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At our recent holiday family reunion, my niece, a new mother, was allowing her 6-month-old baby to crawl across the top of a long sprawling kitchen table. We were all delighted and joy-filled when mom exclaimed: “She’s a free-range kid”. While not yet aware of the term or parenting philosophy, coined by Lenore Skenazy (founder…
This day and age is a difficult age to live in, let alone to grow up in. the amount of anxiety and depression among teens is almost double to what it was twenty years ago and the statistics are not only alarming but horrific. There are more misuse of drugs and alcohol than ever before,…
There are all kinds of myths that are perpetuated around kids and video games. Games will rot your children’s brains. Games will corrupt your children’s innocence. Games will ruin your children’s social life. If you were to listen to every scare story in the media, you would be worried about letting your children near a…
Congratulations, the day has come, and you are embarking on the greatest adventure of your life. As you are holding an incredibly fragile new life in your arms for the first time, an intense feeling of joy washes over you as you suddenly realize – you are a Dad. Then, just as quickly, a new…
In the past, kids seemed to be a lot more involved in sports than many tend to be nowadays. There could be a whole host of reasons for this. But the most likely is that kids are currently bombarded with so much technology that their attention often falls on video games, film and TV, and…
By Nicole Dreiske Here’s a 21st-century brainwave to carry your children forward – digital devices can be used to strengthen literacy and learning. Whether you’re watching a YouTube video together or guiding your child through a new app, you can use screens in the same way that you would use story time: to build neural…
When we become parents, a lot of changes. With a baby around, even your sleep pattern will look different. Your relationship with your parents has probably changed a fair bit since birth, too. Sometimes, that change can be positive. Many of us realize that we don’t appreciate what our parents did until we’re trying to…
By Janina Scarlet, Ph.D. It is a sad and undeniable truth that many children are exposed to violence, abuse, and terror on a regular basis. From bullying to school shooter drills, to high academic pressures, we are witnessing the rise of mental health crises in many young people, both young children and teenagers, along with…
By Nicole Dreiske For decades parents have worried about the impact of technology on their children, especially in early childhood. Today, tech insiders are outing software and social media creators for making their products purposely addictive. In 2018, the World Health Organization classified “gaming disorder” as a mental disease. We all know the drill: limit…
With about 8 years of solid exclusive breastfeeding experience, I have had my fair share of challenges. I have struggled with flat nipples, thrush, foremilk/hindmilk imbalance, and more. But, one of the most challenging events I have had to prepare for and go through, both mentally and physically, has been surgery. With my second baby,…