After reading a piece by another of the Natural Mamas on when to make the decision to have a second child, I realized that perhaps, the other side of the coin should be presented as well. My husband and I made the choice to only have one child. We don’t plan to have another child [...]

More and more, people are leading sedentary, inactive lifestyles. It is partly due to the nature of the work force these days, partly due to our culture and partly due to the natural urge for luxury and ease. For the next 8 weeks I am challenging myself to become 25% more active. I am doing [...]

Next week, my son will be 1 year old. The time has flown by so quickly. Certainly, there were times when I just wanted it all to end and I wanted my little one to suddenly metamorphosis into a full grown person. But, as I see him grow, I realize that he is no longer [...]

Most people seem to think that the sleepless nights only happen in the beginning; those first few months of your new cuddly ball of joy and fuss and rage and poop. The thing they don’t tell you is those first few months are not that bad. Now, you get past the era of your child [...]

With Independence Day today, I realized that summer is well on its way. People around here are complaining about the heat, the humidity and summer in general. Most people I know have gotten lazy and languid. The kids are out of school (if they were in school) and families think that summer fun is all about [...]

Peter Thomas Senese provided the book Chasing the Cyclone to me, free of charge, in exchange for review. A positive review was not guaranteed, and no other compensation was provided. All opinions are my own.   From Peter Thomas Senese’s webpage on describing this book: “Chasing The Cyclone was both the hardest and easiest book [...]

I know a lot of people who make their own soap. For the most part they are natural and wonderful and it always impresses me. I am way too lazy for that. Luckily, there are really easy, all natural ways to clean your body without having to make your own soap. I have been using [...]

Hello everyone. I would like to state that I am not one of your regular Natural Mamas. My wife Jessica is. I am a Natural Dad I guess. You don’t often see those, or so I am told. So, I would like to start out by saying that I am a fan of cloth diapering. [...]

There are plenty of articles out there explaining the benefits of co-sleeping with your child. You will also find articles highlighting the risks. This is not one of those articles. I am going to tell you the main reason why I co-sleep. I read all the data and research and countless articles. I read about [...]

I have discussed in the past (here and here) how your food decisions affect the health and willingness for your child to eat certain foods. It has been shown that foods that you eat while pregnant can directly influence your child’s tastes once they are eating food. By introducing many foods, we can help a [...]