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Choosing green can save money and be more fulfilling

26 posts from lifestyle See another: motherhood, family life, seasonal celebration

November 6, 2024 by thegreenparent in lifestyle

Raising Children on a Wild Homestead

A journey through the seasons on a small family homestead. Highly Commended in our 2024 Writing Competition

Paid-members October 7, 2024 by thegreenparent in teenagers

How Breathing Can Help Teens with Their Mental Health

The breath can energise us, calm us, help us manage anxiety and even relieve pain. Here are 6 pranayama techniques to try with teenagers to calm, or energise

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September 3, 2024 by thegreenparent in babies

Our Son Has Never Slept Through!

Parenting doesn't stop when the sun goes down. Read about why this family embraced co-sleeping and all had better nights as a result

Paid-members August 20, 2024 by thegreenparent in natural home

How We Live: Simple Handcrafted Home

The owners have spent the last two years renovating this 1860 home, whilst trying to preserve its history as a gold prospector's cottage

Paid-members July 7, 2024 by thegreenparent in lifestyle

"My garden feels like it's straight out of my childhood dreams"

We are fully off the grid. We run off solar power, rain water, and a composting toilet. I'm big on buying local made, from my shoes to my ice-cream

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June 5, 2024 by lucycorkhill in natural health

5 Essential Oils for Back Pain

For back pain, try massaging one of these 5 essential oils into the lower back with circular motions and up the sides of the spine. For best results, get someone to do it for you!