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Tag Archives: parenting

Small Wonders–Appreciating the Ordinary

Featuredby Jean Brown 6 Comments

My husband is currently on 15 weeks of “parental leave.” (In Canada, mothers are entitled to 15 weeks of maternity leave. Then 35 weeks of parental leave is typically also taken […]

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Happiness

Welcome to the World, Machrie Blaine!

October 16, 2015by Jean Brown 3 Comments

Baby #2 has arrived! One week ahead of schedule on October 1st, right before his big sister’s birthday weekend when I really, really didn’t want to have a baby, he […]

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My Story

Survival Mode in the Winter Sickness Sinkhole

March 2, 2015by Jean Brown 5 Comments

We’ve been sick for weeks now. It’s time to give myself a break and just SURVIVE until Spring is here!

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Challenges

Rebranding the “Terrible Twos”

February 25, 2015by Jean Brown 11 Comments

Two-year-olds suffer from an image problem. “Has she hit her ‘terrible twos’ yet?” I’ve heard it a number of times now that I’m the mom of a two-and-a-half-year-old—from other moms of […]

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Parenthood

Feature Friday: Let Them Play!

January 16, 2015by Jean Brown 7 Comments

“The Overprotected Kid” by Hanna Rosin, appeared in The Atlantic in April, but I thought it was worth a share still. While it’s aimed at parents, I think there are some interesting […]

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