Back when we lived in Iowa, and did not have a lot of child-centered activities in town, we would take Franklin to the public library for new books to read to him. He loved it, and it gave me a chance to check out the “New Books” section for something I could read while Franklin […]
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Empowering Women and Birth: An Interview with Birth Doula Mandi
I met Mandi at a Waldorf playgroup in Ames, Iowa. I was feeling so lonely and isolated there that I looked for like-minded people with kids about Frank’s age, and found her. There she was, at the first playgroup meeting, with a 2 week old baby who was birthed unassisted (because the midwife didn’t get […]
Is Iron Supplementation Necessary for Infants and Toddlers?
Conventional Wisdom recommends iron supplementation for all infants older than 6 months. The most common form of supplementation is rice cereal — that’s right, refined, usually not organic, rice cereal, a food that has so little nutrition within it it is basically a carrier for minerals added later on. In addition, the iron in rice […]
Joanna Steven’s Diet and Food Staples
What should you eat to be extraordinarily healthy? Many people will tell you: “Everybody’s different. You need to find out what works for you.” Well, yes, that’s kind of true, but it’s not very helpful, is it? When I am asked this question, I immediately mention 2 things. 1) What is your genetic background? Human […]