Visit our sponsor! By Kristy Webb, Registered Dietitian Starting solids is an important milestone for parents and babies, and it’s one I love having the opportunity to help with. As a registered dietitian, I love food—eating it, talking about it, making it—and I love helping tiny humans develop their love for food almost as much! Food […]
Who’s the Boss: Should I Let My Child Set Their Own Bedtime?
By Janelle Kent, Certified Sleep Consultant at Fais Dodo Sleep Solutions Unfortunately, there’s no straightforward yes or no answer. Letting your child set their own bedtime is a highly personal decision, and there’s not one single approach that will work for every family. Is your child asking for a later bedtime? Or are you hoping to […]
Should My Twins Share a Crib?
By Janelle Kent, Certified Sleep Consultant at Fais Dodo Sleep Solutions They shared a womb so why wouldn’t they share a crib? Choosing to have your twins share a crib may not actually be up to you. You may have dreams of sweet little heads nestled together while they sleep peacefully away; but your reality […]
6 Tips and Tricks for Washing Cloth Diapers at Home
by Cayley, co-owner of Pumpkin’s Delivery Service As the co-owner of Calgary’s only local cloth diaper delivery service, I love making sure fluff-loving families everywhere have laundry success even if they don’t want to outsource their washing to us. (But please sign up in case you do!) These tips and tricks will have you winning […]
All About Calgary’s Pumpkin’s Diaper Delivery Service
Special thanks to Maman Loup’s Den for letting us give you all a brief overview of what our diaper delivery service looks like. We are Cayley and Steve—parents just like you—and we own and operate Calgary’s only LOCAL cloth diaper delivery service, Pumpkin’s Diaper Delivery. We have enjoyed cloth diapering both of our littles, Lexi […]
8 Ways to Beat the Sleep Heat
By Janelle Kent, Certified Sleep Consultant at Fais Dodo Sleep Solutions Since the snow has melted and Mother Nature has cranked up the temperature, I’ve been asked by many parents how they can help their little ones sleep comfortably when it’s a lot warmer in their rooms. The ideal room temperature for most babies and […]
How a Physiotherapist Can Help With Breastfeeding Difficulties
This is a guest post by my very own pelvic floor physiotherapist, Mercedes Eustergerling. Find her in Calgary at Vida Health. When we think about the available options for breastfeeding support, a few professionals immediately come to mind: the lactation consultant (of course), the physician, nurse, midwife, and doula. All can be incredibly helpful for moms […]
7 Reasons to Cloth Diaper ~ By a Cloth Diapering Dad
By Matthew Flanagan, a real-life Cloth Diapering Dad Playing drums on a cloth diapered bum is so much more satisfying than tapping a beat on a bum diapered with a disposable. Seriously. A good cloth diaper has a nice bounce and great reverb. Disposables, by contrast, just make a dull crinkly noise. Also, your baby […]
7 Easy Steps to Building An Effective Teacher-Parent Team
Never Worry About Marks Again By Amber Scotchburn, author of Parenting … With A Twist Did you know that students whose parents are involved in their school have fewer behavioral problems and perform better academically? Did you know that positive parent-teacher interactions positively affect teachers’ self-perception and job satisfaction? Now that you know, here are seven things teachers […]
Skechers GoWalk 4 and GoRun 5—Go Uncle!
By Sean Gallimore, The Internet’s Foremost Adult Onesie Expert at WeRateOnesies.com Physical activity is hard. Finding the energy to exercise on top of an already busy schedule is difficult for pretty much everyone. The first thing I want to do when I get home is lie on the couch, and fortunately for me, I have […]
Top 5 Tips for Starting Kindergarten on the Right Foot
By Amber Scotchburn, author of Parenting … With A Twist It’s that time of the year … back to school for many and just starting school for others. Yes, get out the Kleenex because your baby is taking some pretty big steps! But, just as they took the steps that got them from crawling to walking, […]
Back to School, Back to Bedtime: Top 5 Tips from a Paediatric Sleep Consultant
By Alison McAdam, Sleep Consultant at Cheeky Sleeper The school year is almost here! For parents and kids alike, gearing up for back-to-school is bittersweet. Gone are the carefree days of summer as you face the order and structure the school year brings. Here are some tips to make the transition a little easier on […]
10 (Possibly) Surprising Things Your Birth Doula Can Do for You
You may already know about all the informational, physical, and emotional support we birth doulas provide our clients. There are the long meetings with you before the birth to discuss how you’re feeling and prepare you for what you might expect during labour and afterward. There’s the five-week on-call period surrounding your estimated due date, […]
10 Things I Wish Moms Knew About Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
This is a guest post by my very own pelvic floor physiotherapist, Mercedes Eustergerling. Stay tuned for my own blog post about my experiences as a pelvic floor physio patient! It’s not too late. I’ve heard so many moms tell me that they have pelvic health issues, but they think it’s too late to do anything […]
This is Why I Haven’t Come Out to my Parents
This guest post was written by one of my former high school students. I am a queer teenage girl, and I want to talk a little about what my experience has been coming out to people and why it is that I am out to almost everyone I know, except for my family. First, I […]