An Introduction to The Handmade Home
When you are a parent of young children, planning what you have in your home and making a commitment to natural and handmade playthings is time consuming until you get the hang of how simple it can be. With just a few small doable changes, you will ease the chaos, slow things down and discover that creating in your home with young children is both possible and enjoyable.
The Path to Simplicity
Every family just starting out feels the need to find a new way of being together. The ‘babymoon’ period, when a family is joining each other as a physical unit for the first time, is characterized by an urge to slow down and pull in close.
Sleep and Attachment
It is possible to create a secure attachment if you breastfeed or bottle feed, sleep train or co-sleep, stay at home with your children or go to work, or wear your baby or use a stroller. Don’t get caught up in rigid ways of doing things. Instead, find what helps you to delight in your child.
Season 2- Episode 1: Attachment Theory
We kick this season off with, Sara Norris, certified Simplicity Parenting Coach and mother of two as she shares her research into Attachment Theory. Her work centers on how to ease anxiety through healthy attachment.
What is the Developmental Approach to Caregiving?
What’s so different about the developmental approach to raising children? Contributor Nancy Macalaster offers insight into observing and knowing our children rather than managing behaviors.
Bedtime Wind-Down
In this 34 minute video, Val will guide you and your family through a gentle and comforting routine that will allow your mind and body to prepare for sleep. The only props needed are pillows and you can even practice in bed.