Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood—and Trusting Yourself and Your Body
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Until you become pregnant for the first time, your body has always been only your own.
“facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow. The years of early childhood are the time to prepare the soil.”
― The Sense of Wonder: A Celebration of Nature for Parents and Children
― The Sense of Wonder: A Celebration of Nature for Parents and Children
“Quiet compliance is not the same as deep engagement.”
― Modern Miss Mason: Discover How Charlotte Mason’s Revolutionary Ideas on Home Education Can Change How You and Your Children Learn and Grow Together
― Modern Miss Mason: Discover How Charlotte Mason’s Revolutionary Ideas on Home Education Can Change How You and Your Children Learn and Grow Together
“But remember this: you cannot ruin your children any more than you can perfect them.”
― The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
― The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
“led by Dr. Susan Lynch from the University of California in San Francisco. This study collected dust samples from homes with and without dogs, and showed that upon exposing mice to the different dust samples, the mice that were given dust from homes with dogs were less likely to develop asthma. What’s more, they looked at the type of bacteria in the dust samples and found a specific species, Lactobacillus johnsonii, associated with the improvement of asthma in mice. When they grew this bacterium in the lab and fed it to mice in the absence of any dust, they found that it lowered the risk of asthma, demonstrating that this and perhaps other species of beneficial bacteria, along with the dogs that bring them into households, are responsible for decreasing asthma risks.”
― Let Them Eat Dirt: How Microbes Can Make Your Child Healthier
― Let Them Eat Dirt: How Microbes Can Make Your Child Healthier
“Know this: children will find adventure whether we’re the ones who give it to them or not. If they can’t find it in their families, they’ll look for it elsewhere. They’ll find it with friends, their girlfriends, their boyfriends, and even other families.”
― The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
― The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
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