An epic unmedicated, hospital, and midwife-assisted birth story
The mother of all natural, midwife-assisted, hospital birth stories. Buckle in, because this one is long, challenging, and glorious.
How should my child’s gender be defined?
The age-old struggle: defining gender. Every family has a different way of approaching the topic, and Denise is in the process of figuring out what exactly “female” means for her three month old, Nikte.
Challenges of helping an independence-craving teenager
Teens and toddlers have more in common than meets the eye–particularly when it come to their cravings for independence.
Can we change princess culture?
Can we re-message and re-package what “princess” means and looks like in a way that makes princess life empowering and not merely about external appearance, wealth, and netting a hot young prince?
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.