Cry-It-Out: "Toxic" For Babies' Brains

A new book puts more pressure on parents to pick up that crying baby, calling the cry-it-out method (CIO) "toxic" and "very bad for brain development," the BBC reports. Many of you consider yourself natural or attachment parents, so chances are, you would never consider … [Read more...]

Earth Day Poem

It's Earth Day so Hank D and the Bee have the day off. You can visit the entire archive of Hank D and the Bee cartoons here. In their place, please enjoy this Earth Day poem and illustration...oh, and please ENJOY EARTH DAY! See all of Joe's Hank D and the Bee cartoons at … [Read more...]

5 Ways to Build Togetherness as a Family

Editor's note: This guest post is contributed by Shannon Wills, she writes on the topic of Physical Therapist Assistant Schools . She welcomes your comments at her email id: shannonwills23@gmail.com. If I had to sum up my family in one word, I would choose “togetherness”. … [Read more...]

Co-Sleeping is Safe, Despite Alarmist Media Claims

Many of our readers and writers have safely slept with their infants, babies, and toddlers for many years. Co-sleeping is one aspect of attachment parenting, and in western cultures, it comes with controversy. Natural Papa explains: Co-sleeping is one of the principles … [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...]