by phdinparenting on September 18, 2009
I love it when I get to share some good news as an update to an issue I posted on in the past. Back in November, I wrote about a couple who were having twins where both mom and dad wanted to take parental leave. In double the babies, double the work, double the leave, [...]
by phdinparenting on August 8, 2009
You know the spoiled little rich girl complaining that her Daddy won’t buy her a Porsche and she has to make due with a BMW? If you’re American, you’ll probably think I sound like that spoiled little rich girl after reading this post. I’m sorry.
I’m Canadian.
I have access to almost a year of leave (combined [...]
by phdinparenting on November 19, 2008
In Canada, parents can take up to one year of leave after a baby is born. That includes 17.5 weeks of maternity leave for the birth mother (and 5 weeks of paternity leave for the father in Quebec), as well as an additional 32 weeks of parental leave that can be taken by the mother, [...]