...And This Little Piggy Had Swine Flu
3 May 2009

This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed at home with flu....On Wednesday April 29th, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised its pandemic alert level to five on its six-level threat scale,1 which means they've determined that the virus is capable of human-to-human transmission. The initial outbreaks across North America reveal an infection already traveling at higher velocity than did the last official pandemic strain, the 1968 Hong Kong flu. Phase 6 means a pandemic is under way. More...

Teething Problems?
23 April 2009

“Teething problems” is a well-worn cliche uttered from the lips of executives, mumbled by project managers and frowned at by investors. Typically the phrase is used to suggested that obstacles varying in nature have been difficult to surmount, usually during the early stages of the project in question. While there are parallels between “teething problems” and teething problems, such as sleepless nights and frustration, unless you are a parent who has experienced the true meaning of the phrase, you actually don’t know how severe the symptoms of this developmental milestone can be. More...

Treating Common Pregnancy Complaints Naturally
15 April 2009

Like with most things that we create, bringing a baby into the world is a lot of hard work. The pregnant body takes strain, starting from the early weeks of pregnancy and can take months to resume its non-pregnant state. While the miracle is developing within you, morning sickness (which should be termed all-day sickness), fatigue, heartburn, headaches and back pain are some common complaints during pregnancy. Taking a headache tablet or even a mild over-the-counter remedy for colds and flu could have an adverse affect on your unborn baby. There is however hope and being pregnant does not mean that you have suffer in silence (your partner may disagree with the “in silence” part), Mother Nature has provided well for us, including an abundance of natural substances that can alleviate common complaints associated with pregnancy. More...

A Happy, Natural Easter with Little'nes
8 April 2009

Babies and small children are too little to understand the concept of the Easter Bunny, much less the larger meaning of the holiday, so how do you include them in your Easter celebrations? More...

Important Life Lessons Learnt from Parenthood
25 March 2009


The World Needs Grandparents
20 March 2009

Countless hours of childhood stories, fairy-tales, the smell of homemade cookies, a well-manicured spring garden, needlework lessons and special memories. The world need grandparents. More...

Mother's [Love] Day
19 March 2009

This Sunday, the 22nd March, the United Kingdom will celebrate Mother’s Day. A day to honour and show appreciation of mums; our own, as well as having a day to be made to feel special by our own little family units. Since becoming a mummy myself, I have found a new found appreciation for mothers, not just my own, all mothers. Becoming a mother is a universal bond that connects all women the world over with a deep sense of empathy, compassion and an unexplained understanding. More...

Parenting 101: Discipline
17 March 2009

As parents, we want the best for our little ones, the adults that they become tomorrow are the little personalities shaped today and much of that is attributed to how we raise them and the relationships that we build with them. More...

Sweet Dreams, Just a Dream?
13 March 2009

A sleepless, restless baby means sleepless, restless nights for parents. Parenting is tough enough and this is just another hurdle that we have to face. A baby who has poor sleeping patterns can cause as much frustration for little ones as for parents. An ongoing problem can even cause relationship and bonding difficulties. More...

Homeopathy: The Undiluted Facts
11 March 2009

Whether homeopathy works or not is an old debate. Skeptics will argue that there is no traceable evidence of the initial substance in the diluted application that is administered, so how can it work? Some will say, that homeopathic remedies are no more than a placebo to trick the mind into believing that the body is being healed. Homeopathy both an art and a science, homeopathic provings are based on scientific methods and it does work. More...

The Natural Change: Incorporating "Natural" into Our Everyday Lives
9 March 2009

Making the decision to convert to “natural” is easy. Making “natural” a part of your everyday life is easy. Becoming “natural” isn’t. The transformation process can be slow, it takes commitment and a conscientious effort to eliminate what isn’t natural - reading product labels diligently, thinking twice about purchasing processed foods and resisting temptation to buy that gorgeous polyester, chemically-dyed outfit. More...

Trust Your "Pregnant Gut"
6 March 2009

The bond that exists between a mother and her child is very special. It is sacred and divine. While studies have shown that such a bond may develop between a woman and a child that is not biologically her own, such as through adoption, there are many factors, physical and emotional, which influence the mother-infant bonding process, including pregnancy, childbirth and breast-feeding. Pregnancy being the first platform for this process. More...

Everyday Chemicals May Harm Your Unborn Baby
6 March 2009

In a report from WWF UK and Greenpeace, the shocking extent to which unborn babies in the womb were exposed to harmful chemicals was revealed. According to WWF, more than 300 man-made chemicals are found in human bodies. A study showed that of the pregnant women tested, all tested positive for a miscellany of substances which are suspected to cause health problems. The same substances found in everyday consumables such as cleaning products, perfumes and cosmetics. More...

Over the Counter Cold and Cough medicines Do not Work on Little Ones
1 March 2009

Today, Sky News reported that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines do not work on children under twelve, as per a review released by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). More...

Bamboo: The Old Wisdom, The New Green
28 February 2009

According to folklore of several Asian cultures, humanity emerged from a bamboo stem. Philippine creation myth, tells us of the first man and the first woman each emerged from split bamboo stems on an island created after the battle of the elemental forces, Sky and Ocean. More...

Once a Mother, Always a Mother
27 February 2009

I didn’t always want to be a mother. I always believed that amongst my God-given talents, maternal instinct wasn’t one of them. The exact moment when I decided that I would remain voluntarily childless is as clear as my baby’s beautiful crystal-blue eyes. More...

We All Want the Best for Our Children, Naturally
27 February 2009

As a parent, it is only natural to want and chase after the best for our children, in every which way. It wasn’t until I became a mommy that I realised that so much of what we put in and on our body’s are contaminated with all sorts of chemicals, preservatives and other harmful substances. More...

Why Choose Naturals? 
10 February 2009

People the world over, are converting to natural products, realising the benefits of going “green”. Long gone are the days of ecological, organic and natural being proud exclamations of hippies and vegans. Opting to make use of nature’s wealth and abundance of substances to replace the synthetic, and often toxic, materials we consume in our everyday lives is both rewarding and beneficial to us and Mother Nature. More...