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Links on this page are organised in the following categories:
~ Pregnancy & Parenting Support in Canberra
~ Preconception, Pregnancy & Birth
~ Children & parenting
~ Food, organics & slow living
~ Oil-free and peaceful living
~ General lifestyle
~ Internet search engines & directories
Pregnancy & Parenting Support in Canberra
Confident Birth: Vickie is a qualified Doula who provides full support for families throughout pregnancy, birth and afterwards.
New Lives: Ingrid is a qualified Doula and Childbirth Educator, and is also a board certified Lactation Consultant, available for private consultations for families in Canberra.
Midwyf Services: Marie is an experience Independent Midwife, providing private care for women and families in the ACT and surrounding region.
Birth Skills: Dr Shari Read is a clinical psychologist who provides a wide range of birth preparation to support expecting parents to feel calm and in control during labour and birth. Techniques include meditation, relaxation and visualisation, childbirth education, self-hypnosis, and many others.
Preconception, Pregnancy & Birth
Birthing in the Bush: An incredible site that tells the story of birthing, pregnancy and mothering as experienced and understood by women in one Australian Indigenous community.
Children & Parenting
Kindred Media:"How we treat the child, the child will treat the world". Kindred addresses issues ahead of mainstream media. It brings cutting edge research and information from pioneers in all fields relating to the well being of our human family and the world we live in. Courageously exploring social, political, spiritual, global and environmental issues, it is the first and only such magazine in Australia and one of only a few in the world.
The Montessori Parent's Guide: Julie Peters is a mother of four whose oldest son was only 5 when his teachers said he was "attention disordered" and learning disabled. After a long search for answers Julie discovered that Montessori education had dramatic results for her son. She wrote "The Montessori Parents Guide" as a way to help parents understand how this method works to promote academic achievement and a lifelong love of learning in all children.
Nappies: Cloth Diapers, Birth Videos and Natural Baby Products at Natures Child.
The Natural Child Project: Our vision is a world in which all children are treated with dignity, respect, understanding, and compassion. In such a world, every child can grow into adulthood with a generous capacity for love and trust. Our society has no more urgent task.
Natural Parenting: is Australia's most dynamic and comprehensive online parenting resource offering well researched articles for parenting in a modern world.
Pinky McKay: Pinky is one of Australia's leading advocates for parents and families, providing gentle and genuine support and encouragement during the early years. She is also a writer and editor specialising in health, education and family issues. Pinky is the author of Sleeping Like a Baby, Parenting By Heart, 100 Ways to Calm the Crying and How do we Tell the Kids?
The Rebozo Way™ is dedicated to educating the public about traditional methods of birthing, family and community relationships, and about in-arms and attachment parenting. Our commitment is to promote ways of bonding and being with babies, small children, and each other, ways that lead to greater self-esteem.
Food, Organics and Slow Living
Canberra LETS: LETS is a trading system, where you can trade your skills and goods with others, and reduce the need for cash.
A Magical Childhood:This site was born out of my desire to share ideas and celebrate the neat parents out there. In an age when kids are getting scoliosis from toting home such heavy backpacks and people are trying to teach their infants French, I thought it was high time there was a place that focused on plain old happy, goofy, silly, leisurely life for our children.
Simple Savings: A brilliant site dedicated to frugal living and simplified lifestyles. Offers thousands of very practical tips, ideas and skills to save literally $thousands off grocery bills, nappies, car costs, housing, etc. without having to sacrifice quality. They have a free newsletter.
Oil-Free and Peaceful Living
Live Clean: Now there’s a practical way to eliminate the environmental side effects of your energy use.
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Over 700 members calling for the immediate withdrawal of all occupying forces in Iraq; reparations for the destruction and corporate pillaging of Iraq so that Iraqi people can control their own lives and future.
War Child: We work with children affected by war in Afghanistan, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Our work with former child soldiers, children in prison and children living and working on the streets gives them support, protection and opportunities. To make sure we provide them with what they need we involve them directly in all our decision making.
General Lifestyle
Gina's Human Tuning: This is where we go to relax and unwind in Canberra. A real treat and wonderful staff.
Directories and Search Engines
Better World Links: Over 30,000 well organized links (internet addresses) in English on global topics of: Peace, Human Rights, Environment, One World, Social Justice, Sustainability, Conflict Regions, Military, Culture, Health , Women, Men, Youth, Education, Religion, Economics, Globalization, Politics, Media and many more issues affecting our future.
Doctors4U: An Australian Medical Directory listing Doctors & Pharmacists and Hospitals in every capital city of Australia, as well as Cairns, the Gold Coast and Launceston.
UseNature: Australian directory of natural therapies.
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