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Other Sites of Interest
Importance of Play:
The Alliance for ChildhoodThe Alliance for Childhood is a partnership of individuals and organizations committed to fostering and respecting each child's inherent right to a healthy, developmentally appropriate childhood.
Playing For KeepsPlaying for Keeps is a national not-for-profit organization that exists to help bridge the gap between what researchers have learned about play-and what parents and professionals who impact kids' lives on a day-to-day, hour-by-hour need to know to help nurture our precious children to their full potential.
American Association for the Child's Right To PlayThe American Association for the Child's Right to Play aims to protect, preserve, and promote play as a fundamental right for all humans.
Commercialism of Childhood:
Stop the Commercial Exploitation of ChildrenStop the Commercial Exploitation of Children: we are health care professionals, parents, educators, businesses and advocates who are alarmed about the recent escalation of corporate marketing directed at children. It is time for people who care about children to take a stand against their exploitation as a consumer group.
The Center for a New American DreamThe Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life and promote social justice. A booklet on Kids & Commercialism is available from the Center for a New American Dream. The booklet contains information and statistics about the harmful effects of excessive commercialism on kids and families, and positive tips and actions to help parents raise healthy children in this highly commercial culture.
Television Exposure:
www.aap.org/policy/re0043.htmlAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on Children, Adolescents, and Television. Discourages exposure to television for children under age two and recommends parents remove televisions from children's bedrooms.
TV-Turnoff NetworkTV-Turnoff Network is a national nonprofit organization that encourages children and adults to watch much less television in order to promote healthier lives and communities.
Role of Nature & The Arts in Childhood:
Phoenix Arts Group, Inc.Phoenix Arts Group, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising public awareness of the arts and their role in human development. Check out Truth & Beauty : The Role of the Arts in Waldorf Education Exhibit. The artwork is truly moving.
Waldorf Education:
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
Waldorf Home Schooling:
Christopherus Homeschool Resources
Waldorf-inspired consulting and publications as well as an informative web site. Our publications, "Joyful Movement" and "Kindergarten with Your 3 to 6 year old" are suitable for non homeschoolers as well.
Waldorf Without Walls
Barbara Dewey is a private consultant for homeschoolers using the Waldorf Method and offers individualized home school curriculum, planning and support.
Natural Parenting:
Baby Reference
Evidence supports natural, instinctual parenting above all else
Natural Family Online
Natural Family Online isn't just another natural parenting magazine. We’re your midstream parenting resource, showing you how easy and natural it is to fold holistic practices into your daily family life. From attachment parenting to green living to alternative health, NFO offers natural parenting tools every family can use!
Attachment Parenting
Popular parenting weblog focused on cosleeping, baby wearing, breastfeeding and other aspects of compassionate parenting.
Wears The Baby
Information, Inspiration, and Useful Things for Mindful Families
Magda Gerber Parenting - Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE)
Resources for Infant Educarers
RIE is a non-profit organization that has developed and is teaching a unique philosophy and methodology in working with infants. The RIE approach, based on Respect, helps raise authentic infants who are: competent, confident, curious, attentive, exploring, cooperative, secure, peaceful, focused, self-initiating, resourceful, involved, cheerful, aware, interested and inner-directed.
Natural Health for Children
Super Healthy Kids
No more chronic infections, allergies, or sickly kids! Ground-breaking new report provides valuable information on boosting your child's immune system to prevent disease.
007 Breasts
Encourages breastfeeding by objecting the view of breasts as taboo and sexual objects. Answers & resources why women fail to breastfeed or wean early. Topics include breast taboo, breast obsession, breastfeeding, breastmilk, bras, breast & body image, breastfeeding pictures, normal breasts gallery, topfreedom, and more.
Natural / Holistic Parenting Magazines:
Children of the New Earth
Children of the New Earth Online magazine is a brand new, one-of-a-kind, cutting-edge publication devoted exclusively to the evolving needs of today’s new generation of Indigo kids and Crystal children.
The Compleat Mother
The Compleat Mother - Magazine of Pregnancy, Birth and Breastfeeding
Mothering
Mothering celebrates the experience of parenthood as worthy of one's best efforts and fosters awareness of the immense importance and value of parenthood and family life in the development of the full human potential.
Organic Family Magazine
Covering organics, nature, conservation, parenting, pets, herbs, health and wellness issues, progressive politics, books, and much more. Featuring a mixture of educational, entertaining, and sometimes spiritual articles about the process of moving away from the mainstream, consumer-based world we live in to a place of comfort where we can raise our families contentedly and count ourselves as citizens.
Other Natural Gift Ideas:
Crossing the Bridge Books
Creating personalized children's books that capture the magic of your child's birth in a hardbound keepsake book. Each story is unique and captures the magic of birth as the child moves from spiritual to earthly being, ending at the child's present birthday. Beautiful birthday gifts to be treasured forever!
Good Humans Shopping: Babies & Toddlers
Organic baby hats, bibs, booties, clothing, bath products and more make for the best eco-friendly baby shopping experience on the web.
Natural Living Directories:
Holistic Junction
A community of people interested in all things holistic. Here, you may find what you need; share what you know; discuss what you're not sure about. Create your own web site, participate in online forums (over 80 categories), advertise your practice/business, peruse the Business Directory, publish your original articles, opinions, artwork, and so much more.
Local Family Connections:
AP Connect!
Looking for local attachment parenting and natural family living resources for Dallas/Fort Worth (Texas, USA) and the surrounding region? You've come to the right place! APConnect! is the online network for Dallas/Fort Worth families interested in attachment parenting and natural family living. We're connecting parents of connected children.
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