Posts by Peggy O'Mara

In light of the Colorado shootings, I wanted to share some resources for talking to our children about traumatic events. For the most part, I don't think we should burden them with too much information when they are under school age....

Here are a couple of articles that touch on this subject:   Good Enough Parent   Related Expert Post   And, here's what looks like a good overview of development from the University of Michigan Health...

Sounds like an interesting survey and would love to know the results. Maybe you can blog about it for Mothering once you have them. Good luck with response.

So, yes, a strong kick like this and the physical violence may have hurt the baby. Please share this with your practitioner tomorrow so you can put your worries to rest. I know you're afraid that you'll get in trouble yourself but...

Thanks to herbsmd ! And, thanks to everyone for getting the conversation back on track. It really is about whether or not we are prepared to accept a parent's freedom of choice with an issue like HIV/AIDS. Are we willing to accept...

Quote: Originally Posted by kathymuggle  I do not think Peggy has to answer.  She is hardly on trial here.  We know there were a series of articles written on aspects of mothering and HIV/AIDS.  I...

Hey New Voice, Welcome to Mothering. Here's a link to some ideas for using our International Breastfeeding Symbol for activism. You can download a free copy online. I think your ideas of Whole Foods and the local media are good. Is...

I moved during my third pregnancy and I know what a drag it is, especially when you've been settled in with a practitioner you like. You can certainly find a midwife with medical expertise. Midwives have this and also have back-up....

Would a Quiet sign on your door help? I think you're right that you have to have quiet and privacy to get the baby to sleep. Could you put up a quiet sign on the door and something big at the front door that reminds him? You can tell...

Your secret's safe with me. I wish you every good luck. Do you know about our sub-forum, Trying to Conceive?   We also have a European tribe (pretty broad  ), Might be of interest. Looks like there's a UK tribe that...