By: Daina Sparling Making the holidays bright, with gifts? It happened the Thursday after Halloween. Thunk. The sound of the glossy ads hitting my front doorstep was music to my ears. But as I scurried outside to retrieve the booklets which were undoubtedly full of…
Read More...Can I Give my Baby Peanuts?
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...Vaccination | My dirty little secret
By: Daina Sparling I have a dirty little secret. Until recently I’ve kept it to myself so as not to offend anyone. I vaccinate. And I believe that those who don’t are wrong. In today’s age of tolerance, taking a stand for (or against) something…
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...3 Things to give a Second Time Mom
By: Daina Sparling When I had my son, Jacob, in 2011, I was blessed by my family and friends with multiple baby showers, special handmade items, and baby necessities that I didn’t even know existed before I was a parent. I had a freezer full…
Read More...NEW Top 10 Instagram Moms
We curated our first Top 10 Instagram Moms list back in November of last year, and have since followed many more awesome mamas – here are some fun top picks: Moms to follow on Instagram. (First, follow us on Instagram at @modernmama!) Mommyshorts | 900+…
Read More...5 New Mom Secrets
By: Kristina Cross You will not sleep At least not for the first three months (unless you’re super lucky and you have a super baby that likes to sleep. But no one wants to know that). Baby will likely wake up every 2-3 hours for…
Read More...Investment Pieces for Baby
Investment pieces for baby, what ever does that mean? Well, with three daughters, I’ve learned a thing or two about what items (gear, toys, clothing) were a waste of money and which are still being used the 3rd time around. If I had known some…
Read More...6 Myths of Car-seat Safety
Thank you to Kids In The Back founder, Colleen Blundell for participating in our January School of Mom, and to Westcoast Kids for generously sponsoring a Britax car-seat as our prize! This is a summary of what Colleen shared as the top myths in car-seat…
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