Virgo and Vine

01/14/2026

🧊🧚🏼‍♀️🪵What a great winter meetup! We played with ice, made fairy houses, collected lots of sticks and played hide and seek. 🪺We enjoyed learning about birds nests with these lovely nests donated by a community member (Thank You Liz!).

01/05/2026

𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲’𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬: 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒂𝒅 𝑲𝒊𝒅𝒔 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝚋𝚢: 𝙹𝚊𝚗𝚎𝚝 𝙻𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚋𝚞𝚛𝚢. Starting off 2026 with a personal favorite of mine. This read follows practices from the “Respectful Child Care” philosophy. Which is something I truly believe in, am trained in, and implement into my work. The Respectful Childcare Movement (think REI, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Pikler, Steiner/Waldorf) empowers both children and adults alike. Some key principles of Respectful Childcare are: autonomy, trust, mutual respect, boundaries, and consistency. If you are in, or ever expect to be in the depths of toddler tantrumhood, this one’s for you! Janet uses real life stories, examples, and experiences to help navigate the toddler terrain.

12/23/2025

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❤️❤️❤️

12/20/2025

Outdoor play isn’t “extra”—it’s essential.

From climbing and balancing to exploring, problem-solving, and taking healthy risks, nature gives children the space to learn in the ways they’re wired to learn best.

12/08/2025

𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬: 𝓕𝓻𝓮𝓮-𝓡𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮 𝓚𝓲𝓭𝓼 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘎𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝙱𝚢: 𝙻𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚂𝚔𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚣𝚢.
This book was mentioned and recommended in last month’s read “The Anxious Generation”. It focuses on debunking safety myths, promoting independence, and giving children more freedom.

12/05/2025

🦌⛄️🍪🎄💌🎅🏻❄️ Holiday Cards for Seniors meetup

https://naturenurtureandnanny.com/blog/f/holiday-cards-for-seniors

11/27/2025

Holidays hit differently for each of us. Wherever this day finds you, may you feel kindness. We are deeply grateful for our DailyOM community and wish all who celebrate a happy Thanksgiving.

11/20/2025

Do what you love, and love what you do✨🌱

11/08/2025

𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬: 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓷𝔁𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓖𝓮𝓷𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝚋𝚢 𝙹𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝙷𝚊𝚒𝚍𝚝
Figured this would be an excellent read as we enter the cold dark months which usually coincides with more screen time! This book explores the increase of mental health conditions in children and adolescents along side the increase usage of smartphones and social media. As someone who worked in inpatient pediatric and adolescent psychology for many years this is a subject I am very passionate about. I think this is an important read for any parent or caregiver. I highly recommend reading this book while/ before you make the choice to give your child access to a smartphone or social media. This book also brings up some of my favorite subjects such as free play, and play based childhood. Which are essential for overall development and wellbeing.

11/05/2025

Miss Hilary’s favorite meetup of the year! Our annual costume party👹🎃👻 Had such a wonderful day with you all, as always!

10/31/2025

Halloween Hen Of The Woods! A delicacy.

10/06/2025

𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬: 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝔂 𝓗𝓾𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓼, 𝓑𝓲𝓰 𝓔𝓶𝓸𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘴, 𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘌𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝚋𝚢 𝙰𝚕𝚢𝚜𝚜𝚊 𝙱𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚔 𝙲𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙻𝚊𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝙴𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚊𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚎

This book helps caregivers navigate the challenging terrain of difficult behaviors such as meltdowns, tantrums, and more. This book focuses on Collaborative Emotion Processing (CEP). If you are interested in learning connection centered approaches that help foster emotional intelligence this reads for you!