Breastfeeding and IQ

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the Natural Parenting RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!There are plenty of completed studies that link breastfeeding to higher intelligence levels in children. The studies have usually compared women who choose to breastfeed vs. those who choose formula which create additional questions, such [...]

Outdoor Learning with Sidewalk Chalk

“In today’s society, video games and computers have taken the place of playing outside for many children. Lack of physical activity can lead to obesity and a number of other health problems and children who do not spend enough time playing outdoors are typically deprived of social interactions and natural stimulation.
Recent research has found [...]

The Most Important Thing to Teach Our Children

Most parents understand the importance of early learning and teach their kids basic knowledge such as letters, vocabulary and counting. Some parents start in the womb by playing tape recordings and they tape flash cards to the mobile hanging over the crib. Will such early learning really provide our children with a better life [...]

Baby Sign Language Benefits

Much of attachment parenting is based on respect for your baby as a human being with full rights despite not being able to communicate them from the start. Infant sign language is a perfect example of parents sacrificing a few moments of time to teach their child a skill that will allow them [...]

Babywearing Makes a Difference

Bringing Up a Smart, Happy Baby
How Babywearing Makes a Difference
by Kristen Hart
Have you ever wondered how you can get your baby to stop crying? How you can get something done around the house when your baby doesn’t want to be put down? Have you wondered how you will get out and about now that you [...]

Homeschooling Without Falling Foul of the Law

by Donald Saunders

Despite a commonly held belief that taking your children out of school and teaching them at home is likely to run you into trouble with the law, homeschooling is in fact completely legal. There are however laws governing homeschooling and you need to familiarize yourself with these before you start.
The Constitution does [...]

Your baby: 10 milestones for the first 2 years

CNN.com June 7, 2007
“Every milestone — from when your baby first holds up her sweet little head to when she speaks her first word — is thrilling. These moments aren’t just exciting and fun; they’re also markers that can clue you in to your baby’s development. Most parents already know to look for the much-lauded [...]

Tips On How To Bond With Your Baby

by Connie Limon
Would you like to learn simple ways to bond with your baby and form a loving, nurturing attachment to your baby? Others may tell you that you are spoiling your baby or forming an “attached at the hip” relationship that will forever harm your baby.
Be reassured that if you practice the [...]

What Is Baby Sign Language All About?

by Douglas Titchmarsh

Just after my daughter began to speak, I heard a radio program, and one of the contestants on the shows daily quiz was talking about her interests, one of which was learning baby sign language. As my own child was already talking, I didn’t take too much notice, but it must have [...]

Parental Advantages To Homeschooling

Homeschooling is an ideal teaching and learning environment. It gives parents many advantages. First, it is a nurturing environment rich with opportunity.
The homeschooling parent has many opportunities for one-on-one interaction with her child. Making the most of these opportunities make it possible to develop an intimate knowledge of the child’s academic strengths and weaknesses. This [...]