Why Children Need Community
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Why Children Need Community
A MESSAGE FROM OUR EDITOR | Jeanne Ohm, DC
SPECIAL | The Mother and Child Connection
CONSCIOUS PATH | Turning Point
FEATURE | Why Children Need Community
COMMUNITY | Our Drive to Bond
PARENTING | Attachment and the Development of Resilience
WELLNESS LIFESTYLE | 11 Things I Wish Every Parent Knew
FAMILY LIVING | Making the Connection
FAMILY LIVING | You’re Glowing. Literally
INNATE EXPRESSIONS | Adjusting for Life
SUSTAINABLE LIVING | Hatching Spring: Creating Eggshell Gardens
TOUCHING THE FUTURE | Erasing Misconceptions
CHIROPRACTIC FOR LIFE | The Growing Role of Chiropractic in Childbirth Education
PREGNANCY | The Pregnancy Circle
HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE | A New Leaf: 8 Conscious Choices for a Healthier Pregnancy
INFORMED CHOICE | Cancer: Shifting Our Perception
MOMENT OF TRUTH | Rethinking “Racing for the Cure”
NUTRITION | Chickweed Is a Star
A reading of “The Blind Men and the Elephant” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJVBQefNXIw
“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
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 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/
“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,”: 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
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
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
“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
“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/
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/
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
Laurel Bay Connell’s site and services – https://www.laurelbayconnell.com/
A very interesting resource for setting up your own pregnancy circle – https://www.womenscircles.com.au/Content/manual-for-setting-up-a-womens-group.html
Follow Kelly Brogan’s blog at https://kellybroganmd.com/blog/
According to Dr. Andrew Weil, the foods you should always buy organic – https://www.drweil.com/drw/u/ART02985/Foods-You-Should-Always-Buy-Organic.html and the ones that you don’t – https://www.drweil.com/drw/u/ART02984/Foods-You-Dont-Have-to-Buy-Organic.html
What is reverse osmosis? https://science.howstuffworks.com/reverse-osmosis1.htm
Why avoid BPA? https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/bpa/faq-20058331
Some recipes for natural, non-toxic cleaning – https://healthychild.org/easy-steps/green-spring-cleaning-9-diy-recipes-for-natural-cleaners/
Watch Eric Merola’s documentary “Burzynski: Cancer is Serious Business.” Vimeo.com. 2012. https://vimeo.com/24821365
An interview with Paul Davies, “Rethinking Our Approach to Cancer.” The Science Show. Feb. 15, 2014. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/rethinking-our-approach-to–cancer/5246414
Read the original research and more at https://cancer-insights.asu.edu/2012/02/is-cancer-an-ancient-throwback/
“Who Benefits from Chiropractic? Cancer is Curable.” https://springcreekfamilychiro.com/who-benefits-from-chiropractic/cancer-is-curable/
To learn more about Gerson Therapy – https://gerson.org/gerpress/the-gerson-therapy/
Joseph Mercola, “Why Medicine Won’t Allow Cancer to be Cured.” Mercola.com. August 3, 2013. Offers preventative steps you can take today to decrease cancer risk – https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/08/03/naturalcancer-treatment.aspx
Interested in learning how to identify Chickweed? It grows in shady areas in many yards and fields. https://www.wikihow.com/Identify-Chickweed
“Stellaria media” Plants for a Future. https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Stellaria+media