Welcome to Part 2 in my series on Parenting Tips from Natural Moms— honest, firsthand experience to complement the researched knowledge on all things parenting. Part 1 covered issues around pregnancy, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, babywearing and cloth diapering.
Below you’ll find parenting tips and advice from natural moms I’ve connected with in the areas of childrearing, discipline, education and more. Enjoy!

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Raising Children Naturally
- A Common Sense Guide to Vaccines (with printable) from Nourishing Joy
- Teething with Amber Necklaces from Simply Healthy Home
- A Remedy for Bedtime Fears in Toddlers from Real Food RN
- Supporting Your Child’s Imagination from Hybrid Rasta Mama
- 5 Ways to Encourage Your Children from Nourishing Joy
- How to Teach Our Kids About Our Faith from Nourishing Joy
- Helping Children Handle Death from Eco-Mothering
- Should You Give Your Daughter a Barbie? from Authentic Parenting
- How to Avoid Parenting Conflicts at Family Gatherings from Authentic Parenting
- Technology and Childhood from Hybrid Rasta Mama
- Raising Minimalist Children in a Society of Excess from Nature Moms Blog
Positive, Peaceful Discipline
- Natural Consequences vs. Logical Consequences from Hybrid Rasta Mama
- How to Get Your Child to Listen to You from Authentic Parenting
- How to Set and Enforce Boundaries from Hybrid Rasta Mama
- Anger and Parenting from Hybrid Rasta Mama
- Do’s and Dont’s of Dealing with Upset Children from Authentic Parenting
- Don’t Apologize… and 5 More Tools for Positive Discipline from Eco-Mothering
- 17 Tips to Become a Peaceful Parent from Authentic Parenting
- Positive Parenting Book Review from Diary of a First Child
Education
- An Introduction to Unschooling by Authentic Parenting
- Thoughts on the Education of Unschooling by Authentic Parenting
- What Makes a Good Early Childhood Education? from Eco-Mothering
- How to Teach Preschoolers Environmentalism from Green4U
“Mom Guilt” and Other Stories
- Dealing with Mom Guilt by Happy Roots, Healthy Soul
- Competitive Motherhood by Nourishing Joy
- Feeling Like “Just a Mom” by Happy Roots, Healthy Soul
- A Mom’s Journey To Becoming a Peaceful Parent by Happy Roots, Healthy Soul
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