March 2010

Wordless Wednesday: A hint of things to come…

March 31, 2010




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Nursing at Keyboard (NAK): How to give boob and type too.

March 30, 2010




In my delurking post yesterday, quite a few people said that they don’t usually comment on my blog because they are nursing at the keyboard (NAK) when they read it. On breastfeeding and other parenting message boards, the acronym NAK is understood to mean: I’ll keep this short and I may make typos, because I’m [...]

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Delurk! (or in other words…please say hello)

March 29, 2010




I have some post ideas percolating in my mind. But I’ve also been busy and haven’t had a ton of time to write. Last year at this time, I did a delurking and open thread post and encouraged people who read the blog, but don’t get around to commenting, to come out and say hello. [...]

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“Because I said so” vs. “You’re not the boss of me”

March 25, 2010




We all know that children very frequently want to do things that their parents don’t want them to do. But when mom or dad says “no,” what makes kids likely to listen and what makes them likely to disobey? A new study used child characters in role-playing situations and asked children aged four to seven [...]

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A step backwards for reproductive rights

March 23, 2010




When I was pregnant with Emma, I started having regular contractions much earlier than I should have. I was worried I might be in early labour and went into the Labour and Delivery clinic at hospital where my prenatal care provider was and where I was due to have my baby. As I sat waiting [...]

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Nestle Boycott Explained: Their products are nice, but they are unethical and don’t listen

March 22, 2010




Jessica Gottlieb is a reluctant but determined participant in the Nestle boycott. Listen as she explains why she cannot use their products, despite the fact that she loves them (from Jessica’s YouTube channel). People like Jessica and I have strong voices. Organizations like Greenpeace and Baby Milk Action have a wide reach. The more Nestle [...]

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Margaret Wente asks “why are bloggers male?”

March 18, 2010




Last week, Margaret Wente from the Globe and Mail wrote an article about the nightmare gender gap in Canada. She concluded by saying: Unfortunately, these issues won’t be honestly addressed so long as the old-time dogma maintains its stranglehold in academe, labour groups and public discourse. It’s hard to change the conversation when the oppression [...]

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New study on impact of free formula on breastfeeding rates

March 17, 2010




A Canadian report was released looking at the impact of free formula on breastfeeding rates. At parentcentral.ca, Laurie Monsebraaten and Noor Javed wrote about the study in Free formula spoils breastfeeding: Almost 40 per cent of new mothers leave the hospital with free infant formula, a recipe for spoiled breastfeeding according to a new Toronto [...]

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Does the world see moms the same way the New York Times does?

March 15, 2010




Is this how the world sees moms? It is how the New York Times sees them. Jennifer Mendelsohn wrote an article in the New York Times on mom bloggers, called Honey, Don’t Bother Mommy. I’m Too Busy Building My Brand. I thought about writing a parody about journalists in response to it. But then I [...]

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Anti-princess heroines from my youth

March 10, 2010




After posting about Disney princesses yesterday, I was chatting with Rebecca from A Little Bit of Momsense and she pointed out that she was She-Ra for Halloween when she was little. I responded saying that I was once Wonder Woman. The conversation got me thinking about the female heroines of my youth and I realized [...]

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