Continuum Family Needs Your Vote By April 15!

We've just entered into a contest to win a $15,000 website makeover courtesy of Pixel Sweatshop. The contest closes at midnight on Friday, April 15 and the winner will be the one with the most votes. Now, I've never liked popularity contests, but I've been wanting a site redesign for over a year now and we just don't have the time and resources in-house to deal with it. Winning this prize would be amazing!

Please take a minute and vote for me over there - I'd really appreciate it. :)

Thanks.

Continuum Concept Book Giveaway Winner!

The winner of a copy of The Continuum Concept is....

Moriah who said...

I've been wanting to read this ever since I first heard about it :)

March 21, 2011 10:07 PM

Congratulations Moriah! Please contact us with your mailing address and your book will be on its way shortly.

The Continuum Concept Book Giveaway - RIP Jean Liedloff

One of the most important books I have ever read was The Continuum Concept. I first heard about it on a natural family life email forum when my first born was four months old, almost eight years ago. Even though I was already headed down the path of attachment parenting, I was blown away by the insights in this book. It introduced me to the whole concept of evolutionary and biological expectations that we as humans are born with. It all made so much sense, intuitively, but goes so counter to what mainstream Western parenting has become. My wish would be for every parent to read this book. RIP Jean.

In memory of the recent passing of Jean Liedloff, author of The Continuum Concept, I am giving away a copy of her book. To enter for your chance to win please leave a comment in today's post. Please note that comments are moderated. Comments from "anonymous" will be deleted. You will not see your comment immediately after posting so please don't post again thinking your post didn't go through. I will be approving comments several times a day.

Contest is open until 11:59 p.m. PST on Tuesday, March 22 and I'll close comments and announce the winner on Wednesday, March 23. Winner to be chosen by random number generator. To get extra entries (please leave an additional comment for each extra entry):

~ Follow us on Twitter
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~ Blog about this giveaway and leave the link in your comment
~ Tweet about the contest (tweet ONCE PER DAY ONLY for extra entries and leave the link in your comment(s) please.

Spring Fling Sale at Continuum Family!

We will have some great specials happening the week of March 21-27 as we say hello to spring! We're planning a Deal of the Day where we one item will be deeply discounted just for one day. Maybe we'll even have some giveaways on our Facebook page. Plus many other things will be on sale all week, so visit us often! :)

Black Friday/pre-Christmas Sale!

Please join us for our Black Friday/pre-Christmas sale running from Friday, November 26 to Friday, December 3!

Here are the details:

-- all in stock Beco Baby Carriers, both the Butterfly II and the Gemini, are 15% off from Nov 26-28 only!
-- all CF Pouch Slings on sale for 30% off!
-- get a fleece carrier cover for only $25 OR a FREE babywearing support belt with the purchase of a Pikkolo baby carrier (difference in price will be refunded)
-- FREE SHIPPING to US and Canada on orders over $59 USD (shipping charges will be refunded on qualifying orders)*
-- HALF PRICE SHIPPING to outside North America on orders over $59 USD (shipping charges will be refunded on qualifying orders)
-- lots of other items in our Clearance section on sale at 25% off!

We will also be having some Facebook Exclusive deals throughout the week, so please join us there to get in on those!

*Please note that Beco Baby Carriers do not qualify for free shipping or any other specials while they are 15% off (Nov 26-28) but will after that

Wonderful Wool!

Wool has so many great properties that make it the ultimate textile for baby and mama items. Wool is a natural insulator and will hold moisture without feeling cold or wet. Diaper/trainer covers or undies made from wool are breathable and naturally anti-bacterial. They are also somewhat self-cleaning, as lanolin in the wool neutralizes the ammonia in urine. Ammonia is what causes diaper rash, so switching to wool covers and changing promptly should eliminate diaper rash completely. Damp wool can simply be aired out and reused, and only needs laundering every couple of weeks unless soiled.

The wool interlocks and jerseys we use are the softest around and all Oeko-Tex 100 certified. Check out all the wonderful wonderful wool products we make and carry:

Melton Wool Pad

Natural Felted Wool Pad

Hocosa Footed Baby Pants

CF Split Crotch Wool Chaps

CF Mama Pads with Wings (wool backed)

CF Merino Wool Nursing Pads

CF Wool Prefold Belt

CF Merino Wool Diaper Cover

CF Merino Wool Undies

CF Merino Wool Trainer Cover

CF Wool Jersey Tunic

and of course we carry Eucalan Wool Wash and Lansinoh for wool care.

Oct 2-3: Our FREE offerings for International Day for Empathic Action!

October 2 is International Day of Empathic Action

What is empathy? Empathy can be likened to standing in someone else’s shoes, understanding the feelings and values of another person’s perspective at any given moment. It begins with an internal choice to see from a different point of view, to understand another side of a story. Empathy is the state of being fully present to each other's feelings and needs. Empathy is not agreement, but rather a willingness to fully understand how things look from someone else's point of view. (from http://worldempathy.org)

To celebrate this day we are offering:

With orders over $45 (prior to shipping charges):
A FREE book! Your choice of either Parenting From Your Heart or Raising Children Compassionately

With orders over $90 (prior to shipping charges):

Either a FREE book -- Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids or a FREE Feeleez game!

Please indicate in the notes at checkout which freebie you would like with your qualifying order. This special will run for October 2 and 3 only!