Well, all you HIPsters & little HIPpos....what has been buzzing around the heads of two HIPpy friends born on the same day, brought together by fate, is finally coming to fruition! The Huon Intuitive Parents (HIP) Network!
It can be pretty tough sailing the seas of parenting. You trust your natural instincts & navigate as best you can, but there are plenty of mainstream waves out there trying to knock you off course.
Attachment Parenting is often seen to be a fringe parenting style - reserved for feral hippies & those who's own emotional "ishews" won't allow them to let go of their children. Those who follow their innate knowledge, only to be told it's "wrong", are often left feeling alone & isolated, most often by other parents.
This is where we come in. We've both had grand plans for AP-type support groups for some time and have recently decided it's time to create a support network in the Huon region for other families who may have been ostracised from other parenting groups or don't socialise much for fear of judgement.
So if you live in Tasmania's Huon Valley & practise any/all of the following, or are supportive of parents who do, we'd love to hear from you!
· Cloth Nappies &/or Elimination Communication
· Baby-lead weaning & full-term breastfeeding
· Baby wearing
· Co-sleeping
· Vaccination choice
· Homebirth choice
· Gentle discipline
· Home education or alternative schooling
· Sustainable lifestyles
It's still early days (hours even), so we're still finding our way with this. Please be kind! (LOL)
The grand plan at this stage is to have regular (maybe monthly) meets as a group, but also to have a database (on http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/hip_network/ - member access only) so that members can share contact details & interests with a vision of developing social contacts & friendships through individual meets. You'll be able to find us on Facebook shortly, as well.
This blog is just another way of sharing news, photos & announcements with the group :)
Stay tuned for a list of our favourite sites & forums related to this style of parenting!
Cheers from HIPpy Central!
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Nice! good luck with your group. There is also a mobile toy library goes to HuonLINC if you are interested too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kel :)
ReplyDeleteI did pick up a toy library flyer a few weeks ago with the dates, but it's buried under all the other mountains of paper. Got the info from the website though. Will post here - thanks again :)