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Editor’s Note: The following is an advanced, and exclusive book excerpt from the forthcoming book, Breaking Up with the Patriarchy: Decolonizing Our Lives and Returning to Kinship Worldview. Presented with the author and Open Spiral Publishing’s permission is Chapter Three: The Return to Wholeness. Chapter Three: The Return to Wholeness On my mother’s word only, […]

I sat alone in the back of the large black SUV, lost in my own thoughts as I gazed out the window into the passing Ohio farm country. Accompanied by four women, we were headed for a road trip adventure. Suddenly, one turned back to me and asked, “So, what is your astrology?” I told […]

Click here for the original source of this post. Brief overview: Crying is the infant’s way of communicating, and it signals a need that needs to be fulfilled. Babies and toddlers are dependent on the comfort and care of their parents as they are unable to comfort themselves (self-soothing) Sensitive response to the child’s signals […]

Although August annually is Breastfeeding Month in the USA, every month should be breastfeeding month around the world. For the sake of babies, mothers and humanity’s future, everyone should know these facts: Breastfeeding at birth reduces hemorrhage and prevents multiple diseases in mothers long term (AAP, 2002). Breastfeeding for at least a year is vital for […]

James Dobson, who died recently, may be credited with having the biggest hand in producing the greatest amount of trauma among USian families in the past century or so. He convinced parents to abandon their common sense, their hearts, their compassion for their children. He advised them to be unresponsive to children’s emotional and companionship […]

Normalizing Nurturing: A Letter From This Issue’s Guest Editor, Pam Leo READ: https://conta.cc/4fSSBhE SUBSCRIBE: https://tinyurl.com/4cp6hyv2 “It is my hope that this Normalizing Nurturing Issue of Kindred will give you, not only hope for another way forward, but models and the tools for manifesting a culture where caring about each other, and the planet that sustains […]

If nurturing didn’t happen for you when you were growing up, you can cultivate those experiences now as part of your healing process. It is part of the healing work we need to do to change the world. While so much of parenting feels like we’re making sure our children eat their vegetables and don’t […]

Below you will find the gift of a book excerpt from The Opt-Out Family: How To Give Your Kids What Technology Can’t. The excerpt is the complete Chapter Four: Discovering What Delights Our Kids Most. A Note from Erin… As a former influencer who walked away from a million fans to live a tech-free lifestyle – and […]

“There is much existing and emerging research recommending kids get long periods of time to play in nature…. The average American  kid watches 1200 hours of television every year. Let’s try and match that with fresh air time. What a worthwhile goal!” – Ginny Yurich   In the sea of activities available to children and […]

  “When I give talks to parents about children’s need for independent activity—and I really mean need, this is like food and water, not a luxury—the first question I am often asked is something like: “I get it, but what can I do? With all the forces operating against kids’ independence, what can I do to enable […]