August 2009

Full day kindergarten: Yes? No? Maybe?

August 31, 2009




Not too long ago I wrote about the lack of flexibility in our maternity and parental leave system. Today reader Gayle asked me if I would post about my thoughts on full day kindergarten, which has been proposed for the province of Ontario and is slated to begin in the fall of 2010. My thoughts, [...]

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Healthy Delicious Zucchini Bread/Muffins – Great for Kids!

August 31, 2009




On Sunday I wandered up and down the aisles of the grocery store wondering what kind of cupcakes to make for my son to take to school. Then it struck me. I could use my delicious zucchini bread recipe and add cream cheese icing to the top for a more interesting and healthier option than [...]

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Dating your kids: Highly recommended

August 30, 2009




I love both of my kids and they generally get along well. I wrote a series of posts about how bringing a second child into your family doesn’t have to be as scary as you think it might be. I’ve given people tips on playing with two kids of different ages at the same time. [...]

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Pregnancy and Parenting Books

August 28, 2009




About a year ago, a reader asked me if I would be willing to share a list of my favourite parenting books. I said “sure” and that is when I started working on page called My Parenting Library. Last night I finally found the time to finish an initial version of it. My Parenting Library [...]

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More censored breastfeeding: Baby Half Off screws up

August 27, 2009




A reader alerted me that a baby shopping website, Baby Half Off, is censoring an image on the Earth Mama Angel Baby CDs that they are selling. This is image as it appears on their site (I took a screen capture of the page in case they change it, which I hope they will): The [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Simple Beauty

August 26, 2009




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Should tradition trump reason? Circumcision and more…

August 25, 2009




In the past, people did a lot of things that we now know are dangerous or harmful. People drove around in cars without seat belts or car seats for their kids. People drank alcohol while pregnant. People started feeding babies solids at 6 weeks. Schools used harsh physical discipline to keep students in line. Parents [...]

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That which does not kill us makes us stronger. Or does it?

August 25, 2009




When I wrote recently about my experience being bullied, a number of well meaning people noted, in Nietzsche style: That which does not kill us makes us stronger That is what we tell ourselves when we’ve gone through difficult times and survived. We want there to have been a purpose, a reason, why we suffered. [...]

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Public health care: Canadian perspective on myths and reality

August 21, 2009




I get tired watching the debate about public health care in the United States. The myths, the lies and fear are overwhelming and unjustified. Most people can agree that it is unacceptable that millions and millions of Americans do not have health insurance. But beyond that, there seems to be a perception that if you [...]

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Hockey mom? No thanks.

August 19, 2009




I am Canadian. I am Canadian and I don’t want to be a hockey mom. It isn’t the early Saturday morning practices in a damp cold arena clutching my coffee mug that are deterring me. Not that I would particularly look forward to that, but if that was the worst of an otherwise rewarding and [...]

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