Values

Breastfeeding Advocate Asks Babble to Remove Her "Momination"

September 11, 2011




A little over a year ago, I wrote a post calling out popular parenting website Babble for trying to dupe breastfeeding moms by putting ads for a 1-800 number feeding expert line run by infant formula brand Similac on its Breastfeeding Guide and other baby related content. Despite the fact that global public health experts [...]

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Does this ad appeal to you or turn you off?

August 24, 2011




Edit to add: Because a lot of people were confused, I'll explain a bit. This is a poster in the window of a store that sells brand name products at discount prices. I was hoping for people to comment on whether "baby got brand" is a concept that would appeal to you and make you [...]

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Judging a Book By Its Cover

August 12, 2011




Emma got a new book from my mom. At bedtime, I asked her if she wanted me to read the new book from Grannie. "No," she said. "I want a different book." So we read a different book. The next day, the same discussion. "Do you want to read the new book from Grannie?" I [...]

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The Science of Evil and Empathy

July 30, 2011




The front page of today's Globe and Mail jumped out at me. "Can science really explain evil?" the headline asked.  As an atheist and believer in the principles of attachment parenting, I was intrigued by both the question and the double-barreled definition of evil that accompanied it. evil [ee-vuhl] – adjective 1. morally wrong or [...]

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McDonald's Canada's All-Access Moms

June 22, 2011




Have you heard about the partnership between McDonald's Canada and CityLine (a Canadian daytime television show targeted at women)?  They are working together to provide a FABULOUS opportunity for Canadian mom bloggers called McDonald's All-Access Moms, where real moms get to "go behind the Golden Arches." Apparently all the cool mom bloggers in Canada got [...]

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A civil post deserves a civil reply…

June 14, 2011




…a rude post, not so much. Last week, blogger Casie Stewart wrote a post ranting about an annoying family with a bunch of kids that she was stuck at the airport with. The post was a commentary on what was annoying her, accompanied by pictures of Casie, with annoyed expressions on her face or flipping [...]

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Does Good Cancel Out Evil?

June 5, 2011




Today I learned that Toys R' Us donated $26,819 to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) as part of CHEO's fundraising telethon.  I also recently read that Toys R' Us will be installing the largest solar rooftop array in the United States at its New Jersey distribution centre, which will provide for 72 percent [...]

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Islamic Children's Books

March 15, 2011




This is March, which for me means I am working 12 to 14 hour days. It is part of my balance over time, not every day philosophy and reality. That means that I don't have as much time to blog, but don't fret! I have several amazing guest bloggers lined up this month and will [...]

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Do advertisers just think parents are this stupid? Or are they?

March 4, 2011




We all like to laugh at advertisements that are so ridiculous that they are funny. But are they really harmless? Advertising Standards Canada doesn't think so and it has launched a public service announcement on truth in advertising. The campaign is called Dressing it Up Doesn't Make it True and they've created this great television [...]

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What are Community Values?

March 1, 2011




When I hear the term "community values", I think of people coming together to support each other in health, happiness and success. I think of people reaching across barriers and getting to know people who are different from them. I think of people being considerate of their neighbours and polite to each other. I don't [...]

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