Category Archives: Parenting Your Baby

Pregnancy and Parenting after Infertility

This post is the second in our Year of the Family 2014 series, a celebration of families. The pain and loneliness of infertility It took 3 years, 2 pregnancy losses and 4 intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles for my husband and me … Continue reading

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iparent uparent we all PARENT at iparent

What is Halton iparent? It’s the Halton Parenting Directory on-line. It is an easy way to find information that can help strengthen and expand your parenting knowledge and skills.

Posted in Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs, Babies, Babies with Special Needs, Before Pregnancy, Breastfeeding Your Baby, Breastfeeding Your Child, Children & Tweens, Depression & Anxiety After Birth, Depression & Anxiety During Pregnancy, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Pregnancy, Prenatal Health, Preparing to Breastfeed, Teen Brain, Teens, Teens With Special Needs, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Transition to High School | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“Will he be teased in the locker room?”

I’m pregnant and my husband and I are the kind of people that just need to know if it’s a boy or a girl. I suppose we are impatient planners. To us, not knowing what day our baby will be … Continue reading

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We are ALL Team Canada

Tears. Lots of them. Just as they did four years ago when Alex Bilodeau captured gold for Canada, the tears flowed freely as a young man’s love for his brother shone as brightly on the world stage as did his … Continue reading

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Making time for your “Valentine”

Get ready for the day, work, come home, make dinner while keeping Pumpkin occupied, clean up, play together, walk the dog, do the bedtime routine, the laundry, pay the bills, catch a tiny bit of me time, then finally… sleep. … Continue reading

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