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		<title>A Look Back at the Best of Natural Papa 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we close out 2009, I&#8217;ve been looking back at the year&#8217;s posts and the traffic and link love I&#8217;ve received from other blogs, with an eye toward pointing you to the most read articles here. I was pleasantly surprised to notice that according to my WordPress statistics plugin, Natural Papa has now received over...]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Fatherhood: My Credo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had a number of dads (and moms) ask me why I choose to use the term &#8216;natural fatherhood&#8217;, as opposed to just fatherhood or parenting. One of the first things I bring up is the idea of natural parenting &#8211; a parenting style that fits closely with my personal ideals. Everyone defines it a...]]></description>
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		<title>Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Adam Pedley</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[10 Questions for Homebirth Dads with Adam Pedley Adam Pedley is a father of 2 boys and is in the business of helping others. One of the support groups he runs with his wife is Home Birth My Birth. 1. Why did you choose homebirth? Well, I didn&#8217;t choose homebirth, my wife did. My wife...]]></description>
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		<title>Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Derek Markham</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[I've had a great bunch of fathers answer these questions about dads and homebirth already, but I haven't taken the time to answer them myself until now. Here's my contribution to the 10 Questions series.] 10 Questions for Homebirth Dads with Derek Markham 1. Why did you choose homebirth? My wife&#8217;s mother had homebirths with...]]></description>
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		<title>About Natural Papa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I started Natural Papa because I originally wanted to share my observations about parenting and fatherhood with others. Since then, the scope of subjects that appear here has broadened, including such related topics as homebirth, homeschooling, natural health, simple living, natural foods, living an alternative lifestyle, as well as discussions on manliness, relationships, and activism. The old bio says &#8220;Natural Papa focuses on natural...]]></description>
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		<title>Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Jerry Shannon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[10 Questions for Homebirth Dads with Jerry Shannon Jerry is a graduate student in Geography at the University of Minnesota and an active dad of two sons. His wife Sarah helps lead the local chapter of the International Cesarean Network (ICAN). 1. Why did you choose homebirth? We chose homebirth because it was the only...]]></description>
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		<title>Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Jason Palmer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[10 Questions for Homebirth Dads with Jason Palmer Jason Palmer is the husband of Marisa, who blogs at Mama Needs A Hobby. Jason is a hard worker, skateboarder and loving dad to 2 little ones &#8211; a hospital birth and a home birth v/hbac. 1. Why did you choose homebirth? My wife felt very strongly...]]></description>
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		<title>Co-Sleeping with Baby: Attachment Parenting for Dads</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Co-sleeping is one of the principles of attachment parenting, and also one of the most contentious. For those who practice it, it&#8217;s normal and healthy. For those who don&#8217;t, it&#8217;s dangerous and irresponsible. &#8220;You really let your baby sleep in the same bed with you? Isn&#8217;t that dangerous?&#8221; Before our first child was born, my...]]></description>
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		<title>Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Chris Byrne</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[10 Questions for Homebirth Dads with Chris Byrne Chris is an independent sustainability consultant and papa of two wonderful children, both born at home.  He lives with his children and wife in Western Massachusetts.  Follow him on Twitter: @byrnegreen 1. Why did you choose homebirth?   2. Whose idea was it, yours or hers? If hers,...]]></description>
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		<title>Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Jorge T. Cuevas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Jorge T. Cuevas Jorge T. Cuevas is the husband of a homebirth midwife, father of two homebirths, and video producer of &#8220;Homebirth Dads: The Dad&#8217;s Perspective On Homebirthing&#8220;. 1. Why did you choose homebirth? My wife is a homebirth midwife, so there was no other choice that we felt more...]]></description>
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		<title>Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Philip</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[This is the latest in the Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions series.] Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Philip P. 1. Why did you choose homebirth? I was reluctant at first, but my wife was very much in favor of it. During her pregnancy we moved to a much more homebirth-friendly state, which also helped a great...]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Fathering</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Natural parenting would probably describe our style of parenting. I&#8217;ve heard of natural mothering, but natural fathering? Not so much. I named this blog Natural Father Papa because I wanted to put it out to the universe that the natural father is the natural state of a man. An intuitive and grounded and connected man...]]></description>
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