Category: Carnival of Natural Parenting

Forging A Village In The Absence Of One

May 8, 2012 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Carnival of Natural Parenting, Consistent Care, Misc, Motherhood, On Mama's Mind
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I loved packing my bags and boarding the plane for England. My family weren’t there to see me off, since they were living in Malaysia. When they left Malaysia and eventually immigrated to Australia, via a few years back in South Africa, I was already married and living in England.

Respectful Interaction With Other Parents

February 14, 2012 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Carnival of Natural Parenting, Misc
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I found myself in an interesting situation recently. A friend, in a moment of toddler-induced rage reacted in punishment towards her child in what I – and several laws – would consider child abuse.  This isn’t a bad mother, and isn’t a social welfare case, but in that moment, she lost control of herself and…

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle : 5-5-5 Things A Day

January 10, 2012 Posted by Luschka under Carnival of Natural Parenting, Carnivals
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I’m not sure where exactly this fits into Natural Parenting, but I’m pretty sure that my Experiment in Natural Family Living this month must fall in a category somewhere: Decluttering. I’m pretty sure that having a decluttered home can only lead to a more peaceful mind, a gentler existence and a happier living space, so…

Kids in the Kitchen

November 8, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Carnival of Natural Parenting, Incidental Learning, Toddler Crafts
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When Ameli was 10 months old, I had a visit with a health visitor, who told me I had to put a stair gate up on the kitchen door, so that Ameli couldn’t be in the kitchen while I was cooking, because “the stove is hot”. I told her that didn’t make sense, as the…

Money On My Mind

October 11, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Baby Led Weaning, Carnival of Natural Parenting, Cloth Nappies, Misc
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I’ve been to-ing and fro-ing in my head on the subject of money lately. It’s just such a hard topic to discuss really, without people becoming uncomfortable, or the subject actually causing rifts in friendships. But a few things have happened in my life recently that I thought I could share with you and while…

Learning Through Immersion

September 13, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Carnival of Natural Parenting, Home Education, Incidental Learning
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Welcome to the September Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting Through Play 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 how challenging discipline situations can be met with play. Please read to the end to find a…

Growing In The Outdoors: Plants And People

May 10, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Carnival of Natural Parenting, Discovering Nature, Foraging for Food, Home Education, Incidental Learning
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So, here’s something you didn’t know about me: I don’t have green fingers, but my heart does. It’s the classic battle between doing and knowing, really.  I love the thought of a beautiful garden, a veggie patch, a herb garden, some sweet peas filling spring with their scent, and roses to beautify the view outside…

Gentle Advocacy: What Is It And Why Do We Need It?

April 12, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Carnival of Natural Parenting, Misc
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The Carnival of Natural Parenting set Gentle Advocacy as the theme for this month. Unfortunately, what with moving countries, internet difficulties and so on, I missed the deadline, so am not participating this month – regardless, however, I felt it would be a shame to let the now completed post go to waste, so here…

I Cannot Imagine Parenting Without…

February 8, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Being Dad, Carnival of Natural Parenting
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The theme for this months’ carnival of natural parenting is “I cannot image parenting without…” At first I thought it was an easy answer, but a bit of investigating brought me to a totally different conclusion. Welcome to the February Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting Essentials This post was written for inclusion in the monthly…

A Christmas Tradition

December 14, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Carnival of Natural Parenting
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We’re fast approaching Christmas, or more specifically, Ameli’s second Christmas. As a couple, we have various traditions that we’ve developed over the years. I decorate the Christmas tree with bits we’ve collected from all over. We have been alone for six of the seven Christmases we’ve shared, so we always invite the strays – the…


We’re fast approaching Christmas, or more specifically, Ameli’s second Christmas.

As a couple, we have various traditions that we’ve developed over the years. I decorate the Christmas tree with bits we’ve collected from all over. We have been alone for six of the seven Christmases we’ve shared, so we always invite the strays – the people who would be alone too. It means we’ve ended up on our own sometimes, or with one or two friends other times, and it’s always been good.
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