Fiona’s Home Waterbirth

I finally got brave enough to watch Fiona’s birth video, and I’m glad I did. It gave me a better idea of some of the timeline (like, for instance, I actually only pushed for about 5 minutes this time around!) and made me realize that I wasn’t as loud as I thought, [...]

Father’s Day

I made this video for Kris for Father’s Day. Originally I had wanted to colour correct some of the pictures, add more captions, maybe make some of the transitions a bit better, but Kris’ iMac crashed around the time I wanted to work on it and so it ended up being a couple of [...]

Today

Last week, out of the blue, a writer for the Globe & Mail contacted me and asked if she could interview me about an article she’s writing on baby-led weaning (not to be mixed up with child-led weaning). Baby-led weaning is the process of starting solids by offering your baby the same foods you [...]

Give a child a fish…

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. -Chinese Proverb

I read somewhere once that children are redirected or told no on average every nine seconds. Now, I have no idea how this stat came to be, because [...]

Dog-Friendly Dog Training

Katherine over at Our Report Card posted this link on her blog: Ian Dunbar on dog-friendly dog training. It’s a 15 minute talk, but very interesting for dog owners, parents, and really anyone interested in relationships. A lot of what he says is exactly how I feel about [...]

Life with a one year old

Some tidbits from the past few weeks and more:

Meredith has been enjoying helping to dress herself for a while now.  I kind of wish I’d taken more notice on when it started, not that it matters but I like to write things like that down in her baby book.  Probably before she turned [...]

A video & an addendum

First, Sarah reminded me again about this video and website, Where the hell is Matt?. His videos are a lot of fun.  I guarantee they will make you smile.

The addendum is about my chores post.  Reading it over, I wanted to clarify something.  I briefly [...]

La Teta: to give the breast is to give life

I just stumbled on this beautiful video today, a PSA from Puerto Rica. I wish things like this would be shown in North America, to show breastfeeding as something normal and natural and to show breasts as something other than [...]

“Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.”
~ Virginia Satir

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