Hi! I'm Nell. Here we are as babies before babies. Whole Parenting Family came to be when one day my mom remarked "Gosh, you've read a lot of books on parenting, natural child birth, breastfeeding, cooking, gardening, and diapering. Why aren't you running one of those online blog things?" So I started a blog in mid-winter of 2011. I was still working part-time as an attorney, mothering my 7 month old boy, and running a household. But creative writing has always been my first love, long … read more about About
Whole Parenting Family
natural parenting for the modern family
health, simplicity, and lessons about suffering
I’ve had my fair share of health stuff in my adult life. Pregnancies that rendered me limited in functioning with hyperemesis, post-partum periods when I had ongoing undetected issues, hospitalizations, physical therapy, etc. But I’ve faced a new kind of challenge in the last year, and even in the last month. Almost a year ago […]
Bonnie’s Book You Have to Read
I met Bonnie in 2014. My lil baby was on my chest (now he’s well, five). I was at the inaugural Edel Gathering that Jen Fulwiler and Hallie Lord put on because my mom really thought I should go meet all these bloggers I had been following. Bonnie was one of them. And when I […]
facing back to school & a new resolution
It’s back-to-school time and I reflect on a number of posts I’ve written about school. In 2012 when I parsed through options for schooling. In 2013, when I shared thoughts about discipline for prek kids and a few activities to do with them. In 2014, when I said what I don’t worry about for prek homeschool […]