2013 MONTHLY MEETING TOPICS - RSVP by becoming a friend of our FaceBook profile or email Diane.
January 27th
Living Naturally on a Budget
February 24th
Grow your own Produce/composting/natural pest control
March 24th
Green Your Spring Cleaning & Reusable Household cloth items
April 28th
Talking to kids about difficult situations (sex, drugs & death)
May 26th
Children's Dental Health
June 23rd
Healthy Eating in an Unhealthy World
July 28th
Schooling Options
August 25th
Connecting with your Inner Parenting Wisdom
September 22nd
Creating Simple but Meaningful Holiday Traditions
October 27th
Drs. Mom & Dad: Treating Common Illnesses at Home
November 24th
Non-Toxic & Natural Toys
FREE BREASTFEEDING CLASSES
In partnership with
Laura Gruber, IBCLC of
Breastfeeding Housecalls
For more information & registration
please click here
Our lending library includes many books & DVD's on topics from birth & breastfeeding to schooling options & is available at group meetings.
Our library belongs to all our members. We ask that you donate a book or DVD in order to have borrowing privileges.
View the notes from our meetings:
"Safe Cosmetics & Homemade Skin Care Products" part 1 & part 2
"Living Naturally on a Budget" here
Notes from other meetings, including Children's Dental Health, Schooling Options & more can be found in our Facebook group.
Not in the San Antonio area, but looking for a similar group where you are? Check out these resources:
Natural Parents Network
Mothering.com Community- Finding Your Tribe
Holistic Moms Network
La Leche League Groups
We are sorry, but our group is closed to those not residing within the San Antonio area.
San Antonio & the surrounding areas have many eco-friendly resources to offer families. We are happy to help you find:
- Midwives & Doulas for the best well-pregnancy & birth care
- OB/gyns who relate to holistic-minded expectant parents
- Pediatricians & Family Physicians willing to let parents make decisions
- Natural & reusable baby & parenting products
- Breastfeeding support
- Homeschool & private school information
- Healthy food stores, restaurants & local growers
- Plus LOTS MORE!
Who are the parents of San Antonio Natural Parenting?
Some of us have given birth to our babies outside of hospital walls...and some of us have given birth inside those walls.
Some of us have worn or carried our babies in soft cloth carriers for their early years...and some of us have carried our babies in car seats & strollers.
Some of us have chosen to use cloth diapers on our babies...and some of us have chosen disposable diapers.
Some of us have breastfed our babies (and toddlers, and preschoolers)...and some of us fed our babies the best type of formula we could find at the time.
Some of us choose to school our children in places other than public schools...and some of our children happily go off to public school each day.
Some of us choose to focus all our time on the career of mothering...and some of us have another career that shares our time.
Some of us buy all organic & natural foods...and some of us are doing our best to just get our families to eat more fruits & vegetables.
Some of us choose homeopathic remedies when illness strikes our families...and some of us visit a doctor & choose modern medicine for the same illness.
(The list could go on indefinitely!)
What do all SANP parents have in common? A desire to raise & treat our children and ourselves in the most healthy & natural ways we are comfortable with at any given time. We are constantly learning more about the changes we would like to make to ensure a better life for our family.
It's easy for us to forget to be supportive and accepting of others within and outside of our group when they make choices that differ from our own. We are all on a different path in our own parenting & health journey. Sometimes our paths intersect & we are open to learning from each other at those times. Sometimes, the timing is not right for us to be open to new ideas, so we leave them behind for a while.
We agree that each mother &/or father is the expert on her/his family and make the right decisions for that family. This group is not only for connecting like-minded parents, but also to gently influence those around us to consider other natural parenting practices. We ask all our members to influence & inspire others respectfully, simply by living the way they believe is right and sharing from their own experience what has worked for them.
We at SANP believe that it's possible to create a community and world that makes us healthier, stronger and more loving.
Interested in learning & sharing about traditional foods & healthy eating? Join us for monthly nutrition meetings based on the book Nourishing Traditions. Join the SANP One Bite at a Time group on FaceBook or email Janet for more information.
Join us for bi-weekly playgroups in the central SA area! Email Tonia for more information!
Interested in joining a playgroup in your area with other natural parents? Please take our survey!
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Email Diane@SanAntonioNaturalParenting.com if you would like to include your business or service in our listing for free or if you have a business or health care provider to recommend.
