Tag: parenting

Why Playing Hide-and-Seek is Good for Your Child

  • May 18, 2015
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Children love to play hide-and-seek from their earliest days, but it’s not just a silly game. Playing peekaboo with your baby leads to searching for hidden objects and, ultimately, to the excitement of playing hide-and-seek, of being hunter or hunted without the risk of getting hurt. Whether it’s peekaboo, hide-and-seek, or hunt-the-thimble, what are the […] The post Why Playing Hide-and-Seek is Good for Your Child appeared first on .

10 Ways to Encourage Smart Snacking

  • May 15, 2015
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Raising kids with healthy eating habits is getting more difficult by the day. We live in a preprocessed and prepackaged world, and getting kids to choose healthy snacks can be a real challenge. If your kids would rather hit the fast food drive-through than grab a healthy snack, you might want to take some time […] The post 10 Ways to Encourage Smart Snacking appeared first on .

How to Make Your Home Comfortable for Your Kids After a Divorce

  • May 11, 2015
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Just because you’re divorced doesn’t mean your children can’t be part of two independent, happy homes. Creating your new home as a bachelor or bachelorette is different than making a home for your children. Although your interior design needs to reflect your lifestyle, it should also be a comfortable place for your kids so they […] The post How to Make Your Home Comfortable for Your Kids After a Divorce appeared first on .

5 Ways to Raise White Children to be Anti-racist Allies

  • April 20, 2015
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by Dr. Rebecca Hains; cross-posted with permission In recent [months], the nation has been riveted and repulsed by the grand juries’ decisions to indict neither Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, nor New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner. In the ensuing national conversation, many […]

Celebrating Midwifery in Manitoba

  • April 15, 2015
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To celebrate the International Day of the Midwife (May 5th), we spoke to midwives Danielle Laxdal and Tracey Novoselnik via speakerphone while they were on the road to a conference. We thank them for making time in their busy schedules to multitask for this interview. What is the Manitoba Association of Midwives (MAM)? MAM is the professional association for midwives in Manitoba. They support and promote the profession of midwifery in the province. http://midwivesofmanitoba.ca/ What’s the relationship to the College of Midwives of Manitoba (CMM)? MAM promotes the profession; CMM regulates it. Midwives must register with CMM to legally practice in Manitoba. http://www.midwives.mb.ca/ How is midwifery unique in Manitoba? In other provinces, midwives work in private practice groups. Manitoba midwives work