The Fourth Trimester and Babywearing - The Parent’s Body Is The Child’s First Habitat

Have you come across the concept of the “fourth trimester”? It’s a very simple idea; babies grow in utero during three trimesters; split into three stages of development that last approximately three months each.  Newborn...

Thank you

This note, written here by us, original founders and owners, Elizabeth and Robert, is not about our company, but about our deep feeling of appreciation for all of you that helped us make it here....

Recess from Seatwork, Natural Learning in Mathematics

One of the things that fuels my passion for unschooling and my desire to spread the word about this option (what to some is an unheard-of idea), are the memories seared into my brain of...

Scientific Study On How Babywearing Promotes Essential Bonding

These days most parents are already familiar with how beneficial babywearing is for mom and baby. Now new scientific research shows another amazing reason to wear your baby and keep your bodies close. This article...

10 Reasons to Breastfeed in Public

Breastfeeding in public is, sadly, still a controversial topic. Every day I read comments, blogs, and tweets that seem to think that nursing a baby is akin to urinating on a public park bench. Huh?...

Must-Read Blog: Radical Parenting

In this day and age, it seems as if parents are reclaiming their love for the parent/child relationship. It’s not about raising children who are “seen and not heard” anymore. Parents are getting dirty in...

Natural Birth With Multiples: Yes You Can Do It!

When I found out I was pregnant with twins six years ago, my first emotion was happiness but the second was fear. How would I manage a natural birth and practice attachment parenting with two...

Reflections on a Challenging Breastfeeding Year

A post caught my eye on the Huff today. It’s titled Mom’s Passionate Post Is For Every Mother Who Has Struggled To Breastfeed and at first look, a soft flood of compassionate tenderness welled up...

How Babywearing Helps Me Bond with My Big Kids Too

Even before I got pregnant, I knew I was going to be a babywearing momma. It’s always appealed to me as being the most natural--and frankly easiest--way for a parent to get anything accomplished in...