Category: Carnival of Natural Parenting

Being Prepared For Personal Disasters

May 14, 2013 Posted by Luschka under Carnival of Natural Parenting, On Mama's Mind
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When people say ‘emergency planning’ we all tend to think about natural disasters and catastrophes but there are more emergencies in life than those. Not to downplay the effects of an earthquake, flood or tsunami, which affect the lives of the many, but sometime emergencies are small, affecting only a few, but those are no…

Vranameer Chicken : A Family Recipe

April 9, 2013 Posted by Luschka under Autumn, Carnival of Natural Parenting, Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food, Seasonal Cooking, Winter
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The moment I finished reading the topic for this months Carnival of Natural Parenting: Family Recipes, I knew exactly which recipe I would share: Vranameer Chicken.

Talking To Children About Death

March 12, 2013 Posted by Luschka under Carnival of Natural Parenting, Consistent Care, Misc, Raising Conscious Children
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Six months ago, my mother was diagnosed with Peritoneal Mesothelioma and told that without treatment she would have four weeks to live. Our visas were taking longer than that to be granted – my mother lives in Australia, I live in England, and the Australian government had no sympathy or compassion and made it as…

Fresh Awakening

January 14, 2013 Posted by Luschka under Carnival of Natural Parenting, Motherhood
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Welcome to the January 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Recovering from the Holidays This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have written about how their families get back to normal after the holidays are over. ***

Memories Of My Mother

December 11, 2012 Posted by Luschka under Carnival of Natural Parenting, Misc, Motherhood
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Welcome to the December 2012 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Childhood Memories 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 talked about memories of growing up — their own or the ones they’re helping their children create. Please…

Children in (Volunteering) Service

November 13, 2012 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Carnival of Natural Parenting, Raising Conscious Children
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I have plenty memories of volunteering in various places as a child. There was an animal shelter we’d go to every Saturday and help clean out the cages. There were kids we’d visit in hospitals. Later, in highschool, we used to visit elderly people in an old age home and sing to them, read to…

Pick Your Own And Eat It

August 14, 2012 Posted by Luschka under Carnival of Natural Parenting, Cooking, Discovering Nature, Food, Foraging for Food, Incidental Learning, Kids in the Kitchen, Seasonal Cooking, Summer
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Welcome to the August 2012 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Farmer’s Markets

How To Make The Most Of A Very Wet Summer

July 10, 2012 Posted by Luschka under 2 - 3 years, Andrea's Summer Camp At Home, Attachment Parenting, By Age, Carnival of Natural Parenting, Colours, Cooking, Discovering Nature, Playful Parenting, Projects, Toddler Crafts
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I’ve often said that I’m not very ‘crafty’ and don’t really enjoy too much ‘messy’ play, but any parent to a toddler knows that that just comes with the territory – either that, or your child’s not having much fun. It’s been a learning experience for me, and I must admit, it’s growing on me.…

Embracing Our Birth Stories

June 12, 2012 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Carnival of Natural Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth
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Ameli’s birth was the most amazing birth experience I could ever have dreamt of. As a first timer with no real experience and nothing but book knowledge, the 48-hour labour and peaceful birth was magical, and an experience that shaped my future, as every birth does.

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.


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. (more…)