by phdinparenting on March 3, 2010
I far too often hear “but I don’t want my children to see THAT” in people’s objections to nursing in public. I think we need our children to see more of THAT.
Be a mentor!
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by phdinparenting on January 20, 2010
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by phdinparenting on January 14, 2010
Parents often find it overwhelming trying to meet their children’s needs. With limited time, limited resources, and limited patience meeting all of their needs can seem like an impossible task. If we can’t do it all, where should we begin? Where should we focus? What is most important?
Last year, Meagan Francis from The Happiest Mom [...]
by phdinparenting on November 9, 2009
Over the weekend I sent my family away and redecorated their rooms. Until now, Julian has had his own room and Emma has slept with us. We moved Julian into a new bed and a bunch of other new furniture in what used to be the guest room and moved Emma into his old room. [...]
by phdinparenting on October 30, 2009
Today I read a post by@curiousdad on his blog over at the Vancouver Sun. He wrote H1N1 flu vaccine: What the skeptics aren’t telling you. In his post he outlines a case for getting the vaccine and especially for getting your kids vaccinated. His post starts out with:
As the H1N1 vaccine starts to become available [...]
by phdinparenting on September 22, 2009
Children who have the opportunity to learn a second language are given a world of opportunity. It opens up new opportunities in terms of who they can communicate with, what they can read, and where they can travel with ease. It is a partial cure for closed-mindedness. Those are the obvious benefits.
But learning a foreign [...]
by phdinparenting on September 10, 2009
This is a guest post by Ellen, a blogger I’m so glad I had the chance to meet at BlogHer 09.
This is my little boy, Max. He’s six.
At first glance, he may look like any other kid. And in many ways, he is like any other kid. He loves chocolate ice-cream, trucks, airplanes, his toy [...]
by phdinparenting on September 8, 2009
A few weeks ago my husband took the kids to the waterfalls and aerial park at Chutes Coulonge in Fort Coulonge, Quebec (easy day trip from Ottawa). Here are some pics from the little kids obstacle park and the waterfalls.
Want more fun in and around Ottawa? Check out:
Mud Lake @ DaniGirl.ca
Upper Canada Village @ quietfish.com
(sorry…not [...]
by phdinparenting on 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 [...]
by phdinparenting on June 24, 2009
Jack Spratt could eat no fat.
his wife could eat no lean.
So between the two of them,
they licked the platter clean.
Sounds close to the tale of my two little monkeys with diametrically opposed taste buds. Ironically, the only thing that appeared on both plates last night is also the only thing neither [...]