contents

February/March 2025

in this issue

Number 123

‘IT’S A WAY OF LIFE!’

Family Craft • Eco Periods • Family Veggie Recipes

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Sharing & Caring Helping your toddler develop social intelligence

Menstrual Medicine Healing herbs for painful periods

School on the Road

Home educating around Europe

Thermal Therapy

The benefits of a wood fired sauna

Things

I wish I knew Reflections on early motherhood

FAMILY TRAVEL AWARDS 2025

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2025 Adventures - 25 Things to do + Micro Expeditions

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INSPIRE 6 MORE GREEN PARENT Get gentle parenting inspiration every single day! 7 WELCOME Choosing adventure and building resilience 8 OUR WRITERS Meet the people behind the stories in this issue 11 JOURNAL Step into someone else’s shoes through storytelling and celebrate women 13 EDUCATION REVOLUTION Taking a respectful approach into the classroom 15 REAL LIFE STORIES Miscarriage and holidays by train 17 FAMILY CRAFT Make your own kite!

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FAMILY Ages & Stages 18 BABY Reduce stress and the history of breastfeeding 19 ADVENTUROUS BIRTH Why birth shapes us like nothing else 22 THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN Reflections on early motherhood 25 TODDLER Engineering toys and the best bedding 26 ASK THE EXPERT Why you shouldn’t force a toddler to share 29 CHILD Count your plastic waste and boost social skills 30 ROADSCHOOLING Home-educating around Europe 33 FAMILY ADVENTURE GEAR Our favourite picks for your next trip 36 THE BOOK NOOK Our readers review the latest books 39 MEET THE AUTHOR Start your own small revolution 41 TEEN Enter an art competition and develop self-awareness 42 MICRO ADVENTURES Taking kids off into the wild

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