Surviving a family photo session with your happiness intact
A family portrait session can be incredibly stressful, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are a few tips and tricks from photographers and parents.
The ups (and downs) of toddler-hood
Got a crazy, attention-demanding, kisses-giving, totally lovable toddler in your life? You’ll dig this.
Making prints of lotus-born placenta
Lotus birth babies have two birth days, they have the day that they were born into the world from Mama’s womb and they have the day that their umbilical cord and placenta naturally detached from their belly button.
Following in Momma’s footsteps: teen piercings
I was a bit of a late bloomer into the piercing thing. I started with tattoos at 21 but it wasn’t until I was thirty that piercing became cool in my book. As a rocker chick, it just seemed a natural next step. I had my ears pierced since I was 12, but I was ready for the next big thing. And, apparently, so was my daughter.
Building a family through semi-open adoption
Every family has an origin story. The boundaries of my own little family are less clear than most — we are a family formed through a semi-open adoption.
It truly does take a village: polyamorous parenting and creating space for children
If you find yourself suddenly hosting a new child or two, making a new bedroom can be a challenge. Here’s an example of how to do it inexpensively and swiftly.
Exploring Baby-Led Weaning as alternative solids introduction
The task of feeding another human being is an enormous responsibility. It can really make you think about the foods you eat when you start considering them going into your baby’s mouth.