Category: Knowledge and Understanding of the World

How To: Make Bird Feeders For The Garden

May 17, 2012 Posted by Luschka under 2 - 3 years, Discovering Nature, Home Education, Incidental Learning, Knowledge and Understanding of the World
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It’s spring time and while the weather is horrible and Ameli is young, I see no reason why not to get her as involved in nature as possible. We have a garden which is pretty small and currently overgrown, but pretty full of animals – if by animals you’ll accept squirrels, a variety of birds…

4 Lasting Ways To Celebrate Earth Day

April 22, 2012 Posted by Luschka under Current Events, Knowledge and Understanding of the World, Raising Conscious Children, Sponsored
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It’s Earth Day today, and while many people might not even realise it, millions of others around the world will be participating in Earth Day activities. In past years we’ve done things like black outs, where everyone is encouraged to turn off their lights for an hour in the evening, or meet at a local…

Great YouTube Birth Videos For Children

February 28, 2012 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Home Education, Knowledge and Understanding of the World, Pregnancy, Reading and Resources
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Preparing for a homebirth is one thing, but preparing your older child for a homebirth has been a whole different adventure. I think how much you’re able to prepare them depends massively on the child’s age, and while I have no evidence of this, I suspect the younger they are, the more ‘easily’ they’ll just ‘go…

Books To Prepare Children For Childbirth, Homebirth Or Waterbirth

January 26, 2012 Posted by Luschka under Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Home Education, Knowledge and Understanding of the World, Pregnancy, Reviews
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I went to my library recently to find books to use to prepare Ameli, not only for a new sibling, but also for the arrival of a new child. While there were plenty books and stories, there weren’t any that didn’t have the older sister or brother going in to the hospital room to see…

Autumn in England

September 24, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Discovering Nature, Home Education, Incidental Learning, Knowledge and Understanding of the World, Raising Conscious Children
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There are many things about life and living in the UK that it seems, even after eight years, that I will just never get on board with. There are things that make me realise painfully, that this is not home. (Home isn’t home any more either, but at least it’s familiar.) But there is something…

What message does this send our children?

August 12, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Being Dad, Knowledge and Understanding of the World, Raising Conscious Children
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Author: Martin To me, there are few places on this earth that so blatantly represent the very worst of naked consumerism than the modern toy store. Now I’m not talking about the family-run shop selling wooden toys and play things – those few that still survive,  anyway. I’m talking about the gleaming multi-coloured superstores with…

More of What We Do

June 11, 2010 Posted by Luschka under 1 - 2, Attachment Parenting, By Age, Home Education, Knowledge and Understanding of the World
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I thought I’d share a little of the last week with you.  When What We Do was posted, I was actually in Belgium at the time, on a camping holiday with my husband, my brother from Australia, my grandmother from South Africa (aged 74, mind you) and my 8 month old daughter. Even though the…

What We Do

June 8, 2010 Posted by Luschka under 1 - 2, By Age, Communication, Language and Literacy, Home Education, Knowledge and Understanding of the World
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Welcome to the June Carnival of Natural Parenting: Outdoor fun This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared their stories and tips for playing outside with kids. Please read to the end to find a list…


Welcome to the June Carnival of Natural Parenting: Outdoor fun

This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared their stories and tips for playing outside with kids. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the other carnival participants.

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With a baby just eight months old who has never seen a summer, and living in the United Kingdom where summer tends to only last a few days each year, ‘outdoor fun’ is often very limited for those who don’t like being cold and or wet.

This is something Martin, my husband, and I really struggle with as we both grew up in South Africa where life included hikes, camping, beaches and other outdoor pursuits nine months of the year. Leaving the house when the weather is by our definition miserable is a constant act of will.

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