John Robbins on Becoming a Grandfather

John Robbins has a touching and thought-provoking essay about Becoming a Grandfather on his new website for his book Healthy at 100. This essay touches on so many important issues in men's roles of fatherhood and grandparenting. Also, the complex issues of prenatal testing and homebirth for twins, as well as how to have a conscious gentle birth and postpartum if you need to have a cesarean and have your baby stay in the NICU.

How to provide conscious parenting, kangaroo care, nurturing touch, and breastmilk to premature infants in a hospital environment is such as important issue for many parents. Parents need extra support in the often unexpected and challenging sojourn in the neonatal intensive care unit. Read John Robbins essay to find out his premature twin grandsons thrived, with the conscious love and nurturing of their whole family.