Benefits of natural parenting resonate deeply in today’s complex world of child-rearing. Amidst the clamor of parenting styles and advice, the pull towards a more instinctual, earth-connected approach is growing stronger.
If you’ve felt a call towards a parenting style that aligns with nature and intuition, you’re tapping into an age-old wisdom.
Drawing upon extensive research and first-hand experiences in holistic child-rearing, I’ve unveiled the profound advantages of this path.
Journey through this enlightening guide and discover how natural parenting can foster a harmonious, grounded, and deeply connected family life.
What is Natural Parenting
Natural parenting, also known as attachment parenting, is a parenting philosophy that emphasizes a close and nurturing parent-child bond. The approach is grounded in the belief that children have an innate need for close physical and emotional connection with their primary caregivers, and that meeting these needs results in well-adjusted, secure, and emotionally healthy children.
A natural parent is someone who chooses to raise their children in a way that is as close to nature as possible. This can include using cloth diapers, not using bottles and formula, breastfeeding, co-sleeping with the baby, attachment parenting techniques and avoiding processed foods.
Natural parents believe that by raising their children this way they are providing their child with the best possible start in life.
- Breastfeeding: Advocates of natural parenting often promote breastfeeding as the optimal way to nourish and bond with an infant. They believe it provides not just nutritional benefits but also emotional comfort.
- Babywearing: Using slings, wraps, or carriers to keep the baby close to the caregiver’s body is another hallmark of natural parenting. Babywearing facilitates bonding, allows the caregiver to respond quickly to the baby’s needs, and can be convenient for multitasking.
- Co-sleeping: This involves sharing the sleeping space with the baby, either in the same bed or in a nearby bassinet or crib. Proponents believe it promotes bonding, makes nighttime breastfeeding easier, and can help regulate the baby’s sleep patterns. However, it’s essential to follow safety guidelines to prevent accidents.
- Gentle Discipline: Instead of punitive measures, natural parenting emphasizes understanding the root causes of a child’s behavior and addressing them with empathy and communication.
- Responsive Parenting: This means tuning into a child’s cues and responding promptly and appropriately, whether it’s a cry, a smile, or any other form of communication.
- Avoiding Routine Infant Circumcision: Some natural parenting advocates opt against routine infant circumcision, believing in letting the child make the decision when they’re older.
- Natural Birth: Some proponents of natural parenting prefer childbirth without medical interventions, such as epidurals or cesarean sections, unless medically necessary.
- Minimized Separation: Keeping the baby close, especially during the early months, and minimizing separations can help establish a secure attachment.
- Holistic Health Choices: This might include a preference for natural remedies, a delay or selective approach to vaccinations, and an emphasis on organic and wholesome nutrition.
Why Consider Natural Parenting?
1. Natural Parenting is Environmentally Friendly:
Using cloth diapers, avoiding single-use plastics and using organic products are all ways that natural parents can reduce their environmental footprint. By choosing to not use disposable diapers, bottles and other items that often end up in landfills, natural parents are helping to reduce waste and protect the planet.
2. Natural Parenting is Healthy Living:
Natural parenting also encourages healthy living for both the parent and baby. Eating organic, whole foods helps to ensure that your child gets all of the necessary nutrients they need while avoiding pesticides and other potentially harmful chemicals found in processed foods. Additionally, breastfeeding helps to boost the baby’s immune system, which can help them fight off illnesses and infections.
3. Natural Parenting helps Bonding:
Natural parenting also encourages strong bonds between parent and child through practices like attachment parenting, co-sleeping and breastfeeding. These activities are important for both physical and mental development in infants, as well as helping to build strong relationships between a parent and their child.
4. Natural Parenting Means Cost Savings:
Natural parenting can also be beneficial for your wallet! By using cloth diapers, avoiding single-use plastics and reusing items such as bottles, natural parents can save money in the long run by not having to continuously buy new products each time they are needed.
Overall, there are many benefits to natural parenting. Not only can it be beneficial for the environment and your wallet, but it can also help to create strong bonds between parent and child while ensuring they live a healthy lifestyle.
If you are considering natural parenting, it is important to do your research. There are many resources available to help educate new parents about natural parenting techniques and methods. Additionally, speaking with experienced natural parents can also be beneficial in understanding what works for different families.
It is also important to remember that natural parenting does not have to be all-or-nothing. There are many ways to incorporate natural parenting into your lifestyle including cloth diapering, breastfeeding, co-sleeping and avoiding processed foods.
It is important to remember that every family is different and there is no one size fits all approach when it comes to parenting. Listen to your instincts and do what works for you and your family.
Natural Baby Care Products
Natural parenting is a style of raising children that involves providing an environment free from harsh chemicals, toxic ingredients and artificial stimulants. This style of parenting focuses on nourishing the body, mind, and soul with natural products and methods such as nutritious food, gentle discipline, and holistic medicines.
Natural baby care products are a great way to help your baby develop in a safe and healthy environment.
Natural baby care products are made with ingredients that are safer for your baby, free of harsh chemicals, toxins, and artificial stimulants. These products often contain organic or natural extracts like aloe vera, chamomile, calendula, and essential oils that soothe the skin while providing gentle, nourishing ingredients.
Natural baby care products can provide relief from skin irritations, diaper rash, and cradle cap while helping to keep your baby’s delicate skin healthy.
Reusable Nappies for baby and child
Reusable nappies are where it all began at Baba Me and we are just as passionate about nappies and baby wipes now as we always have been.
Cloth nappies offer an affordable natural alternative to disposables and are perfect for those looking to live a more natural lifestyle. But it’s not just about going green, there are lots of health benefits that come with making that choice.
We have years of experience of using and selling reusable nappies so if you are new to cloth it’s a good idea to have a look at the videos or get in touch. You can even join our Facebook group for tips and advice including easy cleaning, fitting, and boosting.
And when it comes to potty training we have that covered too with reusable training pants to help ease the transition out of nappies.
Baby Carriers
Baby carriers are a great way to keep your baby close and secure while allowing you to be hands-free. Carriers provide a safe, comfortable, and convenient way for parents to carry their babies with ease. Baby carriers also promote bonding between the parent and child, allowing for both physical and emotional connection. They can also help soothe anxious babies when used in a rocking motion.
There’s nothing better for you or baby than holding them close. Our fantastic ergonomic baby carriers are some of our favourite organic baby products for good reason.
Organic Baby Skin Care
We’ve made it our mission to bring you the best natural products for the whole family. Our range of organic natural baby care products includes baby shampoo, baby lotion, bubble bath and body wash that works wonders for a baby’s delicate skin.
All our baby care products from hair care and body care to sun care are packed full of natural ingredients that have been chosen because they are gentle and nourishing for sensitive skin.
Organic ingredients won’t dry skin, and many are suitable for problems such as eczema, psoriasis, cradle cap and nappy rash and great for baby bath time.
As well as skin care, body care and toiletries we have carriers and reusable nappies as well as loads of gifts for mother baby. Everything from a beautiful ergonomic baby carrier to a rattle or a gift basket to welcome the new arrival. You can always get some of our gift vouchers if you are not sure what to buy!
Organic Mum & Baby Skincare
Discover organic beauty products and body care with no nasties developed to be suitable for the whole family and some amazing ranges that are specifically developed for baby’s skin, especially dry skin, making bath shower time stress free.
And its not just about natural baby care products. Mum’s skin can need extra care and attention during and after pregnancy, and a good natural lip balm and hand cream are on our list of hospital bag essentials.
If you are looking for certified natural skin care products or body care for mum, check out our Health and Beauty section of the site packed full of bath shower products, face cream, lip balm, organic natural body cream and body lotion, hair care, certified organic makeup, vegan skin care, and lots of 100% natural fragrance free products that are ideal for post natal personal care. We highly recommend a bubble bath or bath bomb along with the offer of looking after baby for a couple of hours as a lovely post natal gift for mums.
Choose a lovely gift set or make your own. You could pop in a face cream, hand cream, lip balm or facial oil for mum and a nappy cream or bubble bath for baby.
Nappy Cream
There’s nothing worse than seeing your baby upset or in pain from nappy rash. Using creams and balm packed full of healing ingredients as well as chemical free wipes and nappies can massively reduce the risk of nappy rash.
We love Lyonsleaf balm as a nappy cream, it smells amazing and creates a barrier to protect the skin from moisture damage. Their zinc and calendula balm is perfect for little bottoms but can also be used on your face, dry skin and eczema. The perfect gift for a new mother.
Nappy Cream
Sun Care
Although the only sun protection for babies is, of course, to keep them out of the sun as they get older and become toddlers that becomes more difficult and it becomes important to use sun cream to protect their delicate skin from the sun’s potentially harmful rays.
EQ EVOA organic sunscreen is the first certified non-eco toxic sun care cream on the market. Vegan and cruelty-free it’s perfect for even the most sensitive, including children’s. It contains no harsh chemicals, which is important for babies, and natural oils and titanium dioxide provide sun protection and moisture for the skin. The perfect sun care all around!
Potty Training Pants
Discover our range of washable and reusable trainer pants to help your child make it through potty training and transform the entire experience into something fun and exciting.
Best eco-friendly products for Babies
From building blocks and rattles handcrafted from natural materials and natural ingredients to organic hair care, reusable water bottles and baby’s bottles that are BPA free we have a great range of products that are safe for babies and children and kind to the planet at the same time.
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