This week’s Links We Love are all here … 1 | This baby’s morning wake-up routine is the cutest thing ever. Baby boy shakes bum every morning when waking up to music. 2 | Let’s Take The Holidays Down A Notch Every Holiday seems to…
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By Kelly Duran One of the biggest changes motherhood brought was that I no longer had time to focus on myself. It was just too easy to put all of my focus on my kids, marriage, home, work, etc. Until the day came when I…
Read More...Breastfeeding: When it works and when it doesn’t
By: Dr. Unjali Malhotra We published a couple of articles about breastfeeding these past few weeks and the conversations have been quite heated at times. Healthy debate is always a good thing as we know but is it helping inform us in ways that are beneficial?…
Read More...Casting Call: Become a Feature Writer
Casting Call! Can you believe Spring is nearly here? Along with the crocus’ and daffs popping up all over the place comes another reason to get excited. We are announcing a fabulous opportunity for you to join our editorial team here at Modern Mama! We…
Read More...Stop defining yourself by your job and your kids.
By: Meg Batatz I was originally going to write an article about inspiring, famous women who are killing it at work and at home. And five steps on how to be like them. But I changed my mind. As I was doing my usual daily…
Read More...Daylight Savings Time: How to help your kids adjust to the time change
By: Lee-Anne Ekland Spring Forward March 14th. Set your clocks ahead before you go to bed on Saturday. When you wake up on Sunday morning don’t be surprised if you are dog-tired. You’ll have lost an hours sleep if you went to bed at the…
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By: Lee-Anne Ekland Are you looking for inspiration to get your body back after baby? Do you want to kick your fitness level up a notch or ten this time around? Look no further. Even if you prefer a more, ahem, sane approach you can’t…
Read More...How Long Should I Breastfeed My Child? – A Child Feeding Expert’s Point of View
By: Kristen Yarker I wanted to take the opportunity to share my perspective, as a dietitian and child feeding expert, in this discussion that Amber Clouthier started a week back. When leading my workshop for 9 – 18 month olds, I’m often asked ‘How long…
Read More...{School of Mom} Get Your Body Back After Baby!
School of Mom got off to a great start this year! I was so honoured when Connie, Founder of Modern Mama, asked me to be the featured expert for January’s School of Mom. For those of you who don’t know, School of Mom is a…
Read More...How long should I breastfeed my child?
By: Amber Clouthier I’m going to say something a little bit controversial… I’m incredibly neutral when it comes to breastfeeding. Oh I know that in this day and age it’s a bit scandalous to say but now that I’ve said it out loud, well figuratively…
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