• Last updated 3/1/13 by mamazee

I do not advocate celebrating half birthdays. That I made my daughter a half birthday cake, as I mentioned in this post, is a testament to said daughter’s dogged persistence. Several readers asked for the recipe for the flourless chocolate cake with lemon curd frosting. This recipe is only slightly modified from Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts (which is hands down the best dessert cookbook I’ve ever had. I actually won this book from Words to Eat By. Thank you again Debbie!). This cake is almost like chocolate mousse. It’s gluten-free and... read more

• Last updated 11/15/12 by Cynthia Mosher

By Jessica Williams Most people know about Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon,” Alice Walker’s “In Search of our Mother’s Gardens,” and Wallace Thurman’s, “The Blacker the Berry,” all of which I whole-heartedly recommend. My husband was born of a black father and white mother. When I birthed our first daughter I was obsessed with reading about mixed race children. Here are a few reviews of some lesser known gems centered on being black and white. Caucasia by Danzy Senna This book is... read more

• Last updated 1/26/13 by Cynthia Mosher

I imagine it has always been difficult raising natural kids. I imagine it’s never been easy to hop onto the natural train, doing things that go against the grain of society. It seems in our world, we’re always trying to find a new and better, easier, albeit not always right, way of doing things. It seems we have flowed back and forth, to and fro, a natural lifestyle. I have to believe mothers have been fighting their children’s interest in the latest gadgets for years upon years, including the radio and then the early tv’s. My generation has seen the tv’s... read more

• Last updated 1/26/13 by Cynthia Mosher

March 18, 2011 A new documentary film on vaccines, The Greater Good, premieres April 2nd. Please view the press release. read more

• Last updated 11/22/12 by Melanie Mayo

Thanks for visiting Mothering's Natural Toy Guide 2011.   To see our most current reviews please check out our 2012 guide here. read more

• Last updated 11/5/12 by Cynthia Mosher

"The Bearers" © Durga Yael Bernhard / durgabernhard.com Poster: $12 Announcing my Mother’s Day 2-for-1 special:  one week only! Order a poster or greeting card of any mother-&-child image by Durga Yael Bernhard and get a second one FREE! See here for details:  http://durgabernhard.com/bookblog Sale ends 5pm Friday, May 4th About Durga Yael Bernhard Durga Yael Bernhard is a fine artist, illustrator, children's book author/illustrator, and mother of three children born at home. She... read more

• Last updated 1/30/13 by Cynthia Mosher

Charlie Banana is giving one lucky A la Mama winner 2 6-packs of cloth diapers! And everyone else wins, too, with the following flash sale. For the next three days: February 28, March 1 and March 2, the 6-packs of diapers in S, M and L sizes will be on sale for 20% off (usually $99.99, now $80). Use code Mothering0320. Charlie Banana is also offering free shipping on orders over $150 with the following code: 0203moth from February 28 through March 17, 2011. You can use both codes for one order, and really rack up the savings.... read more

• Last updated 11/21/12 by Cynthia Mosher

aussiegall Flickr photostream CC by 2.0 Frenzied sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become holiday shopping traditions. Both are about grabbing up deals before someone else gets them. Not much about the spirit of giving. Not fun either. There are alternatives. They offer the satisfaction of exchanging wonderful presents while also shifting holiday gift-giving in a positive direction. Here’s how.   Enjoy tradition or create new ones. Some families choose to generate their own traditions that have little emphasis on gifts but are... read more

• Last updated 1/7/13 by Melanie Mayo

This giveaway has ended. The randomly chosen winner is Lisa K. Congrats! We will contact you. If you didn’t win you can still get some of these great pillows or other products from Sachi Organics with coupon code MOTHERING-7412, good for 10% off any order between 10/07/2011 and 11/07/2011! —- Enter to win a natural and organic pillow pack from Sachi Organics, a $285 value! One winner will receive: 1 Dual Chamber Pillow 1 Kapok Sleeping Pillow 1 Wooly Bola Sleeping Pillow and 1 Buckwheat Hull Neck... read more

• Last updated 1/7/13 by Cynthia Mosher

        Even better with inner tranquility in place           A Ten-Step Plan for the Best Family Vacation Ever! by Jessica Williams, www.LoveParentingLA.com & Facebook “Mom, I’m bored!” “Dad, can I use your phone?” “Honey, if we leave the hotel at 7:30am, we can make it to the Kapai Trail Loop by 7:45am which we can complete by 9:15am and then we can take a shuttle to the Kunai Trail Loop, and…” “I need a vacation from my vacation!” Use this ten-step plan from L.O.V.E. Parenting... read more