Tag: Women’s Health
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Navigating Cultural Traditions and Beliefs in Birth Work
As a founder of Rooted in Wisdom and an educator, teaching and advocating for birth work is crucial. Birth work is a sacred and transformative field, deeply intertwined with cultural traditions, spiritual beliefs, and generational wisdom. Midwives, birthkeepers/doulas, and other birth professionals must navigate not only a rich and diverse landscape of customs that shape…
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How Family Nature Walks Help Your Child’s Intelligence
In today’s fast-paced world dominated by screens and schedules, finding opportunities to connect with nature as a family is more important than ever. Before we had our daughter, my husband and I had been hiking through Red Wood forests, Yosemite National Park, and campsites to look at stars. As avid travellers and naturists, we knew…
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Sharing vs Taking Turns. What to teach your child
Many believe teaching their children to share should be an early goal, but not in our family. Many adults often ask children to communicate long before they are ready due to not wanting to feel weird, isolated, or like they’re raising bullies. However, remember what you won’t share as an adult; your child doesn’t need…
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A healthy reflection | 4 mirror activities for toddlers
Our daughter was able to recognise herself at 14 months. With me always in the mirror, dancing, singing and doing our wash routine. Gene began to realise who she was earlier than most toddlers her age. Studies show that typically, between 18 and 24 months, toddlers may start to recognise themselves in a mirror and…
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Blooming Beginnings: 5 Tips for First-Time Gardeners as February Unveils the Growing Season
As February unfolds, the anticipation for the gardening season starts to bud. As a certified Herbologist, Horticulture and Urban Farming expert I will be embarking on educating our community in how beginning steps of living off the land. Having years of experience and coming from a family of agricultural farming I’m excited to be your…
Blissful Births & Connections 