I remember as a child experimenting in the kitchen with recipes and concocting my own. It takes a special parent to allow children free reign in the kitchen, as the results can be disastrous, but the experimentation and wonderful ideas that result are worth the risk. My daughter … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2010
NJ Councilwoman Breastfeeds Baby During Meeting
I have been to plenty of meetings where women in the audience breastfed their babies, but New Jersey councilwoman Larissa Chen-Hoerning took it one step further. Chen-Hoerning breastfed her six-week-old baby during a public meeting. NJ.com explains: Near the end of the … [Read more...]
Hank D and the Bee: Monsanto Sending Bees to Jail
Millions Against Monsanto Campaign Say No to GMOs! Follow Joe's cartoonery at JoeMohrToons.com and on Twitter at @GreenCartoons. … [Read more...]
NIH to Recommend VBACs: Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
I have many friends and family members that have delivered their first babies via Cesarean surgery. Subsequent births were scheduled c-sections; the mothers were given no choice in the matter. Only one of these women actually experienced a vaginal birth after Cesarean (VBAC) … [Read more...]
Nice Versus Kind
Editor’s Note: We are honored to publish the following guest post by Zoe Weil. Zoe is the President of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE) and author of Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times and Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a … [Read more...]