Parenting: Is the Internet on your side?
“It must be the four-month sleep regression. She just suddenly started waking up a lot more. I can’t figure out what to do about it. I should probably start serious…
I swore I’d never… then I had kids.
Remember life before children? You’d see a child screaming in the supermarket and you said… “I’d never let my child do that!” Or you’d hear a parent say “If you…
How to Handle the Pain of Parent Shame
Parents regularly experience shame around parenting. I see it all the time… “I love nursing her to sleep. I know I shouldn’t do that.” “I love tucking him into bed…
Groupings: Helping Young Children Adjust to Group Experiences
It's almost time for the beginning of the school year. And for many children, it's not "Back to School", but "Beginning School, or preschool, or daycare" for the first time.…
Are you raising a “spoiled” child?
The issue of "spoiling a child" is obsessive in our culture. And now, seeing as it's summer, a lot of people have family visiting. So even though the weather is lovely, moms…
But… my first child wasn’t like this!
“Be careful to step away from the water spray,” the mom said to her 3-year-old daughter. It was a very hot day and the store next to the crosswalk where…
Canada Day: why it’s a gift to your children to live here
This coming Friday is Canada Day and as I sat down to write this blog looking for Canada Day activities for kids to suggest to you, I came across this…
How to Undermine a Mom
“If you do that, you’ll ruin your kids for life.” How would you feel if someone said that to you? If you are a strong and confident parent, you’d hear…
Baby Sleep Training: How the Media is Misleading Parents
This week, the news media were having a feeding frenzy over one new baby sleep research study out of Australia. The headlines were short, big and bold. Let Babies Cry…
UPDATE: How to protect you and your family against tick bites
Last year, in the middle of June, I sent out a blog post about the need to protect you and your family against tick bites and how to prevent them. The…