API’s Eight Principles of Parenting

The long-range vision of Attachment Parenting is to raise children who will become adults with a highly developed capacity for empathy and connection. It eliminates violence as a means for raising children, and ultimately helps to prevent violence in society as a whole.
The essence of Attachment Parenting is about forming and nurturing strong connections between [...]

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Announcing Baby Zen

a HBA2CS this time!!! Announcing Baby Zen

Although i havent had much time to type, I finally found the time to write a short version of the birth story of our son, Valentine Zenson Lazarus (baby Zen). He was my 2nd VBAC but first HBA2CS (his brother was a VBAC at a free standing birth [...]

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Parenting Books

I finally got a list together of my Parenting Books.
Without further ado:
GENERAL HEALTH:

How to Raise a Healthy Child…In Spite of Your Doctor, Robert S. Mendelsohn
Wise Woman Herbal Childbearing Year, Susan Weed
The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood, Sears & Sears
A Mother’s Guide to Raising Healthy Children Naturally, Sue Frederick
Feeding Your Child for Lifelong Health, Susan B. [...]

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Vaccine Books I Recommend

These are the books on vaccinations I have:
Just a Little Prick, Peter & Hillary Butler (2006)
Evidence of Harm,  David Kirby (2005)
Raising a Vaccine Free Child, Wendy Lydall (2005)
Vaccinations:  The Rest of the Story, A Selection of Articles, Letters and Resources 1979-1992 ,  Mothering Special Edition (1992)
Vaccination:  The Issue of Our Times, edited by Peggy O’Mara [...]

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Ethan’s Birth Story (2006)

I decided I should publish this here, since I’m always looking for it.  So…this is Ethan’s birth story, my first VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean).
12:44 pm: Ethans Birth Story
I have given birth to three wonderful boys. The first two came into this world by cesarean section (c-section). After fighting the medical establishment, my third [...]

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It’s Important to Understand Different Baby Carriers – NO BJORNS!!!!

Infant Carriers and Spinal Stress

by Rochelle L. Casses, D.C.

UPDATE: This article was written in the 1990s when the all of the popular upright baby-carrier designs had the harmful characteristics described below. Today, several new and improved upright carrier designs are available. The gold standard for carrying your baby should be your own arms. In other [...]

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Want to know what the big deal is about Circumcision?

I am posting this as a mom who is first, Jewish, and second, who has two sons who are circumcised. Since my pregnancy with my third son, however, I have researched the issue of circumcision and have left my third son intact, as will be this fourth son due in October. Below are [...]

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Infant Carriers and Spinal Stresses

http://continuum-concept.org/reading/spinalStress.html
Infant Carriers and Spinal Stress

by Rochelle L. Casses, D.C.

As we are finally realizing the benefits of “wearing” our infants while we perform our daily activities, we must be careful not to compromise the integrity of our child’s spine through the use of improper carriers. Spondylolisthesis (specifically, Type II/isthmic) is a condition that can result from [...]

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Chiropractors Rock!!

I have been seeing a chiropractor during this pregnancy.  I can’t say enough great things about her; however, I should post about that separately.  What I am absolutely in love with is how she has helped my 2 year old son, Ethan.   He went with me to the appointments, of course.  I found this particular [...]

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Car Seat Safety

Since we just bought an SUV, car seat safety is a big issue for me. We have never had an SUV before and apparently the 3d row in an SUV is the least safest area. So, I want to make sure we have the safety car seats that money can buy.
For my [...]

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