Welcome to the October edition of the Kindred e-newsletter.


In this edition...

Latest Articles - The New Perils of Parenting, Birthing Rituals & Going to Your Womb.
Special Feature - The Drugging of Our Children, a must-see documentary.
Kindred News - GM horse flu vaccine,  a pediatric medicine free e-book & Kindred in Virginia.
Events & Workshops - 25th Homebirth Australia conference, Dr John Flutter in Byron Bay & Birth Week in the Dandenongs.
Bulk Subscription Offer - $10 subscriptions to Kindred.
Shop Kindred - Inspir=Ed Parenting Kits, How to Save the World DVD & Kindred back issues now on sale!
Subscribe & Win! - A hug-a-bub® baby sling!
Recommended Websites - sign up for a nuclear-free Australia and get tools to change your world.
Kindred magazine - the current Spring issue.
New Kindred stockist - We welcome Grandpa's Garden.
Where to Buy - Kindred magazine near you.
Become a Kindred newsletter sponsor - and reach over 3,000 people in the Kindred community.



Latest Articles

Beastly Bees & Fatal Footwear: The New Perils of Parenting

'Stop running with that in your mouth or you’ll trip over and die!' So yelled a mother to her child in a shopping centre last week.  Maybe she’d just had way too many coffees that morning. Or maybe she hadn’t had time to drink her very necessary morning cup because she was too busy threatening her kids with death if they failed to acquiesce with her requests to eat their cereal. After all, if a lollipop was capable of infanticide, who knows what disaster an uneaten bowl of breakfast cereal was likely to unleash…more

View from the First Floor

'I’m going to be the talking womb,' she says. She tells me that’s her opening line. Sounds like an actor speaking about a role, doesn’t it? But Marie Burrows is no actor. In fact, she’s about as real as you get. Sure, she role-plays. But don’t we all? She’s just passionate about the womb. Fair enough, if you’re a childbirth educator...more



Birthing Rituals

Pregnancy is such a wonderful, magical time when considering the hidden processes in the belly and beyond! It is also an opportunity for women to gather together and nurture, celebrate, pamper and recognize the pregnant woman as a carrier of new life and a new sacred soul to the earth. This is a Birthing Ritual...more





Special Feature


The Drugging of our Children by Gary Null

In this documentary, acclaimed public health advocate and documentary filmmaker Gary Null, examines the increasingly common practice of prescribing psychotropic drugs for children, including preschoolers as young as age 2 to 4, who have been diagnosed with ADD, or ADHD. To watch this important documentary online click here.





Kindred News


GM horse flu vaccine fast tracked

'Genetically Manipulated (GM) horse flu vaccines were secretly assessed and approved in just 3 days instead of the normal 170 days,' says Gene Ethics Director, Bob Phelps. 'Horse vaccinations should stop until a full public inquiry and assessment is made by all relevant advisory bodies and parliaments to ensure living GM canary pox virus vaccines: are safe for the environment and public health; will achieve the results claimed for them; will not create more problems than they solve; and cannot be replaced by safer alternative methods.'...more
 



The Terror of Pediatric Medicine

The Terror of Pediatric Medicine is a free downloadable e-book from IMVA Publications (International Medical Veritas Association). All you need to do to receive this publication is to enter your name and email their online form. The book covers in-depth the vaccine controversy, pediatric dentistry, oncology as well as childhood psychiatry and psychology. The book format is in beautiful html format...more





Kindred in a basket

Kindred contributing editor, Lisa Reagan’s CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) produce baskets from her biodynamic farm in Virgina USA, featuring Kindred!

Shown here are Emily Orr and Lee Bristow who have worked on the farm for two years.








Events & Workshops


25th Homebirth Australia Conference
3 & 4 November 2007
Paddington Town Hall, Sydney

Homebirth 25 years on: Paving the way to maternity reform.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Sheila Kitzinger & Gowri Motha
Saturday evening gala event: Ricki Lake’s documentary, 'The Business of Born', introduced by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein

For more information, go to the Homebirth Conference website.





Dr John Flutter in Byron Bay
October 2007

Early intervention options for crooked teeth emerging as a new wholistic approach to children’s health and wellbeing.

Dr John Flutter, an internationally recognised expert in myofunctional dentistry will be conducting a free seminar for parents and professionals in late October in Byron Bay, NSW to shed light on important new wholistic developments in orthodontics. 

For more information and to book your seat, call the Kindred offices at 02 6684 4353 or check our website calendar for details.




Birth Week in the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria
7th to 11th November 2007

Birth Week happens yearly in Kallista, the heart of the beautiful Dandenong Ranges National Park, just one hour from Melbourne. Five days to come together with other mothers, partners, pregnant women, support persons, doulas and midwives, to share, explore, discover and celebrate birth. In a beautifully created space including reading and resource library, birth inspired art exhibition, workshops, films, talks & more. 


Come for the week, a day, or individual sessions. For more information and a program of events contact Bhava via email or on 03 9755 3085.

For this and other upcoming events, go to the Calendar of Events page on our website.

$10 Kindred subscriptions

Are you part of a homebirth group, playgroup or other special interest group?

Your group may be eligible for the bulk subscription offer of $10 per subscription (minimum ten subscriptions) for its members.

To find out more, please contact our offices on 02 6684 4353 or via email.

Shop Kindred

Inspir=Ed Parenting Kits
Let your child discover the world of inspiration with the Inspir=Ed Parenting Kits. There are four kits the four parenting kits: Pregnancy to 1 year, years 1 to 3 and 5 to 7.

Now available in the Kindred shop...more





Kindred & byronchild back issues

All available back issues are currently on sale. Prices include postage and handling:

4 for $30

6 for $45

To purchase, please call our offices on 02 6684 4353 or go to our website



How to Save the World DVD

How to Save the World tells the story of a New Zealand man and his wife who travelled to India teaching Biodynamic Farming.

Biodynamic farming was the brainchild of Rudolph Steiner, that 20th century genius who gave us Anthrosophy and Steiner Education, and is a practice that brings spirituality into farming...more





Subscribe & Win

Subscribe to Kindred magazine for two years or more and you could win a hug-a-bub® baby sling!

The hug-a-bub® baby sling is different. It is a wrap-around, soft cotton baby sling, which holds your baby close to your heart. In the hug-a-bub® baby sling, your baby feels hugged even though your hands may be busy doing other things. For more information go to their website.

To subscribe to Kindred and go into the draw to win this fantastic prize, go to our website or phone our offices on 02 6684 4353.




Competition Winners

Congratulations to the winners of our September competition, Uri & Sakina Bookman of Burringbar.

You have won a Pure Spa baby pamper pack. Enjoy!







Recommended Websites

Nuclear Free Australia

The Howard Government's Review of Uranium Mining, Processing and Nuclear Energy in Australia recommends the establishment of 25 nuclear power plants and a radioactive waste repository in Australia.

People for a Nuclear-Free Australia has been established to represent the millions of Australians who hold the strong belief that there should be no uranium mining, no nuclear power plants and no foreign nuclear waste in Australia...more

World Changing - Change Your Thinking

Tools, models and ideas for building a bright green future. worldchanging was founded on the idea that real solutions already exist for building the future we want. it's just a matter of grabbing hold and getting moving...more

Kindred magazine

The September - December issue of Kindred is out now!

Issue 23 - what's inside:

Belonging - Kali Wendorf's editorial.

Kindred's Ultimate Nappy Guide - from cloth to eco-disposables, nappy free & more...

Saying What’s Real - an invitation to conscious communication.

A Prodigal Daughters Return - a return to the earth and to self.

The Super Science Behind Super Food - biodynamic farming and restoration.

How to Talk with Your Teenage Boy - about...

It was the Boy - a journalist's harrowing journey to a detention centre.

Your Child is Like the Rain - connecting can be as simple as questioning your assumptions.

...and much more.

Grandpa's Garden is located in beautiful Narooma, on the far south coast of New South Wales.

Suppliers of organic fruit, vegetables, grains & wholefoods from Grandpa's shed plus bulk spices, natural skincare, gift baskets and vouchers, organic seeds & chook food, organic naughty nibbles and now... Kindred magazine. Visit Grandpa's Garden at Narooma Plaza, Ph 02 4476 4466.




Where To Buy

To find a Kindred stockist near you go to the Where To Buy page on our website.


If you would like to make Kindred available in your shop, school, workplace, at an event or would like to become a distributor, buy wholesale online here or contact us.



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