Winter Book List - Books to Read This Winter By Jill Kelsey Ready for some shifts in perspective? These titles will have you rethinking what you know about postpartum, communicating with your children and your coworkers, eating mushrooms, how babies are impacted by oxygen and their diets during the first 1000 days, and reducing the toxic load in your environments. There is a lot of really great information here... For the children, we have listed several titles that provide c

Laugh it off. Go Royal. Wake Up and Smell the Roses: Three Ways for Women to Manage Pain During Labor and Delivery Giving birth is called labor for a reason; it's hard work for a new mom! And while there are many ways to reduce pain, including the hee hee hoo hoo breathing of the Lamaze technique, there are now a host of additional effective forms of natural pain control for moms-to-be to try. Laugh it Off with Nitrous Oxide Labor and delivery are no laughing matter. Yet nitr

Pre and Postnatal Fitness Training Prenatal exercise has been shown to have many benefits, including preventing excess weight gain, reducing backaches, lowering the risk for gestational diabetes, and easing the labor process. Continuing a fitness routine after you have your baby can help improve your mood, boost your energy levels and restore your body and core muscles. OneFirelight is a newly introduced inspirational wellness platform that promotes unity, strength, and a sen

Essential Tips for Raising a Good Human By Colleen Doyle Bryant The anticipation of becoming a new parent is such a beautiful time. We wait to meet this precious life and picture the potential future they may have. You may be envisioning polite visits with grandma and a perfectly behaved toddler who sits quietly in their seat during a 3-hour plane ride. In reality, the ride may be bumpier than that. As much as we love our little ones and want to wrap them in a cocoon of our a

Learning: What Parents Need to Know for 2023 and Beyond By Joanne Foster, Ed.D. – www.joannefoster.ca How can parents help young children take full advantage of learning opportunities—now, and throughout 2023 and beyond? Read on to find out how learning occurs, including three fundamental factors, and five practical tips for parents to consider. How Learning Happens Is learning about following passions? Or is it a skill that develops over time with practice and hard work? Pas

By Philip Mott A young child’s roller coaster of emotions throughout the day is partially due to their age but is often connected to their sympathetic nervous system. This in-born system is responsible for what is commonly known as the fight or flight response. During this response, the brain and body will release a heavy dose of chemicals to sharpen a person’s senses and prepare to, well, fight or get the heck out of there! The purpose of their sympathetic nervous system is

Our recommended parenting, baby, & lifestyle items for December 2022 What is in store for you this month? We have a few items that are really great for increasing hygiene on the baby front. Health, including mental health comes in many forms. Check out these great items we've come across this month. The Table Tyke This portable and reusable silicone placemat has a patent-pending bumper. What we love about this bumper is that it hugs the table. Not only does it contain messes

Why Childhood Friendships are Important for Development, & Ways Parents Can Help By Kathy Diebold The Beatles were right- we can always get by with a little help from our friends. Growing up, I was very introverted and timid. At the age of six, my parents enrolled me in ballet classes with the hopes of overcoming my shyness. It worked! I made great friends in that class who encouraged me and cheered me on, not only with dance but in my personal life as well. I started getting

Por la Dra. Lauren​ Starnes, vicepresidenta sénior y directora académica de Goddard Systems, LLC Las vacaciones pueden traer tanto emoción como estrés para todas las familias. Sin embargo, para las familias que organizan sus primeras vacaciones después de un divorcio o una separación, puede ser particularmente difícil. Desde remodelar las tradiciones navideñas anteriores hasta coordinar las celebraciones navideñas de un niño con ambas familias, los niños pueden sentirse abrum