by lcbaker | Jun 29, 2012 | Elimination Communication
Most people, when they first hear about elimination communication, are intimidated — terrified, even — at the thought of diaperless babies. I find this hard to picture, because I know so many people who leave diapers off a lot of the time. But I have come...
by lcbaker | Jun 27, 2012 | Natural Parenting
You may have noticed I didn’t post on Monday. Or last Friday. As you can guess from this post’s title, I was sick. Remember when getting sick was awful? It meant you felt horrible and had to stay in bed. Now that I’m a mom, getting sick isn’t...
by lcbaker | Jun 20, 2012 | Green Living
Buying baby clothes. It’s supposed to be fun, right? They’re so cute and colorful and tiny. And buying them is one of my scariest jobs as a parent. Don’t get me wrong–I love baby clothes. I just agonize over buying them. Sure, it’s...
by lcbaker | Jun 18, 2012 | Pregnancy and Birth
One of the oft-proclaimed benefits of natural childbirth is that you recover faster. This may very well be true. It’s definitely true of vaginal birth as opposed to c-section. But do you really recover faster and easier after a drug-free birth than one with an...
by lcbaker | Jun 15, 2012 | Gentle Discipline, Green Living
Toddlers and peer pressure. Are you thinking you read that wrong? These things have nothing to do with each other, right? Wrong. Assuming that kids are still considered toddlers at age three (that’s fair, right?), they have everything to do with peer pressure....
