This is a super thick, lush mug of Italian hot chocolate that just slides down the throat nicely to warm the belly!

There's a thousand and one reality style television shows about birth these days and they all have one common denominator. Highly managed, interventionist births. Women lying on their backs covered in drapes with their legs up in stirrups and a heap of strangers peering at their vulvas telling them to PUUUUUSH. It's no wonder we're afraid of giving birth!

This article discusses some of the myths about home schooling and unschooling. From socialisation to ensuring that all children learn the same stuff, this article is a debunker. Anyone interested in educating without a school will find something here.

Women are increasingly dissatisfied with hospital birth. This article details a number of ways for hospital staff to help women achieve the birth they want, and invites them to consider the outcome of birth as more than just another day at work.