Initiation, Vol 25, March -May 08
How much are we really serving our kids by doing everything for them, by removing risks and danger from their lives? By protecting them from failure, from pain, we are not allowing them to learn important lessons, and in effect, keep them stunted. more...
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Man and the Machine, Vol 24, Dec 07-Feb 08
Go play outside! Rare words in today's screen driven childhoods. As the appreciation of and exposure to nature is replaced by relationships with screens and games, the relationship with ones own nature withers for lack of nurture. Parents need to reclaim more...
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To Belong: Vol 23 Sept-Nov 07 Editorial
Our small plane landed at the Addis Ababa International Airport where my father eagerly awaited our arrival. An esteemed and sought-after archaeologist, he was used to spending many months at a time away from us in the company of two-hundred-thousand-year more...
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The Secret – New Age Chinese Whispers: Vol 22 June-Aug 07 Editorial
Several months ago, a friend dropped by with a burned copy of the hit movie The Secret. I listened to her excited rave about manifested riches and parking spaces, though I had to smile at the irony that somehow The Secret had not worked well enough to aff more...
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Spiritual Activism: Vol 21 Mar-May 07 Editorial
It seems that since the publication of the previous edition of Kindred, a mere three months ago, there has been a quickening in human consciousness. Perhaps this is best illustrated in the climate change debate. What was purely a ‘green’ issue more...
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Sticks: Vol 20 Dec 06–Feb 07 Editorial
I believe that women have the fate of the Earth in the palm of their hands. Some 53 per cent of us are women and we really are pretty wimpish. We don’t step up to the plate — and it’s time we took over. I think men have had their turn more...
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Happily Ever After: Vol 19 Sept–Nov 06 Editorial
Once upon a time, there was a poor motherless girl who wore no shoes. She made her own out of strips of red cloth. They made her feel rich even though her days were spent gathering food in the thorny woods. One day an old woman in a gilded carriage drove more...
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Origins: Vol 18 Sept-Nov 06 Editorial
Origins. Every one of us felt some pain as a child — whether it was from carelessness or abuse, the death of a parent, divorce or the loss of a sibling, or just simply from the experiences of growing up with all its inevitable disappointments, losses and more...
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Are You a Good Witch? Vol 17 Mar-May 06 Editorial
Are You a Good Witch? I lost it with my seven-year-old daughter yesterday. It was just one of those moments that happen quicker than thought, and before I knew it my anger had a hold of me. I don't have an issue with my anger or with my children sometimes more...
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The Power of 2: Vol 16 Dec 05 - Feb 06 Editorial
The Power of 2. When we speak about bonding and attachment, our minds usually go to the early years of childhood. Research documents the effects of touch, holding, breastfeeding and co-sleeping on children's developing brains and their ability to form hea more...
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Deep Downshifting - living a life of no regrets: Vol 15 Sept-Nov 05 Editorial
Deep Downshifting - living a life of no regrets. Everywhere we turn today, if we have our eyes half-open, we are faced with the consequences of our collective actions on the planet. Capitalism, endless war, famine, the disintegration of families, global w more...
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's … Super Nanny? Vol 14 Jun-Aug 05 Editorial
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's … Super Nanny?. So the domain of reality TV has finally hit home, literally. Now we can watch other parents deal with their children's issues in the hit rated show ‘Super Nanny'. Nearly two million Australian viewers watch more...
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Claiming our Sovereignty: Vol 13 Mar-May 05 Editorial
Claiming our Sovereignty. Each time a byronchild is published, I am changed. The articles, the subject matter and the process of editing and working with the people who are passionate about their work, all conspire to dig deep into my unconscious and brin more...
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Ark Building: Vol 12 Dec 04-Feb 05 Editorial
Ark Building. Sustaining our lives in sombre times. Since the last issue of byronchild , two globally significant elections have taken place — in Australia and the US. Collectively our so-called civilised society has sent out a signal loud and clear — more...
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The Politicisation of Love: Vol 11 Sept-Nov 04 Editorial
The Politicisation of Love. Love. Historically it has been the exclusive domain of musicians, poets, lovers and philosophers. Love was associated within the context of sentimentality and romanticism, certainly not within the verifiable realm of more...
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The Intelligence of the Heart: Vol 10 Jun-Aug 04 Editorial
The Intelligence of the Heart. Last month I attended a summit hosted by the aTLC (Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children - www.atlc.org ) in California and had the opportunity to spend time with and interview Joseph Chilton Pierce. more...
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Our Child, Not Mine - ending the parent blame-game: Vol 9 Mar-May 04 Editorial
Our Child, Not Mine. Ending the parent blame-game. Tremendous responsibility lies in the arms of those who raise children. We are not only responsible for our children, but for the kind of people they will be and therefore the kind of world we will have. more...
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Supermen and Unsung Heroes: Volume 8 December 2003 - February 2004 Editorial
Supermen and Unsung Heroes. There are so many monuments and statues in honour of generals, warlords, politicians and presidents. Wouldn't it be nice if we started making monuments to men who are growing children rather than men who are killing them? Mick more...
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Coalition of the Unwilling, the Real Superpower: Volume 7 September 2003 - November 2003 Editorial
Coalition of the Unwilling, the Real Superpower. Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Helen Keller These times, as well as being intense and frightening, are exciting. Running parall more...
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Being Straight: Vol 6 Jun-Aug 03 Editorial
Being Straight. The other day I was in a café sitting with some friends. Nearby a local trio of street musicians were playing music. It was louder than was necessary and people in the café became annoyed, complaining amongst themselves, muttering more...
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War and Children: Vol 5 Mar-May 03 Editorial
War and Children. It is deadline day and I have spent hours over the last month on an editorial about humanising birth to go with all the special features and of birth articles in this issue. But a niggling feeling is tugging at me as my heart is pulled more...
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Is it Good for the Kids? Vol 04 Dec 02-Feb 03 Editorial
Is it Good for the Kids? The real bottom line on the balance sheet. How much is a child worth? How much is our time with them worth? How much is a family worth? In our modern culture, we define ourselves economically. Everything must work for the bottom more...
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Redefining Authority: Vol 03 Sept-Nov 02 Editorial
Redefining Authority. The other day I was speaking to a friend of mine while we were picking up our children from school. We were chatting while the children played together. Suddenly my friend's daughter began telling him that she wanted to go home, more...
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A Society At Odds With Family: Vol 02 Jun-Aug 02 Editorial
A Society At Odds With Family. One thing this job has forced me to do is read, inquire and ultimately open my eyes. Each day I am reading articles and excerpts about the state of our social welfare as related to the most precious aspect of our lives, our more...
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