Babies have not altered but our lifestyle has. A babys position in a car seat has been deemed unhealthy for extended periods of time due to concern over spine and breathing problems. This is why parents are advised to leave the seats in the car and not use them as a carry device. There...
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Spanking
This was written in response to some posts on our Facebook page. I lost my patience with the same tired old pro-spanking phrases being trotted without any regard to fact or good old fashioned common sense. I am not the only one who has had enough of people beating their children and advising others...
“You’re making me feel bad”
This is a copy of a letter I wrote to explain how TNP works. It became such a good explanation of the way we work that I wanted to share it with you all. All identifying details have been removed. Hi XXXX, I will give you some info on TNP, on how we work...
Do you belong here?
In my head I hold a picture of exactly how my birthing room would have been. At home, in what is now the girls playroom, the windows covered, the light dim, music playing. My husband by my side and the three of us spending our first night as a family in our own bedroom....
A Difficult Child
Sometimes parents are dealt a ‘difficult’ hand, a child who does not conform to what our society expects of its children. Not a child with ADD, or Autism, but a child who is a bit ‘too much’…. Maybe they dont sleep enough, or they are too LOUD, or too (quiet), maybe they ruuuuuuuun too...
TNP and the Piri Weepu story
During the 2011 Rugby World Cup I watched with awe and respect as All Blacks halfback Piri Weepu swept all before him. The 2011 ‘Maori of the Year’ winner demonstrated unparalleled skill and strength across the entire length of the competition and his name has been written into the history books. When, therefore,...
For the love of Christmas
Im wondering what makes people, myself included, overspend at Christmas? I admit to spending way more in the past than was warranted, and I think Ive figured out my own particular reasons. Partly I wanted to make it magical and i was using my own experiences as a child to compare against. Giving more...
Adults only veggies
We’ve just come back from having dinner in a restaurant, in fact I’m in bed giving Florence her pudding…a breastfeed before bed I was disappointed, yet again, by the childrens menu. There was a grand total of ZERO veg offered and sadly thats not uncommon. It doesn’t seem limited to the style of establishment either....
Personal worth
I have been thinking about last nights thread, and personal power and worth…. Each of us had something we wished for, and there are many reasons why we found ourselves unable to make it happen. Sometimes it really is out of our control – or thats the way we see it, sometimes its the...
A certain bottle feeding Advert
If you’ve been following the thread on the Facebook page and you’ve had to use formula/bottles please don’t feel our outrage is directed at you. What has us raving is the process of normalization in regard to bottle feeding. These adverts are directed at women who have no problems breastfeeding, they prey on their...
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