Heather C Heather C is a married, mom of three: big sis Lily and identical twins Natalie and Sophia. She has been guest blogging for Mumbling Mommy since February of 2012 and began working as a Social Media Editor in 2014. After nearly a decade in banking, she now works part time at a doctor's office specializing in breastfeeding medicine and spends the rest of her days in her Midwest home as zookeeper/stay-at-home-mom. Heather C is also a runner, hiker, yogi, bike rider and more. She reads when she finds more than a few minutes to herself and she hosts a lot of pajama dance parties in her kitchen. In her spare time, she's the co-leader for her daughter's Girl Scout troop and an active member of the school's Parent-Teacher Committee as well as a certified postpartum doula.

It is pretty rare when I come across something that sums up what I believe most about holistic parenting, but the infographic below does just that.

Many of my friends refer to me as a hippie or a crunchy mom because of the natural and holistic ways in which I raise my girls and handle problems and sicknesses that come up. And yes, that is definitely what works for our family, but not every aspect works for everyone and not everyone has the same beliefs. I am okay with that. In my family, we take the ideas of holistic parenting and go far beyond this.

The stuff that is shown below in this infographic, though? This is easy stuff. These are ways that you can respect your child. There are a lot of ways to do this parenting thing, but being compassionate never fails. Read on:

Holistic Parenting

Tips for Holistic Parenting

From Visually.

What do you think? Have you tried parenting using the tips above? 

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