November 2008

Something to dream of?

November 30, 2008




How does 12 weeks of maternity leave at full pay and up to a year at 60 percent pay sound? How about 98 percent of newborns being exclusively breastfed when they leave the hospital and 72 percent exclusively breastfed at 4 months of age? Consider an infant mortality rate of 5 per 1000 live births. [...]

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Safe or unsafe?

November 29, 2008




I’m starting to get annoyed at Health Canada (HC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assessments that certain things are safe or unsafe for our infants or for the public at large. Both HC and the FDA say that trace amounts of melamine in infant formula is safe. The FDA contends that Bisphenol A [...]

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Quelling crazed consumerism

November 28, 2008




I want that I need that I like that I want it I want that I want this That is what the chorus was starting to sound like at our house a few weeks ago. Our kids used to only watch Treehouse (advertising free educational kids television) and PBS Kids (in particular for Sesame Street). [...]

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Consensual Living

November 27, 2008




…we can make a choice; a choice to threaten and intimidate to get our way, or a choice to reach out in compassion and connection to find common ground… I’m reading tonight about a concept that is new to me. It is called Consensual Living. The ideas behind it are not all new, but the [...]

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Long distance grandparenting: "Reach out and touch someone"

November 26, 2008




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The calories and breastfeeding rollercoaster

November 25, 2008




Everyone knows that breastfeeding helps you lose the excess fat leftover from your pregnancy. But it is more complex than that. Breastfeeding by the numbers Being a bit of a math geek, I thought I’d have some fun with the numbers. Let’s start with the basics: Producing 1oz of breastmilk burns about 26 calories: According [...]

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Beyond Attached: Wild, Inspired, Tranquil, Ravenous Curiosity, Playful…

November 24, 2008




My first and most important goal as a parent was to foster a secure attachment with my children. Practicing attachment parenting has been key in achieving that strong attachment and I have to continue to foster that attachment on an ongoing basis by putting my relationship with my kids first. Some of the concepts from [...]

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Money money money money…

November 23, 2008




For today’s reader question, I’m going to partially pass the buck by linking to some great resources and then add my own 2 cents to it (pun intended). Michelle asks: Today I revisited a question that’s come to mind a few times, in slightly different forms, but with the same concept. I also read, and [...]

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Pushing Away: Away-facing strollers stress babies

November 22, 2008




I just came across a great article to demonstrate the pushing away concept that I talked about in my post on attachment parenting, when I was comparing mainstream parenting to attachment parenting. Check out this article from CNN: Study: Away-facing strollers stress babies LONDON, England (CNN) — Parents who choose a stroller that seats their [...]

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Irony and History

November 21, 2008




My jaw dropped…and then I burst out laughing. On Tuesday evening, on my way to my basketball game (part of the way I strive for balance), I was listening to CBC’s As It Happens 40th Anniversary show on the radio. They were interviewing producers and staff from the show’s past to talk about some of [...]

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