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Print & Play This Game for Mother’s Day

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Planning your Mother's Day? Try this simple, fun, and heartwarming game with the family. When my sister and I were in our late elementary school years, we spent the day before Mother's Day writing questions on colorful index cards. The next day, after the family meal, we pulled them out and presented The Mom Game. [...]

Is Birth Work Your Career or Calling?

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Is birth work your calling? Research says it is for about a third of doulas, nurses, midwives, educators, and other birth workers. Are you a birth professional to make money, to make a living, or to make a difference? In a past life, almost 10 years ago, I was a middle school remedial reading teacher. [...]

Dramatic Birth: When you feel good but people are mean

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Heather had a vaginal footling breech birth with a midwife in a home-like setting. The birth was dramatic and scary, the paramedics were called, and although it was a very fast labor, full of surprise and complications, she and her husband are wholly pleased with the experience. The baby responded to assistance and was completely […]

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