childcare

Small Business Sunday – Learn N’ Play Childcare Centre Inc

Small business Sunday is a chance for Modern Mama to help promote small businesses, many of which are local.  It is an opportunity to help highlight and feature their incredible services and products to our Modern Mama audience. If you own your own business or know…

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parent

How to Educate Yourself to Become a Better Parent

Raising children is not an easy job. It takes great time, effort, and commitment to raise your child right, so they can grow up to become decent human beings who are compassionate, understanding, and self-disciplined. Children who grew up in a healthy environment typically find…

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Sandwich Generation

Verbal Diarrhea – Part 1

For the last while I have what many call, writers block.  I have been really stressed out. In part by the things going on in my personal life and at work that I just have not had the time or energy to put into figuring…

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PINK SHIRT

Why Does a Pink Shirt Signify Anti-Bullying?

THE STORY OF PINK SHIRT DAY Pink Shirt Day, celebrated in February in Canada, aims to raise awareness around bullying and funds to support programs fostering self-esteem and empathy in children. The international movement has a great Canadian origin story. It started in the small…

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sonia sunger

How Does She Do It?…. With Sonia Sunger

Modern Mama interviews Mom’s in our “How Does She Do It?” feature. If you are interested in participating please reach out on Facebook or Instagram.   Our latest “How Does She Do It?…” mama is Sonia Sunger! She is the co-anchor of Global News Morning, a wife, and a mother of two….

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first aid

First Aid Every Parent Should Know

I have always wanted to help people and loved learning first aid as a part of my babysitter’s class. In 2007, I became a paramedic. I had all the faith in the system, that if you called us, we would show up to your emergency…

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the baby show Vancouver

The Vancouver Baby Show & Giveaway

The Vancouver Baby Show is coming back to Vancouver this October.   About There will be a baby and toddler corner. Meet and greets with some of your kids favorite characters. Amazing workshops, demos and seminars and 89 different exhibitors. There are 11 different speakers …

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orange

Why do we Wear an Orange Shirt for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation?

As a mother of young children who ask ALOT of questions, I was asked why we wear orange for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Also known as Orange Shirt Day). I vaguely knew the story of the orange shirt, but I wanted to make…

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music

Music Box Babies at the Winspear

Music Box babies is back and in person at the Winspear this fall. Weekly classes are starting this September for children aged 0-3 years. Click HERE to register. Parents, do you know that your baby has memories of the music they heard before they were…

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