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Mahinaona Blog

Follow us as we share our mana'o, our knowledge with you, to help you raise the precious life or lives that you have brought into this world. 

The Mahinaona Pages

For those who would like to dive deeper our philosophy of raising children with a whole child approach, The Mahinaona Pages is a bi-weekly blog that will help you to follow along from raising your child from prenatal stages through the age of 5.  This time period is especially important for laying the foundation for your child's brain and development, from which he or she will continue to grow successfully. 

This is a paid subscription blog.   Click on the link below for an introduction to this blog.

The Mahinaona Pages for Multiples

As a parent of twins, and then raising a singleton, we have been blessed to understand that there are distinct differences in raising multiples compared to raising one children at a time.  While many books and other resources have helped us with deciding such things as whether or not they should be woken at the same time to feed during infancy, to should the be in the same class or separate classes for school, we have had difficulties finding resources that discussed dealing with the dynamics of raising twins, the differences in how they interact with each other that is distinctly different than how siblings who are not twins interact.  

This blog will discuss some of the challenges we have faced and offer solutions that we have found to work.  If anything, it is also a realization that you are not alone in this extremely unique, exciting, but difficult journey.  

This is a paid subscription blog. 

Our Products

Click here to learn more about safety concerns with essential oils.

For those of you who are established patients of our practice, we do work with essential massage oils to help facilitate parent-child bonding, especially during certain stressful times in family dynamics, such as a current illnesses, separation anxiety that is a normal process in nearly every child's life, as well as any other experiences the family might face.  

If your child is one of our patients, we do offer the opportunity to purchase our massage oils, diluted specifically for safety based on the age of your child.  Since we have the added knowledge of knowing your child's medical condition, we can feel comfortable in recommending oils that are suited appropriately for your child.  Please inquiry with our physician or nurse if you would like to know more. 

While we believe that essential oils can be used safely on children, we are also aware that there are risks if used incorrectly.  Therefore, our oils are only for purchase for our patients whom we know their underlying medical history. 

Disclaimer: I am not a certified aromatherapist and do not use essential oils to treat any medical conditions.  Oils are used for massage therapy only to facilitate caregiver-child bonding.