Five Ways to Not Raise a Bully
July 27, 2012
By Peggy Drexler PhD
Quentin, three-and-a-half, was happily darting around the playground, like usual, when out of nowhere another little boy ran right up and kicked him in the shins. Quentin looked stunned, like he couldn’t believe what had just happened. But he didn’t kick back. First, he cried for a few minutes — not unusual for a small child. But then he collected himself and walked right up to the boy. “Martin,” said Quentin, calmly but with emotion.… Read More >
A Mother’s Grief
May 10, 2012
By Guest Blogger
Grieving is a personal experience. Depending on who you are and the nature of your loss, your process of grieving will be different from another person’s. There is no “normal and expected” period of time for grieving. Some people take a year or more, particularly when their daily life has been radically changed by traumatic and unexpected loss. On May 10, 2011, I lost my remarkable son Anthony to a tragic accident. He was 23… Read More >
Raising Confident Sons Who Have Respect for Others
March 9, 2012
By Peggy Drexler PhD
A while ago, I was rushing up the street, carrying groceries and my briefcase, barely closed from all I had stuffed inside it, trying not to be late to pick up my daughter from basketball practice. One of her classmates, 13-year-old Damien, was walking from school toward me. I’d known Damien and his family for years, as part of a study I was conducting on boys and moms. “Can I help you with that?” he… Read More >
Talking To Kids About Cancer
January 5, 2012
By Guest Blogger
Six weeks ago, totally out of the blue, I was diagnosed with incurable metastatic bone disease. My spine and pelvis were apparently riddled with tumors that were the cause of my recent backache. At 38 and as the active mother of two very young children, I had put it down to a pulled muscle from making up the top bunk bed. I’m an elementary school teacher, too, so I have loads of opportunities to pull… Read More >
Get More Greens in Your Kids: 5 S’s for Success
October 10, 2011
By Guest Blogger
As a mother of four, one of my biggest pleasures in life is feeding my kids nutritious meals. Unfortunately, it’s not always as easy as I hope it will be! I tend to romanticize while making my evening meals, thinking to myself, “My family will all love dinner tonight! They will wipe their mouths, clear their dishes and give me a hug to say thanks for your efforts, Mom! And then I’m reeled back into… Read More >
What Motherhood Taught Me About the Rest of Life
May 30, 2011
By Guest Blogger
By Lisa Catherine Harper It’s one of the pressing questions of family life: Does having children make you happier? Recently, I’ve seen studies that evaluate the relationship between a mother’s happiness and any number of factors: the number of children, the children’s age, their gender, their birth order. (Apparently parents of two girls are the happiest; parents of four girls are the least happy.) There’s even a study that measures a couple’s happiness relative to… Read More >
Breast Milk Is The Bomb!
February 21, 2011
By Latham Thomas
Mother Nature designed the perfect complete nourishment for your newborn. Breast milk is a highly alkaline, nutritive, substance that contains immune factor, an impeccable balance of fats, DHA, protein water, and happy hormones that meet the nutritional demands and emotional needs of your baby while promoting bonding and neurological development. Mindful eating during pregnancy, after birth and while breast-feeding is essential to maintain optimal health and wellness of a growing baby and new mother. Your… Read More >
Being a Mother and Entrepreneur
July 12, 2010
By Guest Blogger
After two years of working full time on my company in the midst of giving birth to my daughter and raising my son, I finally launched Babo Botanicals in February 2010! The Babo brand is an organic hair, scalp, and skincare line for babies and children, made on an organic farm in upstate New York. My Business Principles The idea for developing Babo was motivated by a number of elements that are sacred to me.… Read More >
Part 2: Seven Tips to a Blissful Birth
June 17, 2010
By Latham Thomas
Photo credit: Timothi Graham If you are pregnant or want to support someone who is please take these 7 tips to a blissful birth journey and add them to your arsenal. Remember to practice what you preach and that will make you even more effective in assisting the mother-to-be. Ways to Support the pregnant goddess: 1. Holding sacred space- a woman must feel safe in order to give birth, if the conditions are such… Read More >
Part 1: Honoring the Pregnant Goddess
June 16, 2010
By Latham Thomas
Photo credit: Timothi Graham The energy that infuses the web of life is vast and continuous. It is a dance of duality: between light and darkness, sun and moon, Shiva and Shakti. This ancient dance of opposites is what animates our living energetic universe. It’s responsible for all living things in our experiential reality. The conjoining of this male and female energy gives rise to a new generation, new possibility and continuum. “Sexual energy… Read More >
