The Green Parent
Raising kids with conscience
Parenting
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30 Oct 2012
Our birth and breastfeeding story
Nothing prepared me for how I'd feel in the days following having my daughter - the rollercoaster of emotions was unbelievable. What was supposed to be a straight forward homebirth, turned into an ambulance emergency trip to hospital, unwanted medical intervention and complete loss of control of mine and Ruby's birth experience. […] more
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29 Oct 2012
Eight Ways to Get Kids to Listen
A parenting complaint I hear time and again in my practice is that 'the kids just won't listen'! So what do you do when you have tried explaining, reasoning, reminding, distracting, ignoring, punishing, shaming, bribing - and even begging - but nothing works. Have you just got a 'bad egg'? A future deviant? Is there no hope for your little monster? Don't worry, help is at hand. […] more
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26 Oct 2012
Mindful decision making
Thank you for choosing to read this article. From all the websites written for parents you chose The Green Parent. Something about this site appeals to you. My guess is you are amongst those parents that dare to make different choices. You are more in tune with your instincts than most. […] more
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22 Oct 2012
Make a difference
Get involved with thousands of people across the country as they pull together their skills for Make a Difference Day on 27th Oct. Here we have ten ways in which you can join in the fun from litter picks to tree planting. Or perhaps you fancy trying your hand at hedge laying or making bird boxes. There's plenty to get stuck into. […] more
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18 Oct 2012
Adoption is the best thing we have ever done
I remember the day when my husband and I first talked about adoption. We were travelling around Greece, lazily soaking up the sun in the days and lazily soaking up our favourite cuisine in the evenings. The holiday was our treat to ourselves in our journey to get pregnant – I’ve lost count of how many people said to us; “it’ll happen when you relax, try a holiday”! It was looking increasingly unlikely and as the sun set on a little Greek taverna, we said: “Let’s make a family through adoption”. We’d always had adoption in our minds – my best friend is adopted – but in an abstract kind of way. Now, we decided it was time to make it happen. […] more
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