By: Joya Williams The tears, the tantrums the endless supply of drama. This is not a movie, this is my life. I am the mother of 2 girls and I am learning that girls equal drama, big emotion and a need for limitless patience. You’d…
Read More...Short Naps Explained
By: Joleen Dilk Salyn How to Help Your Baby Nap Longer Whenever I speak to parents, mommy groups or take questions on line during my Facebook Q and A sessions, I inevitably get asked how to lengthen naps. Many parents struggle with short 30-45 minute naps…
Read More...Cirque du Soleil’s TOTEM is in Vancouver
I have had the pleasure of seeing several Cirque du Soleil shows in the past so I’m already a huge Cirque fan. The traveling show Amaluna and resident shows in Las Vegas: Zumanity, Mystere and Ka in addition to last night’s performance of Totem were all…
Read More...Toddler Fun While You Wait
By: Tamara Bailey The scene: my two-year old and I are in a walk-in clinic waiting to see a doctor. We’re singing The Wheels on the Bus as loud as we can. Who knew that song had so many possible verses? My off-key rendition aside,…
Read More...Why it Hurts so Much when Your Child Refuses to Eat
By: Kristen Yarker You don’t have to be dietitian like me to be inundated with nutrition information. Every day we hear about how important it is to get enough of this vitamin and that mineral. We hear about the next super food. And, we hear…
Read More...The 5 Myths of Infant Sleep
We recently had our School of Mom sponsored by Cheekychops, Britax & Halo on the myths of infant sleep! We had a great discussion and Dawnn (founder of Cheekychops) helped answer many specific sleep questions throughout our one hour session on Facebook. Here is a…
Read More...Pregnancy Loss
By: Daina Sparling I have a pin on my spring jacket. It’s a small black ribbon, with a set of tiny silver footprints. It signifies pregnancy loss. Four years ago this March, my husband and I lost our first child. It was one of the…
Read More...{Series} Parenting Quiz #1
By: Naomi Maharaj Think you have this parenting thing down to a science? You handle messes, tiffs, and tears without a bat of an eyelash? Or are you constantly second guessing yourself? Reading parenting books and trying to decide what parenting style you want to implement?…
Read More...Maternity Leave Comes to an End
By: Joanna Muir This post is the second in the series about Maternity leave. You can read the previous post here. Post-maternity leave finances Return to work day comes quickly, sometimes by choice and sometimes out of necessity. Either way, your life has permanently changed…
Read More...Rainy Day Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
By: Shauna Robertson Yes, we live in Vancouver and yes, it rains about 50% of the time, but still rainy days seem to sneak up on me! I’ll have a thought in my mind that my toddler and I will be spending the day at…
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