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	The Bigger Picture What if…your children need something more basic than a trip to Disneyland, the latest piece of technology, or the birthday/Christmas pile of presents that breaks your bank account? What if…they don’t even know how to ... posted: May 1, 2013 \| views: 76 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	Mission Mompossible The first cry from my 20-month-old daughter comes most days at 5:07 a.m. If I jump out of bed immediately and sprint to her room I can get to her before she starts full-on crying and wakes her brother. Then the get-he... posted: May 1, 2013 \| views: 58 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	Community Connections for New Parents For some new parents, it might be a yoga class, for others a play group or maybe a local café for a cup of tea. Wherever “it” is for you, that place where you find a connection to other new parents can be as important to... posted: May 1, 2013 \| views: 59 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	Braving Mother-Daughter Relationships My mother always said to me, “The way you treat your mother is the way your daughters will treat you.” I never gave her refrain much thought until now. I hope it is not completely true. My mother and I would both agre... posted: May 1, 2013 \| views: 74 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	Stop Speaking French Stop speaking French, Mommy!” goes the fervent plea of my toddler at dinner time. Perhaps listening to my French is un petit painful at present, but how does one learn if not by practicing? And what better place than at ... posted: Mar 27, 2013 \| views: 142 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	Making Meaning with Rituals I wonder what my children will think of when they reflect on their childhood. “Use your germ pocket when you cough. Make your bed. Did you wash your hands? Look people in their eyeballs when you’re talking to them.” With... posted: Mar 27, 2013 \| views: 100 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	Pulling Up Carrots Pulling up carrots is a family favourite. We always plant West Coasts Seeds’ Rainbow Blend. Our almost four-year-old daughter Savan- nah is my favourite harvesting partner. “Loosen up the soil. OK, pull at the base.” Pur... posted: Mar 27, 2013 \| views: 117 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	The Problem with Plastic Beth Terry was as hooked on plastic as the next North American consumer—until she stumbled across a photo of a dead albatross chick, its carcass overflowing with bottle caps and other plastic debris. The chick’s photo wa... posted: Mar 27, 2013 \| views: 137 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	Culture for Kids I remember way back, when I was teeny, my parents would take me to my hometown museum, the Philadelphia Art Museum. It was limitless. It was so big and I was so small, I felt like I never saw it all. I craved more. So ye... posted: Feb 25, 2013 \| views: 134 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	The Child in the City Where there are cities, there are children. However, very little, if any, consideration is given to children in the planning of urban environments. Yet children are learning every day about life in the city, from the toy... posted: Feb 25, 2013 \| views: 161 \| comments: 0 View this article »

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	The Bigger Picture What if…your children need something more basic than a trip to Disneyland, the latest piece of technology, or the birthday/Christmas pile of presents that breaks your bank account? What if…they don’t even know how to ... posted: May 1, 2013 \| views: 76 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	Mission Mompossible The first cry from my 20-month-old daughter comes most days at 5:07 a.m. If I jump out of bed immediately and sprint to her room I can get to her before she starts full-on crying and wakes her brother. Then the get-he... posted: May 1, 2013 \| views: 58 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	Community Connections for New Parents For some new parents, it might be a yoga class, for others a play group or maybe a local café for a cup of tea. Wherever “it” is for you, that place where you find a connection to other new parents can be as important to... posted: May 1, 2013 \| views: 59 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	Braving Mother-Daughter Relationships My mother always said to me, “The way you treat your mother is the way your daughters will treat you.” I never gave her refrain much thought until now. I hope it is not completely true. My mother and I would both agre... posted: May 1, 2013 \| views: 74 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	Stop Speaking French Stop speaking French, Mommy!” goes the fervent plea of my toddler at dinner time. Perhaps listening to my French is un petit painful at present, but how does one learn if not by practicing? And what better place than at ... posted: Mar 27, 2013 \| views: 142 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	Making Meaning with Rituals I wonder what my children will think of when they reflect on their childhood. “Use your germ pocket when you cough. Make your bed. Did you wash your hands? Look people in their eyeballs when you’re talking to them.” With... posted: Mar 27, 2013 \| views: 100 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	Pulling Up Carrots Pulling up carrots is a family favourite. We always plant West Coasts Seeds’ Rainbow Blend. Our almost four-year-old daughter Savan- nah is my favourite harvesting partner. “Loosen up the soil. OK, pull at the base.” Pur... posted: Mar 27, 2013 \| views: 117 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	The Problem with Plastic Beth Terry was as hooked on plastic as the next North American consumer—until she stumbled across a photo of a dead albatross chick, its carcass overflowing with bottle caps and other plastic debris. The chick’s photo wa... posted: Mar 27, 2013 \| views: 137 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	Culture for Kids I remember way back, when I was teeny, my parents would take me to my hometown museum, the Philadelphia Art Museum. It was limitless. It was so big and I was so small, I felt like I never saw it all. I craved more. So ye... posted: Feb 25, 2013 \| views: 134 \| comments: 0 View this article »
	The Child in the City Where there are cities, there are children. However, very little, if any, consideration is given to children in the planning of urban environments. Yet children are learning every day about life in the city, from the toy... posted: Feb 25, 2013 \| views: 161 \| comments: 0 View this article »

May 2013