Welcome to the first issue of Nurture ~ Australia's Natural Parenting Magazine! This issue was five months in the making, we now have published over 22 issues! It was quite exciting as I hadn’t done anything like this before! In this first issue, I wanted to tell you a little about myself and my introduction to natural parenting and this magazine. My introduction to Natural Parenting, like most parents, started reading books and magazines during pregnancy. However, most of that mainstream information did not resonate with me. By chance, one day I bought ‘Helping Your Baby to Sleep – Why gentle techniques work best’ by Anni Gethin & Beth Macgregor. It was that book that made me realise that there were more approaches than those most widely advocated and that I was ‘allowed’ to listen to my instincts. My instincts told me to ditch the pram and the cot! So I’m a breastfeeding, babywearing, co-sleeping and responsive mummy!! See more inside Issue #1!
