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Coconut Sweet Potato Pie

This creamy dessert is full of beta carotene. The wheat-free crust provides omega-3 fatty acids and fiber.

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Consuming Kids: What Parents Can Do

Drawing on the insights of health care professionals, children's advocates, and industry insiders, the film focuses on the explosive growth of child marketing in the wake of deregulation, showing how youth marketers have used the latest advances in psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience to transform American children into one of the most powerful and profitable consumer demographics in the world. Consuming Kids pushes back against the wholesale commercialization of childhood, raising urgent questions about the ethics of children's marketing and its impact on the health and well-being of kids.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_-q0bAj6ME

MDC featured in The Good Mother

MDC featured in "The Good Mother: A History of American Motherhood"

Some say motherhood is the hardest job in the world; turns out, there's a lot of history to back that up. In this Mother's Day episode, the Guys explore the changing expectations of mothers over three centuries. It just so happens that MotheringDotCommunity plays a significant role in the history of motherhood. Listen to the radio program at Back Story Radio.

www.backstoryradio.org/2009/05/mama-tried-a-history-of-american-motherhood/

Make Mother's Day Sustainable

Corey Colwell-Lipson, co-author of Celebrate Green! Creating Eco-Savvy Holidays, Celebrations and Traditions for the Whole Family, shows how unique, meaningful and no-cost cards can be made by upcycling items that might otherwise be tossed—perfect for Mother's Day.

You can also download the mp4 video here.
You can download the Windows Media Viewer file here.

For more fun, easy and low-cost ideas for giving special occasions an eco-wise twist, visit Corey and her mom Lynn at www.CelebrateGreen.net, or contact Corey at Corey@CelebrateGreen.net.

Cosleeping Coverage by STU

Watch this cosleeping coverage by St. Thomas University journalism students.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qntyYNlS_1Y

Naomi Aldort on Leading Edge Parenting Radio

Join Sandi Schwartz and Naomi Aldort as they discuss how to be an authentically loving parent.

Listen to the radio show on Lawofattracttalkradio.com.

Look What They Gone Done to Birth

Birth celeb Earth Lande performs a passionate spoken word piece that promises to transform how you see birth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eblQAAIHBM

Make an Easter Eco-Basket

Using a handkerchief, a takeout container, and some leftover tissue paper, Shiho Masuda fashions an exquisite Furoshiki gift basket. Perfect for Easter!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpPTcbuaRKA

Portrait Bookmarks

By Amanda Blake Soule

Children's artwork is ever-changing. Amanda's portrait bookmark tutorial, taken with permission from her new book Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures, shows you how to preserve your child's drawings while also filling the need for bookmarks around the house. These family treasures can also make excellent gifts for grandparents.

You can preorder the book at Amazon. You can download the PDF tutorial here.

Southwest Creations Collaborative

This collaborative in New Mexico strives to help Spanish-speaking women by providing a living wage, on-site child care, ESL classes, and more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv_qMhcw6RM

Learn to Appliqué

Watch this tutorial by mama crafter Sally J Shim, featured in this month's Mothering, to learn to use appliqué for any cloth item that could use a little creative style.

Katie Couric reports on Gardasil

More than 10,000 adverse reactions to Gardasil, including 27 deaths, have been reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).

Big Belly Art

Watch how one mother turns her beautiful pregnant belly into a work of art.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sqq-Wm3nqE

Home Delivery: The Movie

Most women in the modern world never think twice about the decision to give birth in a hospital. Like their mothers and grandmothers before them, they imagine a time when they'll pack their bags, call their doctors and rush to the fluorescent lights and sterile sheets of their baby's first home. But in a time when C-Sections are inexplicably on the rise, health costs are skyrocketing, and personal care is hard to find, some women are questioning this paradigm.

Read more and watch the trailer here: www.homedelivery-themovie.com

Groove your bump for better maternity care

Breakdancing "pregnant"women storm Europe to raise consciousness about the quality of healthcare in developing nations. Find out more at www.oxfam.org.uk