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Connecting Amid Chaos: Guest Post with Parenting Coach Alison Smith


Trying to find relevant, credible, realistic parenting advice online is a crap shoot. There are hundreds and thousands of sites you can search through, trying to find a style that fits your approach and comes…

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Three Tips for Surviving the Winter With Your Family


Winter can a wonderful time to connect with your family. Here are three ideas for embracing the season and capitalizing on your time together, whether inside or outdoors.

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Valentines for Veterans


It’s a universal truth: homemade cards from little kids are magical. And what better time to spread a little magic than in the depths of winter, for Valentine’s Day! This year, consider sending your little…

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Project Nice List challenges Greater Moncton to spread Christmas cheer


Project Nice List launched officially on November 24, 2016 as a local movement to spread kindness during the holiday season. Each day until Christmas Eve, a challenge was issued to the people of Greater Moncton…

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Breastfeeding and Booze


This topic comes up every time there’s a celebration, and people spout all kinds of opinions. I thought I’d share what information I relied on to make my decisions. I hope you find it helpful….

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What is a Midwife, anyway?


You may find yourself asking: what is a midwife? What’s the difference between a midwife and a doula? Does having a midwife mean you must have a home birth? These are important distinctions to understand.

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Stocking Stuffers for Little Kids


It’s that time of year again. Santa’s Mama elves are scurrying through store aisles, trying to imagine how well each item will fit in their child’s stocking. We pulled together a list of go-to ideas…

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December 7: World TTTS Awareness Day


TTTS is a terrible, undiscriminating disease that attacks families every day. In Canada, at least 250 sets of twins are affected annually – including ours. Whenever I reflect on how lucky we were to survive TTTS, I think of those families who lost children to this disease. To those families, please know that your babies are remembered. They are honoured. They are loved.

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Project Nice List Update


Pickle Planet is proud to co-present Project Nice List, a 30-day community building initiative to spread cheer and kindness. Each day we share a new challenge on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Here’s a quick recap…

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Five Snow Day Superstitions


HOW TO MAKE TOMORROW A SNOW DAY It’s the night before the first potential real Snow Day at our house. There is much excitement; visions of hot chocolate and cartoon over indulgence run deep. The…

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