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May 2014

May 16, 2014

All Acts of Love and Pleasure – Fostering Sensuality in our Kids

In a culture that seeks to associate children’s nakedness as a site of anxiety –...

May 05, 2014

Our Top 5 Posts #Patheos5Yrs

In honor of these milestones, here are the 5 most popular Pagan Families posts (by...

May 02, 2014

Pagan Families Flash Points: Let’s Talk About Sex

For the month of May we're inviting bloggers to dialogue with us about the intersection...

April 2014

April 24, 2014

Plant a Tree

Arbor Day is a fun holiday for kids, and as Pagans it's very close to...

April 21, 2014

Picture Books for Pagan Families: Beltane

Beltane, or May Day, celebrates the fertility of the earth, the diversity of our community,...

April 02, 2014

What Makes a Family – Branches and Roots

What makes a family? A re-imagining of the traditional family tree to include all the...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Spring Growth Project

Show children the magic of spring by introducing them to the wondrous ways that plants...

March 24, 2014

Cronemother: Finding their path

As a young mother I was much less aware of it, but even as a...

March 12, 2014

Raising Our Daughters as Leaders

Paganism has a strong tradition of women in leadership; the best way to keep our...

March 05, 2014

Loving the Land

Some helpful hints on how to introduce children to the sacredness of nature and the...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Book Review: Rooted in the Body, Seeking the Soul by Tara “Masery” Miller

Rooted in the Body, Seeking the Soul: Magic Practitioners Living with Disabilities, Addiction, and Illness...

February 19, 2014

Mealtime Prayers: Connecting with the Earth

Saying our "thank-yous" at mealtime is a great way for kids (and grownups!) to get...

February 10, 2014

When Interfaith Comes Home

Can children grasp that people can hold wildly different beliefs, and that this is good?...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

Symbols of Protection

Protection symbols are a powerful way to not only keep little ones safe, but give...

September 2013

September 13, 2013

Passing on the Faith: Children’s Sculptures

It is very important to me that my sons are being raised in a home...

September 05, 2013

Not Everyone Appreciated Our Rite of Passage – A Response

Niki Whiting responds to criticisms that she unnecessarily scared her child during his 'coming of...

September 01, 2013

Pagan paths for children?

Pagans struggle over whether, when, and how to best pass on the faith to their...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

What Pagan Families Can Learn From Unitarian Universalists

I have learned so much from Unitarian Universalists in terms of including children... I learned...

August 16, 2013

Passing Down the Trad

Niki Whiting looks at what raising kids in a Pagan household means to her, rather...

July 2013

July 20, 2013

Can children appreciate nature?

Are children's spiritual lives fundamentally different from adults'? (They're born with natural innocence and wonder,...

June 2013

June 18, 2013

Small Adventures

I was no longer "just" a mom trying to find raspberries with her kids, I...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Five Spiritual Practices to do with Children Under Three

My daughter joins me in the formal offerings of water and blessings to the Ancestors...

December 2012

December 12, 2012

Wednesday Wisdom: Faith

I'm trying something new here: a weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound...

August 2012

August 03, 2012

A Mother to Many

I can’t have children. With that simple statement comes images of an infant’s downy checks...