Spring 2014

Issue 41

Why Children Need Community

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Table of Contents References

A Message from our Editor: Choosing Our Perspective

Jeanne Ohm, D.C.

Editorials
A reading of “The Blind Men and the Elephant” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJVBQefNXIw

The Mother and Child Connection

Laura Grace Weldon

“Three types of fetal cells can migrate into maternal organs during pregnancy,”: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606155802.htm
Microchimerism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microchimerism
“Fetal Cell Microchimerism in the Maternal Heart – Baby Gives Back,”: https://circres.ahajournals.org/content/110/1/3.full
“Happy Healthy Child: A Holistic Approach”: https://pathwaystofamilywellness.org/Children-s-Health-Wellness/happy-healthy-child-a-holistic-approach.html

Turning Point

Gregg Braden

Excerpted with permission by Hay House at www.hayhouse.com
“Turning Point: Creating Resilience in the Time of Extremes,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVP5l3ySotw&t=13

Why Children Need Community

Peter Gray, Ph.D.

“Why Young People Protest Bedtime: Evolutionary Mismatch,”: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201110/why-young-children-protest-bedtime-evolutionary-mismatch
“Psychology Today: Sleep,”: https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/sleep
“Psychology Today: Empathy,”: https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/empathy
“Psychology Today: Marriage,”: https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/marriage
“Psychology Today: Child Development,”: https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/child-development
“Play Makes Us Human III: Play is Foundation for Religion,”: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/200906/play-makes-us-human-iii-play-is-foundation-religion
Devore, Murdock & Whiting (1968). In Richard B. Lee & Irven DeVore, Man the Hunter, 337
Barry, Child, & Baron (1959), “Relation of Child Training to Subsistence Economy,” American Anthropologist, 61, 51-63.

Additional Resources

“Trustful Parenting May Require an Alternative to Conventional Schooling,”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEk4ca1a4XU
For contrast, read the article, “Predatory Leadership” in this magazine: https://www.rethinkingeverythingmagazine.com/uploads/6/4/0/8/6408350/re_life_issue_one_final.pdf
“The Play Deficit,”: https://forestofpeace.info/2014/01/23/the-play-deficit-%C2%B7-%C2%B7-if-children-lose-contact-with-nature-they-wont-fight-for-it/
“The Efe Forager Infant and Toddler’s Pattern of Social Relationships: Multiple and Simultaneous,”: https://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/dmessinger/c_c/rsrcs/rdgs/emot/tronickmorelli.efe.dp92.pdf
Barry, Child, & Baron (1959), “Relation of Child Training to Subsistence Economy,” American Anthropologist, 61, 51-63
“This Woman Just Ended the Mommy Wars with One Facebook Status,”: https://www.babble.com/kid/this-woman-just-ended-the-mommy-wars-with-one-facebook-status/

Our Drive to Bond

Bruce H. Lipton, PhD

“Happy Healthy Child: A Holistic Approach,”: https://pathwaystofamilywellness.org/Children-s-Health-Wellness/happy-healthy-child-a-holistic-approach.htmlAdditional Resources
“Gasping Through Marriage, Are We Expecting Too Much?”,: https://commonhealth.wbur.org/2014/02/suffocating-marriage

Attachment and the Development of Resilience

Chris White, MD

“Attachment and the Development of Resilience,”: https://www.pbs.org/thisemotionallife/blogs/attachment-and-development-resilience
Gordon Neufeld, “What Makes a Child Easy to Parent?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcaMsZrElnE
“Gordon Neufeld on Attachment Parenting,”: https://www.imfcanada.org/dr-gordon-neufeld-on-attachment

11 Things I Wish Every Parent Knew

Stephen Cowan, MD, FAAP

Stephen Cowan: https://www.stephencowanmd.com, https://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-cowan-md/
Stephen Cowan, “Fire Child, Water Child: How Understanding the Five Types of ADHD Can Help You Improve Your Child’s Self-Esteem and Attention,”: https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Child-Water-Understanding-Self-Esteem/dp/1608820904

Additional Resources

“Neuroplasticity: Learning Physically Changes the Brain,” https://www.edutopia.org/neuroscience-brain-based-learning-neuroplasticity
“Children are our teachers,”: https://www.mothering.com/community/a/children-are-our-teachers
“Lifting a Veil of Fear to See a Few Benefits of Fever,”: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/health/11klass.html
“A New Attitude Towards Fever,”: https://pathwaystofamilywellness.org/Holistic-Healthcare/a-new-attitude-toward-fevers-an-interview-with-philip-incao-md.html
“Children’s Health: A Question of Balance,”: https://pathwaystofamilywellness.org/Holistic-Healthcare/childrens-health-a-question-of-balance.html
“What Parents Can Learn From Kids,”: https://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak?utm_source=direct-on.ted.com&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=on.ted.com-facebook-share&utm_content=awesm-bookmarklet&awesm=on.ted.com_a04Oc

Making the Connection

Lori Petro

“Teaching Through Love,”: https://www.teach-through-love.com/

Additional Resources

“Talking With Kids,”: https://www.pbs.org/parents/talkingwithkids/index.html
“Orange Rhino Challenge,”: https://theorangerhino.com/
Parent and Children in Conflict,”: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/peaceful-parenting/201101/parents-children-in-conflict
Library of Parenting Articles from The Center for Parenting Education. https://centerforparentingeducation.org/library-of-articles/
“How to Talk to Kids,”: https://www.teach-through-love.com/how-to-talk-to-kids.html#compassiontalk
“How Kids Heal Through Play,”: https://mamablog.teach-through-love.com/2013/09/how-kids-heal-through-play.html

You’re Glowing, Literally.

Bruce Dolin, Psy. D.

“Strange! Humans Glow in Visible Light.”: https://www.livescience.com/7799-strange-humans-glow-visible-light.html
“Imaging of Ultraweak Spontaneous Photon Emission from Human Body Displaying Diurnal Rhythm.”: https://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0006256

Adjusting for Life

Ian Shtulman, DC

Remember that you can keyword search our past issues. There are various additional articles on chiropractic and seizures. You can read more at https://pathwaystofamilywellness.org/Search/newest-first.html?searchphrase=exact&searchword=seizures

Creating Eggshell Gardens

Lisa Denardo

“How to Plant Sees Using Eggshells,”: https://www.17apart.com/2012/01/how-to-plant-seeds-using-eggshells.html
Video instruction on how to create an eggshell garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ZsbDbU0ts
An alternative with recyclable paper: https://www.gardenbetty.com/2011/03/how-to-make-recycled-newspaper-pots-for-seed-starting/

Erasing Misconceptions: Setting the Record Straight on Six Homeschooling Myths

Laura Grace Weldon

Laura Weldon, “Free Range Learning: How Homeschooling Changes Everything.” https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193538709X/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=193538709X&linkCode=as2&tag=simplehomeschoolnet-20
Laura Weldon: https://lauragraceweldon.com/
“Get Out Now: How School Violence Led Us To Homeschooling,” https://www.wired.com/geekmom/2012/12/school-violence-homeschooling/
“National Education Testing: A Debate,” https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/policy-report/2001/7/education.pdf
“Mindset: The New Psychology of Success,” https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345472322/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0345472322&linkCode=as2&tag=simplehomeschoolnet-20
“Observe the Goldilocks Effect in Action,” https://lauragraceweldon.com/2012/08/28/observe-the-goldilocks-effect-in-action/
“Children Teach Themselves to Read,” https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201002/children-teach-themselves-read
“Family Happiness and the Overbooked Child,” https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/13/your-money/childrens-activities-no-guarantee-of-later-success.html?_r=4&
“The Educational Value of Creative Disobedience,” https://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/the_educational_value_of_creative_disobedience
“Cognitive Benefits of Play: Effects on the Learning Brain,” https://www.parentingscience.com/benefits-of-play.html
“Successful Teen Homeschooling: Two Vital Factors,” https://lauragraceweldon.com/2012/05/24/successful-teen-homeschooling-two-vital-factors/
“How to Learn from Experts,” https://www.wired.com/geekmom/2013/01/find-learn-from-experts/
“Most Students Bored at School,” https://www.livescience.com/1308-students-bored-school.html
“Beyond the Classroom: How School Reform Has Failed and What Parents Need To Do,” https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0684835754/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0684835754&linkCode=as2&tag=simplehomeschoolnet-20
“Socialization of Home School Children: A Communication Approach,” https://myplace.frontier.com/~thomas.smedley/smedleys.htm
“Better Test Scores Don’t Lead to Success.” https://lauragraceweldon.com/2012/01/30/better-test-scores-dont-lead-to-success/
“How the 10,000 Rule Can Benefit Any Child.” https://lauragraceweldon.com/2012/01/10/how-the-10000-hour-rule-can-benefit-any-child/
This article originally ran as a blog at Simple Homeschool: https://simplehomeschool.net/homeschooling-misconceptions/

Additional Resources

The Homeschool Legal Defense Association compiles a legal analysis of each U.S. state’s homeschool law at https://www.hslda.org/hs/state/
Navigating By Joy: https://www.navigatingbyjoy.com/
The Pioneer Woman Homeschooling: https://thepioneerwoman.com/homeschooling/
Sandra Dodd: https://sandradodd.com/
Homeschooling Resources: https://www.parents.com/kids/education/home-schooling/best-homeschooling-resources-online/
John Holt https://www.johnholtgws.com/
Education Revolution: https://www.educationrevolution.org/store/
Alfie Kohn: https://www.alfiekohn.org/index.php
The Link: The Nations’ Homeschooling Magazine: https://www.homeschoolnewslink.com/
The Smart Parent’s Guide to Successfully Homeschooling Children: https://ammo.com/articles/homeschooling-guide-for-parents
Unschooling: https://www.unschooling.org/
Alternative Learning: Advocating Alternatives to Compulsory Education: https://www.alternative-learning.org/
Learn in Freedom: https://learninfreedom.org/
A Guide to Online Homeschooling: https://www.onlineschools.org/homeschooling-guide/

Chiropractic in Childbirth Education

Sarah Clark

The website for Pathways to Family Wellness allows you to search by key word. An extensive list of articles on the Webster Technique can be found at https://pathwaystofamilywellness.org/Search/newestfirst.html?searchphrase=exact&searchword=webster
“Birth Boot Camp,” – https://birthbootcamp.com/
John Edwards and Joel Alcantara. “Successful Clinical Outcomes Confirmed via Ultrasound in a Patient with Placenta Previa and Breech Fetal Presentation with Chiropractic Care.” Journal of Pediatric, Maternal and Family Health – Chiropractic. Vol 2014, Issue 1. 3-9 https://chiropracticpediatrics.sharepoint.com/Pages/2014_1295_placentaprevia.aspx