The Best Natural Parenting Resources of 2012

I am proud and honored to be a volunteer with the Natural Parents Network (NPN), a community of natural-minded parents and parents-to-be where you will be informed, empowered, and inspired.When you visit the NPN’s website you can find articles and posts about Activism, Balance, Consistent Care, Ecological Responsibility, Family Safety, Feeding With Love, Gentle Discipline, Healthy Living, Holistic Health, Natural Learning, Nurturing Touch, Parenting Philosophies, Practical Home Help, Preparing for Parenting, Responding With Sensitivity, Safe Sleep, and so much more!Today I would like to share some bookmark-worthy posts that highlight several wonderful posts from volunteers with the Natural Parents Network. These posts were featured on the personal blogs of the Natural Parents Network volunteers and are some of the best of 2012.We hope you enjoy reading these posts as much as we enjoyed writing them. We are always looking for new volunteers so please, contact us if you are interested. Just a few hours per month can help other mamas in a huge way!

Jenn from Monkey Butt Junction

Most Viewed Post: Why I want to Homeschool / Why I Don't Want to HomeschoolPersonal Favorite Post: Hello MorningsPost I Wish More People Saw: Eating Healthy on the Road  

Dionna from Code Name: Mama

Most Viewed Post: 32 Natural Remedies for Colds, Congestion, Coughs, and Fevers in Infants (Newborn to 6 Months)Personal Favorite Post: Crying Does Not Equal ManipulationPost I Wish More People Saw: Why Nurse A 4 Year Old? 

Laura from WaldenMommy:Life Behind the Red Front Door

Most viewed post: Ten Reasons to Revoke my Natural Parent CardPersonal Favorite Post: The AP'd Child Speaks OutThe Post I Wish More People Would Read: Having A Child With Special Needs...  

Jennifer from Hybrid Rasta Mama

Most Viewed Post: 333 Uses for Coconut OilPersonal Favorite Post: You Will Understand When You Are A MotherPost I Wish More People Saw: Constipation In Children and What You Can Do To Help   

Lyndsay from ourfeminist{play}school

Most Viewed Post: Potty Learning the Gentle WayPersonal Favourite Post:Gentle Weaning and Play Post I Wish More People Saw: Rape and Attachment Parenting    

Abbie from Farmer's Daughter

Most Viewed Post: Maple Cinnamon Swirl BreadPersonal Favorite Post: The Birth Story of David JosephPost I Wish More People Saw: A Farm of My Own    

Gretchen from That Mama Gretchen

Most Viewed Post: Crockpot YogurtPersonal Favorite Post: 100 Days OldPost I Wish More People Saw: A Fresh Perspective | Jemma's Beautiful Birth

Christine from African Babies Don't Cry

Most Viewed Post: I Breastfeed My Toddler For The Nutritional BenefitsPersonal Favorite Post: From Full-Time Formula To Exclusively BreastfedPost I Wish More People Saw: How To Minimise The Chance Of A (Genetically Prone) Child Being Diagnosed With ADHD 

Charise from I Thought I Knew Mama

Most Viewed Post: My Misdiagnosed Miscarriage StoryPersonal Favorite Post: A Poem for My Baby GirlPost I Wish More People Saw: How Does Attachment Parenting Foster Independence? 

Mandy from Living Peacefully with Children

Most Viewed Post: Attachment Parenting: the Renewed Face of FeminismPersonal Favorite Post: Different Rules for Different FamiliesPost I Wish More People Saw: Introducing: Attachment Parents Get Real! 

Amy from Me, Mothering, and Making it All Work

Most Viewed Post: Censored at the Beauty SchoolPersonal Favorite Post: Let Them Have the Last Word: Demonstrating Peace For ChildrenPost I Wish More People Saw: Talents of the Heart   

Angela from Earth Mamas World

Most Viewed Post: The No 'Poo Method: Homemade Shampoo And ConditionerPersonal Favorite Post: It's Okay...I Actually Enjoy Spending Time With My Kids!Post I Wish More People Saw: Gentle Discipline And Our Family 

Cynthia from The Hippie Housewife

Most Viewed Post: Winding Down at Bedtime: Three calming gamesPersonal Favorite Post: While the nights are still preciousPost I Wish More People Saw: Those days don't define you  

Joella from Fine and Fair

Most Viewed Post: Teen Pregnancy: Not Caused by MakeupPersonal Favorite Post: A Letter to my Son: The First of ManyPost I Wish More People Saw: 25 Lessons for my Children    

Megan at The Boho Mama

Most Viewed Post: Coconut Oil: Nature's Baby MagicPersonal Favorite Post: When They're OnePost I Wish More People Saw: Using Relaxation and Visualization to Support Breast Milk Supply   

Julia from A Little Bit of All of It

Most Viewed Post: 10 Things I'd Like New Moms to KnowPersonal Favorite Post: My Mother BlessingPost I Wish More People Saw: Why Should You Wear Your Baby?  

Amy from Anktangle

Most Viewed Post: Growing Sprouted OnionsPersonal Favorite Post: Dear Daniel, (On Discipline and Love)Post I Wish More People Saw: Garden (Time Out) Meditation  

Lauren from Hobo Mama

Most Viewed Post: Where to find cute maternity clothesPersonal Favorite Post: Getting used to having kidsPost I Wish More People Saw: On having two kids & not playing fair  

Isil from Smiling like Sunshine

Most Viewed Post: DIY Alphabet BoxesPersonal Favorite Post: Children's Books About BreastfeedingPost I Wish More People Saw: 7 Tips for Breastfeeding in Public 

Jorje from Momma Jorje

Most Viewed Post: Family Cloth... Really??Personal Favorite Post: I did not Birth a SyndromePost I Wish More People Saw: "Good Baby"