Summertime almost always includes a road trip for my family. This year is no different, except for the fact that we are traveling with an infant. Are you planning a trip anytime soon with your baby? Following are a few tips from my experience. First,…
Read More...4 Ways to Avoid Food Allergies in your Children
We have all heard too often the increasingly higher rates of food sensitivities and allergies developing in young children today, but how can we avoid them. Even when parents are aware of some typical trigger foods and have either introduced them early on or delayed…
Read More...Out & About: North Shore Events July 13 & 14, 2013
Woohoo! The weather forecast for July 13th & 14th on the North Shore is mainly sunny and 25 degrees for the whole weekend. Lots of outdoor markets, music nights and festivals on the calendar, so grab your families and head out to enjoy the warm weather at…
Read More...NEW Top 10 Instagram Moms
We curated our first Top 10 Instagram Moms list back in November of last year, and have since followed many more awesome mamas – here are some fun top picks: Moms to follow on Instagram. (First, follow us on Instagram at @modernmama!) Mommyshorts | 900+…
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Top 5 Beaches in and around Toronto and the GTA
Nothing gets you more into Summer than a trip to the beach! But did you know that you don’t have to board a plane to experience some great sandy beaches and fresh clear water right here in Toronto? I’ve scoured the GTA and found these…
Read More...5 Things: Links We Love
It’s the end of another week which means our weekly round-up of lovelies from around the web. (Do you have a favourite site you’d like to tell us about? Who knows, maybe we’ll feature it! Leave a comment below.) 1 | Luvocracy – the newest…
Read More...3 Reasons Your Spouse Is Not the Babysitter
By: Daina Sparling We’ve all said it. When asked who’s babysitting while you’re out for the night, the reply comes out easily …“my spouse”. Seems harmless, right? We expect our partners to be equals, but routinely fail to treat them as such. And here are…
Read More...3 Ways We Can Feel Beautiful as Mothers
By: Tairalyn Ciulla 1. FEATURE FOCUS We all have a feature, or features we love of ourselves, simply done. PLAY THEM UP! Base your outfits on this fabulous feature, and your steps taken will make that much more of an impact. A confident woman, is…
Read More...Meet 3 More of our Contributing Writers!
We are excited to introduce three more contributing writers on Modern Mama! Watch next week as we start posting content by these three wonderfully modern mamas. Dr. Unjali Malhotra is a Family Physician with extensive training and expertise in Women’s Health and University program development…
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Top 5 Baby Friendly Birthday Party Venues in Greater Vancouver
While I was searching for potential locations for my daughter’s first birthday party a few months ago, I was surprised at the lack of baby friendly birthday party venues. Either I wasn’t searching properly or most places cater to ages two and up. If…
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