Coconut. It brings to mind exotic mixed drinks, cookies with shredded coconut, and that unforgettable time you told the kids, "Sure. We can buy a coconut. It will be fun!" Then you spent an enormous amount of time in kitchen, long after the kids had wandered off, hammering away at the blasted coconut in an... Continue Reading →

Welcome to the Carnival of Tandem Nursing This post was written for inclusion in the Carnival of Tandem Nursing hosted by Mommying My Way. Our participants have shared their personal stories of the highs the lows and information on what to expect if tandeming is in your future. Please read to the end of each... Continue Reading →

Welcome to the I Am Mom! Enough! Carnival hosted by Jennifer at Hybrid Rasta Mama and Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children. This Carnival is dedicated to empowering ALL parents who practice and promote and peaceful, loving, attachment parenting philosophy. We have asked other parents to help us show the critics and the naysayers that... Continue Reading →

Welcome to May edition of the Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival, hosted by Authentic Parenting and Mudpiemama. This month’s topic is “Parenting Practices and Criticism”. Please scroll down to the end of this post to find a list of links to the entries of the other participants. Enjoy! *** When faced with another's parenting style, I've... Continue Reading →

Welcome to the Carnival of Weaning: Weaning - Your Stories This post was written for inclusion in the Carnival of Weaning hosted by Code Name: Mama and Aha! Parenting. Our participants have shared stories, tips, and struggles about the end of the breastfeeding relationship. Child-led weaning is not an extreme sport, contrary to certain media... Continue Reading →

Congratulations to Tatania, the winner of the For My Children give away! She has been contacted. In the event that she does not respond, a new winner will be chosen. Thank you to everyone who entered. I loved reading about everyone's memories with their mothers. My own memories with my mother are something I cherish... Continue Reading →

Mandy from Living Peacefully With Children and Jennifer from Hybrid Rasta Rama are pleased to announce the I Am Mom! Enough! Carnival. The recent Time Magazine article on attachment parenting took the world by storm. Although Time surely did not set out to intentionally create a greater parenting divide, the article unfortunately did just that.... Continue Reading →

This past week, my children were excited to see their friends on television. It's not everyday that people you know make the news. And so, my children entered into the great Time Magazine debate. My nine year old son pursued the discussion. He's nine. He hasn't yet reached puberty. To him and his frame of reference,... Continue Reading →

To say I was disappointed with Time Magazine's newest issue would be an understatement. Sure, they are in the business of making money, but it's bad journalism at best. Blanket statements such as those claiming that there are no studies to support attachment theory are blatantly wrong. It shows that the authors spent virtually no... Continue Reading →