By: Brooke Takhar When you have children, the holidays change. At Easter instead of eating half-price chocolate eggs and vodka for dinner, you “hide” the candy, then eat half the bucket and blame your husband/dog. In October instead of pumpkin spice lattes shared with a…
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On Monday we held our Monthly School of Mom online and enjoyed hearing from both Fiona Lang Sharpe and YayaBaby.ca’s Janelle Baker. Our topic was The 10 Rules of Pregnancy! One lucky winner also received a $100 Gift from YayaBaby.ca to spend on anything in…
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By: Kristen Yarker, MSc, Dietitian I love seeing Mamas’ faces when I share with them this recommendation based on the current scientific research about introducing their babies to solid foods: “From an allergy point-of-view, starting at about 6 months old, go ahead and introduce your…
Read More...Dedicated: Introducing YayaBaby.ca!
Tonight at 5pm PST/ 8pm EST YayaBaby is presenting our November School of Mom topic ‘The 10 Rules of Pregnancy” with Fiona Lang-Sharpe. Be sure to join us on our Facebook page event at 5pm PT for your chance to win $100 to use at YayaBaby!…
Read More...Taking the Stress out of Holiday Shopping One Click at a Time
By: Brooke Takhar One year in early December I got stuck in a mall parking garage traffic jam. The impotent rage and colourful swear jar language that spilled out of me was gross. It made me vow: no more malls at the holidays. Ever. In…
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By: Lianne Phillipson-Webb Your baby is about six months old and ready to join you and the rest of the family at the dinner table. What food do you serve? How do you incorporate baby and her needs into the family routine? Here is how…
Read More...School Of Mom – The 10 Rules of Pregnancy
The 10 Rules of Pregnancy with Fiona Lang-Sharpe Sponsored by YaYa Baby When: Monday November 25th at 5pm PST/8pm EST Where: Modern Mama’s Facebook Page Who: Fiona Lang-Sharpe and Ya Ya Baby What: A one hour chat from Fiona sharing the ’10 Rules of Pregnancy’…
Read More...Member of the Month is Back!
It’s Back! During the Winter months we like to honour our Membership Perks Cardholders with Member of the Month! If you’re a cardholder, you’re eligible to apply here. But wait, what do you get if you win? Well, for starters you get famous, by being profiled…
Read More...Top 5 Holiday Shopping Tips
By: Kristina Cross With the holiday season quickly approaching and calendars filling up fast with parties and celebrations, the one thing most of us put off until the last minute is the shopping. Coming from a big family with lots of kids {on my…
Read More...Making Music with your Kids. It’s Easy!
By: Kera Doherty, B. Mus There has been a lot of buzz about the benefits of making music with your kids and the good news is that it’s easy to do! The cognitive, social, emotional and physical benefits can be attained through informal music making right…
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