“It is as true now as it was then that no matter what tests show, very little of what is taught in school is learned, very little of what is learned is remembered, and very little of what is remembered is used. The things we learn, remember, and use are the things we seek out or meet in the daily, serious, nonschool parts of our lives.”
~ John Holt

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Sleep Training Guide for the Infant

Here’s another cute article from my sister-in-law.

Sleep training from baby’s point of view

Sleep Training…

OK, here’s my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 7 months. The first few months were great– I cried, she picked me up and fed me, anytime, day or night. Then something happened. Over the last few weeks, she has been trying to STTN (sleep [...]

Green Meme #2

I already did Green Bloggers #1, so I figured I would do #2 too even though I haven’t been tagged for it.

Guidelines:

1) Link to Green Meme Bloggers. (use image if you like)
2) Link back to whoever tagged you. (no need to wait to be tagged!)
3) Include meme number
4) Include these guidelines in your post
5) Tag 3 [...]

Green Meme Blogger #1

Annie tagged me for a green meme a few weeks ago but I’m just getting to it now. So here goes!

1) Name two motivations for being green?

I have always loved Canada and the fact that there is forest, mountains, ocean, etc. all around us. I want my children to grow up to appreciate nature as much [...]

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to anyone out there who still reads this with my infrequent updates lately. The snow looks like it’s going to stick around until Christmas, which I think will make it my first white Christmas since I moved from Calgary. It’s fun, but I hope it doesn’t stick around too long after Christmas!

We [...]

Babies' nursing workouts build lung capacity

By Anne Harding

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The exercise that babies get while suckling at the breast may be an essential component of the respiratory benefits associated with breastfeeding, new research shows.

Dr. Ikechukwu U. Ogbuano of the University of South Carolina in Columbia and colleagues found that by 10 years old children who were breastfed for [...]

Mmm…veggies

I’ve been going to a playgroup off and on with some other moms I know. You’re supposed to sign in, and there’s also the option to enter a draw for a food box. I wasn’t really sure what that meant, or if the food box was meant more for lower income families, so only entered the [...]

Hidden crib dangers

So I suck at this post every day for a month thing. Oh well! I tried at least. Maybe next time.

I came across this article today and thought I would share it. There are so many misconceptions and misinformation about cosleeping, that it’s nice to see an article about the dangers of cribs for once. (Not [...]

Split Lip

Meredith split her lip last night. Poor baby. She was playing with Kris on a hill and fell and bit right through her lip. Both sides were bleeding and today it’s very puffy. We were a bit on the fence on whether to take her to the ER for stitches, but it stopped bleeding [...]

Earwigs and fleas and mold… Oh my!

So I really love BC.  I love that we get flowers coming up in February, while Calgary is still -40.  I love being near the ocean and that there are so many forests.  I can’t wait until Meredith is just a little older and I can take her out to the beaches on the west coast [...]

Throw away the Deet…

I remember Deet growing up.  For those who don’t know, Deet is the most common ingredient found in most commercial insect repellents, and is known to be highly toxic.  My parents used to caution us to use only tiny amounts, especially my dad who is an environmentalist and was quite concerned about its use.

Here is some [...]