Years ago we were on a family vacation with our dear friends and their daughters. We were driving the road to Hana in Hawaii. This road winds back and forth for 3 hours on what’s essentially a super-curvy 2-lane highway....
Have you taken the temperature of your pain body lately? Huh? What? Simply put, your pain body refers to your mind’s list of complaints — and they are usually both physical and emotional....
The number of kids with food allergies today is large and increasing every day. So as parents we are navigating waters we might have ignored when we were kids ourselves. From birthday party cake that our child cannot eat to avoiding the local pizzeria that...
We are so lucky nowadays to have not only our physical community to help us raise our kids but an online one as well. I have Googled everything from “fenugreek tea” to “chicken pox party” as my kids have grown. And I love...
It’s spring here in northern California and my lilac is blooming. The days have soft storms and warm winds. I have begun to weed and work on my flower garden. I can envision my garden in full bloom even though right now...
When I was about 8 years old, my dad’s friend sliced his golf ball when he teed off, and it went right into my back — at 60 miles per hour. Boy, did that hurt! I also did a full face plant off my...
Unsupervised tree climbing. Walking to the store alone. Letting your grade schooler light the campfire. Drinking from the creek. These are scenes from the lives of free range kids. The term free range kid wasn’t in the vernacular when my kids were...
Pleasure and pain. Heat and cold. Peace and violence. Acceptance and rejection. Up and down. Illness and health. In and out. Yin and yang. Happiness and sadness. Hunger and satisfaction....
The body’s intelligence is what makes it so important for you to build positive health esteem in your kids. Positive health esteem is the unwavering confidence that all bodies are smart and that symptoms are a part of life. When your kids are sick,...
I have a question for you: Is the vocabulary you are using with your kids expanding or contracting their sense of their innate ability to heal? Is it empowering them to make healthy choices?...