By MHeket on 28 August, 2016
challenging perceptions, child safety, critical thinking, intuition, teens, unrealistic expectations, validating experiences
Health, Mothering, Teens

Eating disorders are a mental illness. They have the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses. Frighteningly if weight loss is apparent, the sufferer is well and truly in the grips of it already
By MHeket on 29 July, 2016
attachment parenting, mothering, teens
Mothering, Teens

Attachment parenting doesn’t need to end at thirteen, in fact with teens, it’s even more important to actively foster healthy attachment. The stakes are high, they need to know they can turn to you!
By MHeket on 11 June, 2016
attachment parenting, challenging perceptions, feminism, men, mothering, rape, teens, validating experiences, violence, women's rights
Feminism, Violence Against Women

What Brock The Rapist Turner reminded us us about rape culture. A rapist is a rapist and we’d like to measure the victims skirt in front of the jury. Rape culture is a sickness with no cure in sight.
By MHeket on 3 June, 2016
attachment parenting, autonomy, challenging perceptions, child safety, eating disorders, health, mothering, mothers, self care, support, teens
Matters of the Heart, Personal Journeys

Mothering through anorexia is pretty much like living through hell. It’s really important for mothers to be realistic with themselves about their achievements, rather than just critical of everything.
By MHeket on 17 May, 2016
autonomy, beauty, capitalism, challenging perceptions, critical thinking, feminism, self care, teens, women's rights
Feminism, Feminist Thought

”Mr Trump, that blue tie is very provocative. You look SO powerful! The ladies can barely keep their hands to themselves.” No one would say that, because sexy is not powerful …unless you’re a woman.
By MHeket on 16 May, 2016
attachment parenting, autonomy, challenging perceptions, critical thinking, sociological perspectives, teens
Mothering, Unschooling

Maybe you’re an unschooling family, maybe you’re just beginning or you’ve been doing it for years. I bet you’ve heard some of these unschooling myths from people before. Maybe they’re your concerns now, and you’re batting your way through de-schooling. Maybe you’re interested in how unschooling would work for your family and you’ve got some questions. […]
By MHeket on 20 August, 2015
attachment parenting, teens
Children, Mothering

Popular modern parenting practices force separation between mothers and children long before it is even remotely attainable.