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Special Needs Mommy

April 10, 2014 by Jessica 1 Comment

You know that kid who’s always a handful at a playdate? The one who needs an extra eye at a birthday party? The one who can’t handle surprises, or who needs lots of support through transitions? The one who can’t tolerate the smell at the farm field trip no matter how many times the teacher…

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Filed Under: Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: balance, chemical sensitivity, depression, food sensitivity, health, mental health, mental wellness, priorities, rhythm, routine, special diet, time, wellness, work, writing, writing mama, writing mother

Parenting in the land of compromise

June 11, 2013 by Jessica 21 Comments

Welcome to the June 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting:   Parenting in Theory vs. in Reality This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants are sharing how their ideas and methods of parenting have changed. *** The surprises…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, Featured, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health Tagged With: adrenal fatigue, Ayurveda, GAPS diet, nutrition, Paleo, priorities, public school, rhythm, school, stress, Waldorf education, writing mother

It’s the most ___ time of the year

November 10, 2012 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Routine Whenever I worry that my middle name is inconsistency, that erratic behavior disrupts my chances at bliss and my children’s balance, stepping outside reminds me that the leaves turn only once each year. And not for 30 minutes every morning. Then they fall and a new generation, long waiting in promise before gingerly pushing…

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Filed Under: Holistic Health, The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: beauty, consistency, contradiction, NaBloPoMo, nature, poetry, priorities, rhythm, routine, seasons

Confessions of a mostly natural parent

September 7, 2012 by Jessica 5 Comments

Welcome to the second edition of the “I’m a Natural Parent – BUT…” Carnival This post was written for inclusion in the carnival hosted by The Artful Mama and our feminist {play}school. During this carnival our participants have focused on how mainstream society has affected their natural parenting and how they have come to peace…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: calm, diet, family, GAPS, GAPS diet, happiness, home, joy, moving, parenting, peace, priorities, renovation, rhythm, simplicity parenting, travel, working mother, writing mother

Kids in the kitchen (better late than never!)

November 9, 2011 by Jessica 3 Comments

I did not get a post written in time to participate in the November Blog Carnival of Natural Parenting in part because I feel like I no longer do such a great job at getting “kids in the kitchen,” this month’s theme. We were great at it when my son was two and three, and…

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Filed Under: Healthy Eating, Holistic Health Tagged With: cooking, food, home, rhythm, thyroid

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Welcome to Crunchy-Chewy Mama, where the wilderness meets the sidewalk. Around here, I do my best to live as healthfully as possible. But compromises abound.

I also publish the resource blog Mindful Healthy Life of Metro DC. To learn about my writing and appearances and for details about the writing, editing and consulting services I offer, visit JessicaClaireHaney.com.

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