Articles on Natural Living

 

Earthy Family is about living naturally within a family. Check out the following articles for information about family beds, breastfeeding, cloth diapering, vaccinations, headaches, backpacks, your family pet and living in balance. Earthy Family advocates living in harmony with ourselves and our world. Whatever this means to you, live it, embrace it and celebrate it!

Articles on Babies, Breast-feeding and Parenting

Baby's First Foods

Going Visiting With Your Baby

The Baby Blues

The Baby Is the Book

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding In Public

Natural Remedies for Problems in Breastfeeding Part 1

Natural Remedies for Problems in Breastfeeding Part 2

Choosing Toys for Babies

Diapering the Earthy Baby

Infant Circumcision

It’s a Sling Thing

Diary of a Nursing Mother

Taking a Road Trip with Your Baby

How to Calm Your Crying Baby

Weaning Story

True Love and the Right Accessories

How to Handle Unwanted Parental Advice

Environment Home & Gardening

Allergies in the Garden

Antibacterials and Disinfectants: Are They Necessary?

Butterfly Garden Basics

Celebrating the Holidays

Compost Happens

Composting Made Easy

Freshen Indoor Air Naturally

Gardening with Children

Go Green!

Planting by the Moon

Talking Fruit - How to de-code fruit labels

The Winter Garden - Planting the Fall Garden or Preparing for Winter Dormancy

How to Improve your Indoor Air Quality

 

General Health

Bladder Infections

Depressed? Wise Woman Ways Offer a Helping Hand

Ease Those Bug Bites with Easy Herbs

Energy & Stamina the Wise Woman Way

Enzymes and Their Role in Digestion

Feeling Frisky? Herbs for Fertility

Headaches

Herbal Medicine Chest in Your Backyard

Herbs for Those with Stomach Aches, Ulcers, and Heartburn

Here Comes the Flu Season

Improving Your Indoor Air Quality

Strengthen Your Immune System! Herbal Allies to Help you Avoid Catching the Flu!

Thriving Through the Season - Living in Harmony with Colds and Flu

Ten Tips for a Healthy Heart

 

Nutrition and Food

Optimum Nutrition: Cooked or Raw?

Encouraging Children to Eat Healthy

Kids Eating In Good Spirit!

A Wellness Approach for Children

How To Make Almond Milk and Green Smoothies

Aromatherapy Articles

What is Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy Cautions

Essential Oils for Dogs

Pregnancy Cautions

Storing Essential Oils

Using Essential Oils

Oils for Ailments

Oil Descriptions

Aromatherapy Recipes & Uses

 

Parenting & Children

Backpacks - The Problem with Backpacks

Calm Among the Chaos

Casual Remarks

Celebrating the Holidays

Childhood Vaccinations

Choosing Toys for Babies

Co-Sleeping – Making it Work and Making it Safe

Creativity in Your Children and Yourself

Encouraging Children to Eat Healthy

Family Based Education - Our Family's Journey

First Born Jealousy

Get Ready for Fall Fun

Get Your Toddler to Cooperate!

Handling Unwanted Advice

Holiday De-Stressing Tips for Kids

How to be an Inspired Mom

How to Calm Your Crying Baby

How to Have a Happy Marriage When You’re Busy Being Parents

Kids and Camping

Kids Eating In Good Spirit!

Loving Your Children No Matter What!

Natural Remedies for Problems in Breastfeeding, Part 1

Natural Remedies for Problems in Breastfeeding, Part 2

Nourishing Mother and Child

Not Born of My Body, But Nurtured At My Breasts

On-the-Go Fun Vacation Activities

Our Family's Journey to Family Based Education

The Baby is the Book

The ONE Thing That Gives Your Mothering More Energy!

The Baby Blues

The Top 10 Ways to Nurture

The Family Bed

You Are a Good Enough Mom, Right Now!

Vaccinations: Being Informed to Make a Choice

A Wellness Approach for Children

When toddlers bite other children


Pets

The Earthy Pet - It's not in the Bag!

Essential Oils for Dogs

Feed your Pet Raw Food And See Your Vet Bills Drop!

 

Pregnancy & Childbirth

Heart Smart Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy (NEW)

Bradley Method of Childbirth

Herbal Allies for Pregnant Women

Herbal Allies for Pregnancy Problems

Natural Childbirth in the Hospital: Is it possible?

Protecting Your Baby From Environmental Toxins During Pregnancy

 

Women's Health

Fertility After Forty

Feeling Frisky? Herbs for Fertility

Healthy Bones The Wise Woman Way

Ten Tips for Women with PMS