Mid October 2004 Newsletter

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Mid-October 2004

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Parenting From the Heart telephone counseling Need sensitive, family-centered advice and perspective on your life's challenges? Psychologist and attachment parenting expert Jan Hunt, director of The Natural Child Project (http://www.naturalchild.org), provides personal and family counseling by telephone. Jan specializes in attachment parenting and alternative education, but she is available for personal counseling as well.

Jan has so much to say and to give and so many need her knowledge desperately. Parents rarely find the essential, precious information she could give them. -- Alice Miller, author Families are lucky to have available to them someone so sensitive and knowledgeable about early parenting issues. She is a caring person you can trust and one who will respect the preferences of your own individual family. -- Peggy O'Mara, editor and publisher, Mothering magazine Compassionate and knowledgeable, Jan offers caring, respectful sessions that are solution-focused and confidential. She will listen and talk with you about your concerns, explore feelings, help you to gain perspective, discuss options and find support and services in your community.

Thank you, thank you, thank you again for being there, for believing in children and for enlightening me and helping me think about things from a different angle. -- Sue Lawrence,

Arlington

,

Mass.

I've received advice from Jan three times, and each time came away feeling re-energized in my commitment to the natural, attachment parenting philosophy. Thanks for offering such a valuable service and for helping to make the world a better place, one person at a time! -- Cheri Pelic,

Northville

,

Michigan

Jan holds a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and a master's degree in child psychology and counseling. She has more than 20 years of experience as a personal and family counselor and as a writer on parenting issues.

Jan is

a consultant to Natural Family Online, Attachment Parenting International, Northwest Attachment Parenting and the Child Friendly Initiative.

She is the

author of The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart (New Society, 2001).

Learn more: E-mail Parenting From the Heart counseling at jan.hunt@n... or call (866) 593-1547.

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Celebrate Halloween with age-old traditions The "New" Old Halloween This year, celebrate Halloween as "Winter's Eve"

with age-old traditions. Read the latest installment of Waverly Fitzgerald's monthly column, "Seasons Under the Sun."

http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com/1-e&h/410-winters-eve.htm

Vegan Halloween candy?!? Yes!

Bet you didn't realize these old favorites are actually vegan treats. Check out this list of vegan candy from PETA.

Airheads Taffy * Atkins Peanut Butter Bars * Blow Pops * Brach's Cinnamon Hard Candy * Charms * Chick-o-Sticks * Cracker Jack * Cry Babies * Dem Bones

* Dots * Dum-Dums * Fireballs * Goldenberg's Peanut Chews * Hot Tamales * Hubba Bubba bubblegum * Jolly Ranchers (lollipops and hard candy) * Jujubees

* Jujyfruits * Lemonheads * Mambas * Mary Janes (regular and peanut butter

kisses) * Mike and Ike * Now and Later * Pez * Ring Pop Lollipops * Smarties (

U.S.

brand) * Sour Patch Kids * Starburst (jelly beans and hard

candy) *

Super Bubble * Swedish Fish * Sweet Tarts * Tropical Source Mini Chocolate Bags * Twizzlers * Zotz

Source: PETA, www.petakids.com/candy.html

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What's the big to-do with the flu?

With the

U.S.

flu vaccine shortage all over the news, do you wonder if your family even needs the shots? NFO gives you the facts on the flu:

http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com/YFH/20048-flu-vaccine.htm.

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DISCUSS! at Natural Family Online

"Here's a fun topic to put some perspective on things: What's the most UNnatural (or un-AP) thing your family does that you feel you should change?

What's the most UNnatural (or un-AP) thing your family does that you have no intention of changing? "

Add your comment at NFO's community discussion board:

http://naturalfamilyonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=243

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