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Life Without School: the quiet revolution

Written by Veronika Sophia Robinson, Paul Robinson, Bethany A. Robinson, Eliza Serena Robinson

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“Unschooling is like ambling along
on a relaxed Sunday afternoon,
smelling the flowers and hearing the insects as they fly about doing their work.

Anything else is like driving along in a racing car
in order to reach the finish line,
with no time to take in the surroundings.”

~ Veronika Sophia Robinson

From the family which brings you The Mother magazine, comes a scrapbook of ideas, insights and inspirations into their life as unschoolers. Together, they invite the reader into their home and hearts to see what daily life is like without school. They aim to debunk the commonly-held idea that home education is a replica of school-based learning with time tables, a curriculum and structure; with parents acting as teachers and controlling learning outcomes. On the way, they've discovered that education comes from within, and is about being inspired. True learning is always led by the child, and is not dependent on experts or an institutional setting. At the heart of their story is the theme that all of life is an education.

“I love the fact that you have all contributed. I love the different styles of writing and different impressions. I love that you’ve put the girls’ writing between yours and Paul’s, kind of symbolic of you both holding them. I love that you mention the importance of love at the beginning of your introduction, and again in your little piece right at the end. The book made me think. It also made me want to come and drink tea in front of your fire, and experience the “just being” with the girls, and each person’s quiet activity. I’d love to hear Bethany’s music, and taste Eliza’s cooking. I’d love to come and help in the garden or join you on a walk. You have all shared so much of yourselves, your life stories, your unschooling story, your thoughts and your passions. I would gladly have read more!"
~ Angela Henry, home educating mother of two.

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Stretch Marks - Selected articles from The Mother magazine 2002-2009

Edited by Veronika and Paul Robinson. Cover illustration by Andri Thwaites.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

The Mother magazine is a grassroots publication which was founded in the Spring of 2002, by a stay at home, attachment parenting mother committed to the principles of The Continuum Concept, and living lightly on the Earth. This international journal has broken new ground in the alternative and holistic parenting market, by publishing cutting edge material from writers across the globe. The ethos is simple: meet the biological needs of your children, and watch them flourish. No area of holistic living is left unturned, from fertility awareness, conscious conception, peaceful pregnancy, gentle and natural birthing, breastfeeding on cue, the family bed, full-term breastfeeding, natural immunity, vaccine awareness, human scale education and ecological living.

Stretch Marks is edited by Veronika and Paul Robinson, publishers and editors of The Mother magazine. They live with their two unschooled daughters, Bethany and Eliza.

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The Drinks Are On Me ~ everything your mother never told you about breastfeeding

By Veronika Sophia Robinson. Illustrated by Andri Thwaites.

The Drinks Are On Me reclaims and celebrates the ancient art of breastfeeding ~ a natural way of feeding our babies which has allowed humanity to exist for millions of years. The book argues that the rapid decline in breastfeeding rates is in direct proportion to the increase in physical, emotional and psycho-sexual dysfunction seen throughout western society. Our healthy existence as a species is dependent on full-term breastfeeding becoming the norm again.

Veronika Robinson draws on her rich experiences as a breastfeeding mother ~ a ten year journey which included five years of tandem nursing ~ and explains why breastfeeding is vital for the healthy continuation of the species. Embracing a holistic view, she shows how to overcome common and not so common, breastfeeding challenges, whether they are physical, emotional or cultural.

This book is equally suitable for new and experienced mothers. It’s essential reading for all professionals (doctors, midwives, dentists and health visitors) who influence a mother’s choice to breastfeed or not. The author deliberately takes a step outside the usual breastfeeding knowledge to present a new framework in which to view how we
nourish and nurture our children.

The Author

A former journalist, Veronika Robinson is the editor of The Mother ~ an international magazine publishing cutting-edge information on optimal parenting. She founded The National Waterbirth Trust (New Zealand) and co-created the Peaceful Pregnancy CD; works as a celebrant and appears regularly in the media to promote gentle and conscious parenting.

The Drinks Are On Me is her third book and integrates her personal experience as well as professional advice, based on her work as a holistic breastfeeding counsellor.

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The Birthkeepers ~ reclaiming an ancient tradition

By Veronika Sophia Robinson.

Illustrated by Andri Thwaites.

This book is for anyone wishing to understand the true nature of beautiful, ecstatic birth. The author reveals the three secrets to autonomous birthing. It also includes several birth stories from women who’ve birthed without medical supervision. The word Birthkeepers, coined by the late Jeannine Parvati Baker, marries the term Birth with Earth keepers: those who hold birth and the Earth as sacred.

Veronika Robinson is the author of The Drinks Are On Me. She founded the National Waterbirth Trust in New Zealand (1995), and is editor of The Mother magazine. With her husband, Paul, they produced the cd Peaceful Pregnancy.

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Starflower Flower Essence

Made in Cumbria, away from noise and pollution, this flower essence lifts the heart. It is particularly suitable for opening the heart chakra, and bringing comfort in times of difficult life circumstances.

It brings joy to the heart and peace to the mind, and allows one to move forward.

Starflower Essence is particularly good for helping a mother get in tune with the breastfeeding instinct to love and nurture selflessly.

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Starflower Tea for breastfeeding mothers

Suitable for vegans and raw fooders, this tea will promote breast milk production. Grown in rural Cumbria without chemicals or pesticides, away from pollution.

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Starflower & Raspberry Tea for breastfeeding mothers

Suitable for vegans and raw fooders, this tea will promote breast milk production.

Grown in Cumbria without chemicals or pesticides, away from pollution.

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Unfortunately, we are now out of last year's stock. New stock will be available Summer 2009.

Red Raspberry Leaf Tea

Enjoy our red raspberry leaf tea, grown without chemicals and pesticides in rural Cumbria, and picked by hand and dried slowly.

Raspberry tea has long been known as women’s tea, for its beneficial effects on the uterus and hormones. It is safe to drink throughout pregnancy, birth and post-partum, as well as being helpful for menopause.

Raspberry tea allows a woman to enjoy a healthy pregnancy, eases labour, and contributes to successful breastfeeding. Suitable for all members of the family, particularly those under stress or healing from illness.

Unfortunately, we are now out of last year's stock. New stock will be available Summer 2009.