Mama Needs a Babysitter took place on Tuesday November 5th at Menchie’s. Moms (and a Dad) were able to sit down and chat with potential sitters over a frozen yogurt. Mama Needs a Babysitter is an evening of babysitter speed dating that happens twice a…
Read More...Maternity Leave | Six Weeks vs One Year
By: Emily Fee The day Colette turned 6 weeks old, I turned to my husband and said “It’s so crazy how much she’s grown in such a short amount of time”, to which he responded “You want to know what is really crazy, if you still taught…
Read More...Modern Bump Brunch
Modern Bump Brunch presented by The New Lexus South Pointe & Yo Mama Maternity. Are you expecting or just had a little one? Come join us for the 6th annual Modern Bump Brunch. It’s an event filled with maternity fashion, must-haves for mom and baby,…
Read More...What is a Birth Doula?
This is a guest post by Lisa Mackell. The word doula is Greek for a “women who serves” and has come to mean a woman (although there are a couple of male doulas) who is a trained and experienced professional. A birth doula will provide informational support,…
Read More...Halloween Safety
By: Amber Clouthier While my son won’t be going trick or treating this year, I can’t help but reflect on how much different his experience of Halloween will be than mine was. I grew up in a rural area where we knew every neighbour on our road…
Read More...Is your child ready for potty training?
Do you have questions about when the best time to start potty training? Me too! My son is now 38 months (but who’s counting?) and he’s not fully potty trained. We started the process when he was 18 months old but soon realized he just…
Read More...Kids and Dogs | Safety Tips for All
By: Georgina Bradley Safety is always first and foremost when kids and dogs are together. Recently, we asked Georgina Bradley, Dog Stars expert dog trainer for The Bone & Bowl to provide some insight into how we can best inform and educate parents and dog owners alike…
Read More...Nominate & Vote for Your Favourite North Shore Dad to help him win BIG!
A few weeks ago we ran a contest involving nominations and voting for your favourite Lower Mainland mompreneurs to help them win big, and we had a blast with it! So – we’ve decided to launch another nomination and voting contest, but this time we’re…
Read More...It’s a (Playground) Jungle Out There
By: Brooke Takhar My baby is now three years old but I still remember the early days in our tiny apartment, bored, tired and grumpy. My go-to solution was always to bundle us up to sustain gale force wind trauma and walk to the nearest…
Read More...Eat by Design – Kids!
Have you heard? We have an Essential Series event coming up: Eat by Design – Kids! – a special seminar based on the original Eat by Design series, created especially for moms! Here is my promise to you, as your Modern Mama Director: I will never…
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