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68 reasons why we homeschool

February 24, 2012

We’ve been a homeschooling family since our kids were born. At first we started as unschoolers and then later we moved into Waldorf Education and now we’re an eclectic mix of both. And that’s the beauty about homechooling, you can make it what fits into your family and personalize it to your children. And who [...]

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All about Kangaroo Care

February 22, 2012

Kangaroo care was created by Edgar Rey, a Colombian pediatrician, in 1978 as a solution to caring for babies in his care since in the hospital he worked in there weren’t enough incubators. Plus, even the incubators they had were inadequate. So, he told the mothers to place their babies skin-to-skin for hours at at [...]

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On becoming a Childbirth Educator and Postpartum Doula

February 16, 2012

My latest journey is leading me towards becoming a certified childbirth educator and postpartum doula. I chose the International Childbirth Education Association for my childbirth educator program and for the postpartum doula program I chose DONA International. And I also chose to do certification programs vs. just becoming on my own by calling myself those [...]

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Beco Gemini NEW Prints

February 9, 2012

It’s that time again! One of our favorite and most loved baby carriers at Granola Babies is going to be available in new Spring prints/designs. Remember when the prints of the Beco Gemini were on the outside of the body like this? And then later due to women wanting the dads to also want to [...]

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Seven Myths about Homeschoolers Video

February 7, 2012

As a homeschooling parent, I do sometimes deal with assumptions about homeschooling when talking to friends whose kids are in school (public or private). Some of these are in this video, which is really funny -  at least where I’m standing as a homeschooling parent. The assumption that the kids don’t get to socialize is [...]

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Gluten-free Almond Butter

February 5, 2012

How to make almond butter.

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The beauty of natural silks play

February 1, 2012

Around here we love silks for both girls and boys. They use them from early on as creative playing toys…yes toys. My kids make forts, tents, ropes, play food, capes, baby doll blankets, and more. Some of the silks come in ready-made toys such as garlands and capes. And even these have additional creative play [...]

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Lingering Thursdays ~ Boys can be sisters too.

January 26, 2012

My daughter really wants sisters. So, on Monday she decided she’d just make them by turning her brothers into girls. And since they are always up for a game…they agreed! And what a fun time it was pretending to be girls all together. Lots of giggles and lots of goofiness and way too many photo [...]

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Why a Vatanai Woven Wrap?

January 22, 2012

There are a few reasons why Vatanai woven wraps make the best choice for beginner wrappers and also those in warm weather. While I do also love other woven wrap brands such as Neobulle (sadly no longer available in the USA unfortunately), Storch and Girasol, as well as Didymos. And I have my fair share [...]

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When you need to wean

January 17, 2012

Weaning from breastfeeding is a different journey for each mother-baby, as everyone has specific needs and styles. However, here is some information and links on how-to and doing so in a gentle way that makes the process a little easier for both of you. Remember that it can be an emotional stress on not just [...]

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