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Kindred Spirit March 2008 |
Welcome to the March edition of the Kindred e-newsletter.
'Until he extends
the circle of his compassion to all living things,
man will not himself find
peace.'
Albert
Schweitzer
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Featured Articles - from Pam Leo, Helena Norberg-Hodge & Liz Parnell.
Kindred - the blog - Clearing up the canola facts & building lifeboats.
Kindred News - Pesticides, the sleep nightmare & head lice and water flouridation.
Events & Workshops - The Power of Community's Roberto Perez in Byron Bay, National Playgroup Week, Climate Change at Kinma School & the Byron Bay Writers Festival 2008.
Special Offer - Free! Pam Leo Connection Parenting bumper stickers!
Shop Kindred - Fed Up DVD - how food additives can affect children's behaviour.
Subscribe & Win! - An Organic Island Baby prize pack.
Kindred Spirit Sponsors - The Wilderness Society, Playward & Mothers Milk Bank.
Become a Kindred newsletter sponsor - and reach over 4,000 people in the Kindred community.
Kindred magazine - the March-May issue.
Featured Kindred stockist - Generation Wonder.
Where to Buy - Kindred magazine near you.
Recommended Websites - Byron Homeschooling, Temple of Spirited Living & Kindred on Facebook.
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Featured Articles
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The Missing Connection
by Pam Leo Why do some children grow up to become a Gandhi and others a Hitler?
What
happens from birth to adulthood that determines that difference? A
consistent, loving connection with at least one adult is essential to
create the healthy, strong parent-child bond that children need to
thrive....more
*Connection Parenting is now available on audio CD and MP3 for instant download - save time, save money, save trees!...more
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 | A Case for Local Food
by Helena Norberg-Hodge
If you want to create a more sustainable society, a good place to start
is by helping to rebuild your local food economy: food is something
everyone, everywhere, needs every day, which means that even relatively
small changes in the way it is produced and marketed can have immense
effects...more
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According to Plan
by Liz Parnell No matter how carefully thought out, nothing ever goes completely to
plan. When we are talking about birth plans, that is especially true.
However, careful research and preparation as well as a well written
birth plan can make an enormous difference...more
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Kindred - the blog
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The Canola Issue - Clearing up the facts We received a lot of questions and feedback from our feature on canola oil in the February newsletter.
Read our response on the Kindred blog...more
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 | Building Lifeboats - Kali's blog Is it me, or has life become busier and busier? My friend and
localisation expert, Helena Norberg Hodge, says it's not me, it's
globalisation. She says we're forced to work harder for less, and the
collective struggle to make ends meet is felt by everyone, and the
by-product is rush, haste and stress...read the full post on the Kindred blog....more
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Kindred News
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Children Contaminated with Pesticides A new peer-reviewed study found levels of nerve-gas like pesticides in the urine of children who eat conventional foods. Researchers found that if a child switched to an organic diet, the pesticide disappeared from the child's Organophosphatesurine within 36 hours. were designed during WWII specifically to kill humans and later evolved into commonly used pesticides for food crops...more |
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The Sleep Nightmare Overstimulated, overscheduled kids are getting at least an hour’s less sleep than they need, a deficiency that, new research reveals, has the power to set their cognitive abilities back years...more
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Insecticides for Your Head Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, the makers of an insecticide-based treatment for head lice, have stopped promoting their product after a sharply worded warning from the United States FDA. The FDA’s warning follows years of controversy regarding shampoo and lotion treatments that contain the insecticide lindane. Lindane-based live treatments have been banned in California…more
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| Former Federal Health Minister Says No to Water Fluoridation 'For the past 15 years I had refused to study the toxicology
information that is readily available to anyone. Poisoning our children
was the furthest thing from my mind.' As
a family doctor and often Acting Government Medical Officer in
Rockhampton over in the 1950s, I wrote a letter praising fluoridation
published in the local The Morning Bulletin. This prompted the late
Jack Harding and others to show me books that warned of fluoridation
risks....more
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Events & Workshops
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Think Global: Eat Local
Byron Bay - 12th March 2008
Kindred magazine and the Ethos Foundation present:
Think Global: Eat
Local – in conversation with Roberto Perez.
Cuban permaculture designer
and local food activist Roberto Perez comes to Byron Bay Community
Centre on Wednesday, March 12th.
Click here for more information and to purchase your tickets.
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National Playgroup Week
27 April to 3 May 2008
Playgroup Australia is pleased to announce plans to celebrate National Playgroup Week in 2008. Families with children under school age are invited to take part in free, fun events to be held in every state and territory across Australia. It's a perfect time for parents with babies and children under five to find out about the importance of Playgroup and to find Playgroups in their local areas...more
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Byron Bay Writers Festival 2008
25th to 27th July 2008
The Byron Bay Writers
Festival 2008 will take place between 25 and 27 July, (workshops from 21 July)
so clear your diaries! We will bring you our selection of the most vivid and
vibrant Australian writers in a comprehensive program of launches, lunches, conversations, readings and panels, with glorious
helpings of theatre, comedy and music to satisfy the soul...more
Early Bird 3-Day Passes on sale 21 March online or at Jetset Byron Bay on
02 6685 6262.
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Climate Change Information Evening
Terrey Hills - 12th March 2008
Kinma School is a progressive, independent school and a forerunner in environmental education. On Wednesday, 12th of March, Kinma will host an informative evening in their new, environmentally sustainable preschool building. It will be presented by three women who have been actively looking to make sense of what climate change means to us and our communities, and exploring the steps people can take collectively and on a personal level to address this world issue...more
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Do you have an event, screening, conference that you would like listed on our calendar?
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Special Offer
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Free!
Pam Leo's Connection Parenting Bumper Sticker
Help spread the word around the world about Connection Parenting. To receive your FREE bumper sticker send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Pam Leo, Connection Parenting Bumper Sticker
Att: Magnolia, 10 Old Orchard Road, Gorham, Maine 04038 USA
This offer is for US residents only. You can also purchase additional stickers for $1 each by sending a cheque or money order payable to Pam Leo.
Learn more about Connection Parenting...more
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Shop Kindred
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Fed Up DVD
Fed Up
studies the effects of food additives and chemicals on children's
behaviour. Sue Dengate's famous presentation about the effects of food
on children's health, learning and behaviour together with entertaining
and insightful interviews, support and information, released May 2006.
Families from Cairns to Melbourne, from young children to grandmothers,
were
interviewed about their surprises, pitfalls, horror stories, cute kids,
laughs, determination and triumph through tears in finding which foods
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Win an Organic Island Baby prize! Organic Island Baby was born out of the need for a mother to
provide safe, organic cotton nappies, clothing, sleeping bags and blankets for her child...more
The first three people to call our offices and subscribe to Kindred magazine for two year s or more will instantly win one of the following: a Disana nappy pack, an Under the Nile jumpsuit or a Disana Eco merino wool scarf.
Call Kindred on 02 6684 4353 during office hours to subscribe and win one of these beautiful prizes.
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Competition Winners
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Creative Yoga Games for Kids
Congratulations to the winners of our February e-news subscription competition. You have each won a Creative Yoga Games for Kids pack:
Mychel Pala-Mountain, NSW
Maike Quellenberg, NSW
Rebecca Stenz, NSW
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Kindred E-News Sponsors
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The Wilderness Society Volunteer Program
Hello, my name is Julie (mother of 3 beautiful children) and I am hoping to inspire you. In 2005 I made a New Years resolution which I kept! It was to become more environmentally accountable. Switching to cloth nappies was my first big achievement. The other was to volunteer my time with a green group. I am now on the Management Committee for The Wilderness Society, Queensland. Protecting the environment and as stay at home mother, keeping my skills current. Can you help too? Please call me on 07 3269 3297 to find out more or visit our website.
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Playward Playward
is excited to be a part of a new way of life. Our play-volution is
calling on new ways of how we treat ourselves and one another. Playward
is bringing back the simple pleasures we are forgetting and adding more
FUN to our day to day. Too often we hear that life is hard, that in
order to succeed we need to work harder or that beauty comes in a
package or size and that in order to be loved we need to sacrifice a
part of who we are...more
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 | Mothers Milk Bank
mothersmilkbank is a charity set
up by Marea Ryan in order to provide pasteurized donor mothers
milk to infants where human milk is not available. Every
baby needs to have the best food source available. Human
milk for human babies.
The
vision is to have a national network of human milk banks
across Australia...more
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Special Offer: Book a series of 3 sponsorship ads and receive a twelve month subscription to Kindred magazine. Book 6 and receive a free web ad on kindredmagazine.com.au
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Kindred Magazine
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The March-May issue of Kindred is out March 10
Issue 25 - what's inside:
When Someone You Love Dies - a special Kindred feature
Growing a Community
The Fluoride Debate: Are We Poisoning Our Children?
The Northern Territory Intervention
The Precious Journey of the Mother Who Adopts Older Children
...and much more.
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New Kindred Stockist
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Generation Wonder Inspire...Admire...Enchant...Wonder
Wonderful products with wonderful stories, for little citizens of the world...
and now...Kindred magazine...more
*If you would like to have Kindred available in your store, email us for more information or phone our offices on 02 6684 4353.
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Where To Buy
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from Borders bookstores, Organic Wholefoods stores in Victoria, quality
newsagents, baby stores, health food stores and now in the US from selected Barnes
& Noble stores.
To find a retailer near you, visit the Where To Buy page on our website.
if you would like to stock Kindred magazine in your store, email us
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Recommended Websites
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| Byron Homeschoolers Byron Homeschoolers are a diverse group of families committed to creating a vibrant, fun and supportive homeschooling community in the Byron region and beyond. Through weekly meet ups, networking opportunities, skill- sharing / mentoring opportunities and other events we aim to provide an empowering context for families choosing to homeschool...more
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| Temple of Spirited Living Temple’s mission is to inspire human beings to trust their deep spirited roots and to find their own unique way to create, and maintain beauty and magic in daily life. We want to inspire people to consider organic/fair trade values and empower them to extend their wisdom to themselves, each other and the Earth...more
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Fed Up DVD
Fed Up studies the effects of food additives and chemicals on children's behaviour.
Sue Dengate's famous presentation about the effects of food on children's health, learning and behaviour together with entertaining and insightful interviews, support
Price: $ 36.00
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Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering - The wisdom and science of gentle choices in pregnancy, birth and parenting.
By Dr Sarah Buckley
So many women seek a natural birth and this book will help you understand what it means for you. From Reclaiming your Birthright to Yoga and Motherhood, this book is a series of 26 articles, 7 of which are on natural parenting topics
Price: $ 41.00
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Awakening to Conscious Parenting
I went home and cried all night. In the morning I rang and cancelled the appointment. That was the beginning of my new consciousness and the search for answers as how best to nurture this child and do what felt right to me. |
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Autism is Treatable: Hope that is real, treatments that heal
Sara and her family are one of thousands of families who have discovered successful treatments for their children's autism and shared their successes with other parents and researchers at the Autism Research Institute. |
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Growing Men Commentary, issue 2
Many, many years ago I ran the Youth affairs Council of Tasmania, a non-government peak body and was involved in the bizarre world of lobbying, organising, protest and compromise that comes with that kind of work. Then, I believed that the way to fight fo |
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Nuclear power versus renewables
The nuclear lobby’s biggest argument over renewables relates to their supposed inability to provide base load power. Up to and only up to a point is this true.
Every home reliant on solar power knows shortages when it is cloudy etc. However, new and vari |
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Confessions of a Proud Mum
My son is 15 and has brought me nothing but...
'Trouble?' I thought you’d say that! No, my son is 15 and has brought me nothing but joy. 'You’re kidding! How did you do that?' |
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