December 2011

Breastfeeding Moms “Nurse-In” at 100+ Target Stores

December 29, 2011




In November, Michelle Hickman was harassed and humiliated by Target staff for breastfeeding her baby in one of their stores in Houston, Texas. Yesterday, breastfeeding moms across the United States (and even a few in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), headed out to Target stores for a nurse-in. In the end, there were moms at more than [...]

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Happy Holidays!

December 27, 2011




Late, but better than never. Happy Holidays to all of my blog readers! I wish you and your families all the best for whichever holidays and traditions you are celebrating this winter. Our family celebrates a secular Christmas. This year we were treated to several different Christmas concerts and were treated to songs, like the [...]

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Breastfeeding Your Toddler: Nutrition and Nurture

December 22, 2011




Some mothers have a specific weaning age in mind when they start nursing their child. Sometimes they change their mind along the way and sometimes they don’t. Other mothers purposely pursue child-led weaning right from the start. Some simply decide to take it one day at a time. Regardless of the approach that you choose, [...]

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How to Survive and Thrive While Grocery Shopping with Your Toddler

December 19, 2011




 This next guest post is a great transition from the topicsof toddler survival into the topic of toddler food. Please welcome Aimée from the amazing food blog Simple Bites with some great tips on surviving the grocery shopping experience with toddlers. We must have looked a sight, my three-year-old, Mateo and I. It was my [...]

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Toddler Survival 101

December 17, 2011




Time for another great Carnival of Toddlers guest post. I’ve always enjoyed the intelligent perspective that Natasha, Natural Urban Mama, brings to the attachment parenting world on her blog and in her tweets. I finally got to meet her at a conference in Toronto in October and now I’m pleased to welcome her to my [...]

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If there is a silver bullet, your toddler probably hid it

December 15, 2011




I’ve been trying to find a logical and straightforward way to write this post. But it’s complicated, so I’m just going to ramble. I’ve heard a lot of you talk about how difficult the toddler years are. I heard you in my post asking what you find hard about the toddler years, I heard you [...]

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Toddler World

December 14, 2011




Today, as part of the Carnival of Toddlers, I’m pleased to share a guest post by Bolaji Williams from www.ithinkyoushould.com about empowering our children. “Anyone can lead,” even our toddlers. Please join me in welcoming Bolaji. Toddlers are fascinating human beings for a variety of reasons, not least because so much of the ways in [...]

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Toddlers: The Hours Are Long, The Years Are Short (VIDEO)

December 11, 2011




A while ago my friend Magda from Ask Moxie wrote a post called It Gets Better: Toddler Edition. She wrote: Last Saturday I went to a party at a friend’s house, and all of their parent friends and children were there. The majority of the kids were 4 and under. After about an hour, I [...]

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Announcing PhD in Parenting Carnival of Toddlers

December 9, 2011




Remember a while ago, I asked you about the trials and tribulations of toddlers? And boy did you answer (118 comments!). I heard about: lack of impulse control whining or screaming (unpredictable, uncontrollable, illogical screaming is what one reader described it as) bedtime issues constant nursing/demands to nurse all the time (especially nighttime nursing) perceived [...]

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Parents vs. Junk Food: Who Is To Blame?

December 7, 2011




Once again, the media is looking at the question of who is to blame when children aren’t eating properly. Parents and activists (such as Corporate Accountability International) don’t want fast food and processed food companies marketing their junk to our children. Those companies, on the other hand, claim that they offer many different choices and [...]

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