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“Parenting mistakes”: An international comparison

June 2, 2010




‘Tis the season to tell parents what they’re doing wrong, it seems. This past weekend, Amy from Crunchy Domestic Goddess wrote a post called “The 10 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make” – Seriously? Seriously?!! about a post that appeared on Lifescript (an American women’s health website)  listing the following sins of parenting: Top 10 Mistakes Even [...]

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Toy Recalls: Inside the Melissa & Doug and Imaginarium Recalls

December 1, 2009




Image credit: Z Recommends Health Canada has been busy issuing recalls of wood toys due to excess levels of Barium. These are toys from companies like Melissa & Doug, that concientious safety-minded parents have come to trust. It also includes toys from the Toys R Us Imaginarium brand. These are toys that are in many [...]

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Public health care: Canadian perspective on myths and reality

August 21, 2009




I get tired watching the debate about public health care in the United States. The myths, the lies and fear are overwhelming and unjustified. Most people can agree that it is unacceptable that millions and millions of Americans do not have health insurance. But beyond that, there seems to be a perception that if you [...]

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Flexible maternity and parental leave: Is it too much to ask?

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 [...]

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Out of sight, out of mind, out of job: The reality of job protection while on maternity or parental leave

April 27, 2009




If you think your job is safe while you are on maternity or parental leave, think again. In good economic times, when companies were hiring people right, left and centre, it may not have been easy for them to let go of someone who was pregnant or who was on maternity leave without it being [...]

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Something to dream of?

November 30, 2008




How does 12 weeks of maternity leave at full pay and up to a year at 60 percent pay sound? How about 98 percent of newborns being exclusively breastfed when they leave the hospital and 72 percent exclusively breastfed at 4 months of age? Consider an infant mortality rate of 5 per 1000 live births. [...]

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Franchising Opportunities – For Moms, By Moms

November 7, 2008




When I was pregnant with my first child, I reevaluated my priorities in life. I’d spent a good number of years working my butt off to prove myself to my bosses and I had been rewarded with bonuses, awards, promotions, and compliments. But I knew that if I continued that life, I would constantly feel [...]

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