of calm. Into the water The water babies Amarii swims to Mummy Hugs! Keeyah does laps! (Not really but it looks like it!) Treading water The view from the pool out to sea

Keeyah read her first word!...

Keeyah and I went to town at the weekend. We waited for the bus at the bottom of our village by Brenda’s shop. Brenda is a lovely lady who sells souvenirs and snacks and can never resist giving us some little treat if we are there any longer than a few minutes. As we were waiting for a ride Keeyah watched the birds that flock outside the shop for treats on the bird table, danced inside to the music and started spelling...

Fun with Face Features...

Every once in a while I’ll have a fabulous homeschooling activity idea. I’ll go all out to produce the materials and introduce it to the children. And after my fanfare the superb idea will then fall flat with either an outright rejection or lukewarm response that makes me have to hide my disappointment and quickly realize that my great ideas are not always in synch with my children’s. However far from being a tale...

Wordless Wednesday: The happy, sunny, Brasil t-shi...

I’m a natural parent but…I love bedtimes...

Welcome to the “I’m a Natural Parent — BUT…” Carnival This post was written for inclusion in the carnival hosted by The Artful Mama and Natural Parents Network. During this carnival our participants have focused on the many different forms and shapes Natural Parenting can take in our community. *** When my first child was born she fed on demand, slept when she wanted, was picked up when she...

Less-word Wednesday – Dominica Carnival 2012...

Let me just say that the photos you are about to see are not the best of what Carnival 2012 had to offer. They are my random shots snapped at moments when I was also trying to watch my kids attentively. If you want a really good look at some excellent photos from Carnival 2012 then I suggest you check out the Tropical Ties Flickr set. But these are my scant offerings along with a video of my daughter totally embracing...

A letter from one friend to another...

I live in a small neighbourhood where there are just 3 other children besides my own. The kids always come to our house after school, at weekends and during school holidays and it’s like having an extended family. They are all so wonderful and even though they are 8-10 years in age they love to play with my little ones who are 2 & 3! One of the children is my daughters ‘best-friend’ as she is the...

5 Super Strengthening Nutrients and Vitamins to En...

This guest post was contributed by Lauren Bailey, who regularly writes for Accredited Online Colleges. *********** Medical and health experts have pushed the importance of a healthy diet to jump-start proper bone and muscle development in children. But while most parents are concerned with replenishing their child with foods that can help him or her grow tall and strong, they tend to forget about encouraging growth...