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Parenthood

What amazed me about breastfeeding

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I’m occasionally asked what surprised me most during the postpartum period. I don’t need to think twice; it was the experience of nursing my baby. Breastfeeding has been the most simultaneously beautiful and challenging responsibility of my life, and nothing could have prepared me for that realization. I was lucky. I wanted to breastfeed, and… Continue reading What amazed me about breastfeeding

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Summer poor

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School’s out, and kids across Canada and the United States are in party mode this long weekend as our countries celebrate our respective national holidays. But what’s in store for them throughout the summer? The New York Times recently published an excellent piece about working parents who can’t afford summer learning programs for their children.… Continue reading Summer poor