Children’s Brains and Digital Dementia
By Kate Barnes Digital dementia is a term I first came across recently. With a fourteen and twelve-year-old it’s been on my mind, can kids…
By Kate Barnes Digital dementia is a term I first came across recently. With a fourteen and twelve-year-old it’s been on my mind, can kids…
By Jess Williamson Motherhood is isolating. Hours spent in the dark bouncing or breastfeeding a baby alone. Day upon day stuck in the house…
By Kathryn Trudeau I’ve been to enough playdates and storytime events to know the feeling when you tell a fellow mama that you practice…
By Dr. Laura Markham “Dr. Laura….How will they know right from wrong when they are never taught something will happen when they do wrong?…
By Dr Howard Chilton I’ve been a newborn baby doctor for the last 40 years. After about two of them, I lost count of…
By Cathy Oliver WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL HAPPY? I remember my mum telling me about a time in her life when she…
By Sarah R. Moore The terrible twos have a reputation, even among non-parents. The moniker has become so commonplace that at just the very…
By Shannon Wadd As human beings we are hardwired to avoid pain, if something hurts you, your brain will very quickly tell you to…
By Mia S. Scotland Torturing new mothers? Who does that? Well, as a society, we all do. I’m not kidding, I’m perfectly serious, and…
By Georgina Dowden The first two years of your baby’s life are filled with so many lessons, most of which you can only appreciate…
By Keri Hanson With my first son, potty training was a fairly easy process after we let go of societal pressure to start before…
By Kathryn Trudeau I’m not so far removed from reality to think that I am a perfect parent. I know that I am not,…
By Lacey Owen YOU Mumma! You grew a life from scratch. You were right there when their heart started beating, nestled safely within you….
By Erin Loechner There are few things I consider myself an expert in, but truth be told: if recharging one’s energy with littles underfoot…
By Kelly Eden Growing up, my dad never said “no” to a pet. As a result, my sisters and I ended up with over…
By Antonia Anderson Maybe you’re not quite sure what it means to plan for the postnatal time. After all, the baby’s change table is…
By Dr. Laura Markham “Two-year-olds argue with their parents 20 to 25 times an hour.” – Study reported in Child Development Magazine Between 11 and…
By Kylie D’Alton The language we use with and around our children is so important. Children are absorbing our language and they are absorbing…
By Jen Salle-Webb “Expectation is the root of all heartache.” – William Shakespeare As a self-professed perfectionist I have always had high expectations. It…
By Genevieve Simperingham “When their baby cries, mothers feel exasperated, afraid, anxious, unloving, resentful and confused.” According to Dr. Aletha Solter in her book,…