April 2009

More questions than answers: Follow-up on economic consequences of breastfeeding

April 30, 2009




As I mentioned in the comments to my post on The Economics of Breastfeeding: A Cost Benefit Analysis, Phyllis Rippeyoung (one of the authors of Is Breastfeeding Truly Free? The Economic Consequences of Breastfeeding for Women) got in touch with me after reading my post to clarify some of the points that were raised by [...]

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Spank Out Day

April 30, 2009




Apparently April 30 is Spank Out Day USA.  It was initiated in 1998 to give widespread attention to the need to end corporal punishment of children and to promote non-violent ways of teaching children appropriate behavior. As my contribution, I offer up these two posts: Best anti-spanking resources:  A summary of and link to some [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: A baby’s right to eat

April 28, 2009




Image credit: Ontario Human Rights Commission

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Out of sight, out of mind, out of job: The reality of job protection while on maternity or parental leave

April 27, 2009




If you think your job is safe while you are on maternity or parental leave, think again. In good economic times, when companies were hiring people right, left and centre, it may not have been easy for them to let go of someone who was pregnant or who was on maternity leave without it being [...]

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The Economics of Breastfeeding: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

April 24, 2009




This month two very different positions have emerged about the economics of breastfeeding. Someone reading either of these stories on their own could be led to believe a conclusion about the financial aspects of breastfeeding that is not entirely complete. I want to tell you a bit about what they both said and then try [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Earth Day – Child in Nature

April 22, 2009




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PLAY! Definitive Resource on Play and Parenting

April 21, 2009




The Carnival of Play is sadly coming to an end. It has been exhausting, but a lot of fun. I’ve really enjoyed having the opportunity to read some new blogs and to read some great new posts on play from some of the regular blogs that I read. I was so thrilled by the number [...]

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Book Review: Play (by Stuart Brown, M.D.)

April 20, 2009




As many of you know, the contest for my Carnival of Play is the opportunity to win one of three copies of this book. On this final day of the Carnival, I have just finished reading it and am ready to post my review. Overview In his new book Play, Stuart Brown provides an overview [...]

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Final Thoughts on Importance of Play – Carnival Posts (Part 7)

April 20, 2009




The great posts for the Carnival of Play just keep coming and coming! Here are some great posts touching on the importance of play from carnival participants: Play is Fundamental @ Teaching Your Children: This post provides some great ideas from the book Einstein Never Used Flashcards on how to add more play back into [...]

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Playing with One, Playing with Two

April 19, 2009




Sarah from Good Enough Mum blog suggested that I write a post about playing with more than one child and also provided me with a great link on the importance of one-on-one play. I thought the two ideas fit together really well, so I decided to combine them in one post. The importance of one-on-one [...]

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