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Breastfeeding and Low Supply: Common and Surprising Causes and Solutions 19 Aug 2013 | 11:26 pm
Low milk supply is always listed as a top reason why mothers quit breastfeeding and switch to formula. Experts often claim that the percentage of women who can't produce enough milk is extremely small...
Staying Home (or "Opting Out") Won't Save Your Marriage 8 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
This week, the New York Times has yet another article about the dynamics of managing careers, marriage, and parenting. In The Opt-Out Generation Wants Back In by Judith Warner looks at what happened t...
Back to School = Back to Gender Roles 6 Aug 2013 | 05:44 pm
It is officially 'back to school' season in the media and consumer worlds. Unfortunately, this year (as with many years) it is being used as an opportunity to reinforce old gender roles and stereotype...
Trayvon Martin Murder Trial: Mothers of Black Sons Speak On Implications 15 Jul 2013 | 12:38 am
Much of the world was shocked yesterday to learn that George Zimmerman was acquitted in the murder of Trayvon Martin. Others were not shocked, which shows the incredible depth of the problem (a combin...
In this country of billboards covered with tits, I think we should try to get used to this 7 Jul 2013 | 02:53 pm
Hollie McNish wrote this poem in a public restroom after her baby fell asleep. In the description of it on YouTube, she wrote: I was in town on my own a lot with her and the first time I fed her som....
Minimalist and Zero Footprint Parenting -- Need Some Ideas? 5 Jul 2013 | 01:39 am
More and more people of our generation grew up learning about protecting the environment and living a green lifestyle. For many people, it is a departure from the way that they were raised and, to som...
Is poverty inevitable for Canada's Indigenous children? 3 Jul 2013 | 02:25 am
The statistics are staggering. According to a new report from Save the Children Canada and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the poverty rate for children in Canada is 17%. "Despite repeate...
"Father of the family must be master in his own house" -- Who agrees with this? 26 Jun 2013 | 03:45 am
I was shocked recently when I read some tweets, and then an article, by Doug Saunders of the Globe and Mail talking about Environics research on shifts in Canadian and American values and how they've ...
Breastfeeding, Sleep Deprivation, and Postpartum Depression: How To Manage? 8 Jun 2013 | 01:30 am
There is research that indicates that mothers with PPD who do not get enough sleep are at greater risk for more severe depression. There is also research that demonstrates a link between weaning and d...
Wear Your Bike Helmet, Get Free Ice Cream 6 Jun 2013 | 06:21 pm
This morning I read an article about an initiative by the Ohio Police. The CBC reported that: Police in Ohio are on a blitz this summer to slap as many children as possible with tickets in an effort ...
