From Surviving to Thriving – A talk for mothers
The most commonly overlooked part of motherhood that will take you from Surviving to Thriving… Being a mother can be difficult. Your entire life changes including your identity and relationships, which...
View ArticleMonday is Massage and Relaxation Day
Big Brother Daniel giving Baby Hannah a massage. Starting on January 6, 2014, Monday is going to be Massage and Relaxation Day! Registered Massage therapist, Sylvie Gilbert, is going to be offering...
View ArticleDiaper Rental Kits
We know that you are going to love using cloth diapers with your new baby – there are so many benefits to your baby, and the environment – but with so many different types of cloth diapers available...
View ArticleMy Baby Hates the Car Seat! – Guest post by Aliya Khan
“My baby hates the car seat!” Such a common complaint from new parents in our Baby Groups. Recently, Aliya Khan, a regular in our baby groups, offered to write a blog post for us on her experiences...
View ArticleNavigating Motherhood Gracefully ~Practical Tools to help you Thrive~
Free Interactive Workshop by Therapeutic Counsellor: Theresa Gulliver Motherhood is challenging and children bring out our best and our worst. Do you ever wonder: – How to thrive as a mother and still...
View ArticleSanta Claus is coming to Mothering Touch!
Mothering Touch is very lucky to be on Santa’s list of places to visit! He will be here on Friday, November 24 from 2 until 6pm and Saturday, November 25 from 2 until 5pm. We are also lucky to have the...
View ArticleSing! Sing! Sing!
These days, with the Christmas season approaching, it feels that all I do all day is singing and babies, babies and singing. Of course, babies and families are my work-work, but singing is my play-work...
View ArticlePerinatal Care for Gender Diverse Families
Families come in many forms. It is a responsibility of perinatal care providers to adapt to meet the needs of all parents-to-be in dignified and affirming ways. While many people from diverse...
View ArticleHow to bottle-feed a baby – Paced Bottle-Feeding
Whether we are exclusively bottle-feeding, breastfeeding-with-occasional-bottles, or doing-half-and-half, it makes sense to feed the baby in the most physiologic, relaxing, pleasant way possible, which...
View ArticleMonday is Massage and Relaxation Day
Big Brother Daniel giving Baby Hannah a massage. Starting on January 6, 2014, Monday is going to be Massage and Relaxation Day! Registered Massage therapist, Sylvie Gilbert, is going to be offering...
View ArticleBabies Understand “Good” vs “Bad”
In my house I’ve always been so careful not to set up a “good” versus “bad” dichotomy. After a movie we always discuss the reasons why the “bad guys” do the things they do. I don’t want my kids to...
View ArticlePractical Parenting Tips
We recently held a contest asking for one really practical tip they have discovered in their life as a parent or soon-to-be parent. It had to be really PRACTICAL… not, “love your baby”, or “be...
View ArticleSunscreen Should Be Safe!
A recent article on Mothering’s site sums it up pretty well when they say… "Summer is here and many of us are thinking about how we can keep our kids safe in the sun. The first line of defense for...
View ArticleIs your baby a room-mate or a house-guest?
Many years ago, a client told me about how she and her partner had felt about caring for their baby in the middle of the night: “Everytime he woke up and needed a diaper change we behaved as though a...
View ArticleNapping Worries
Napping is one of the hottest topics in the Baby Groups I facilitate. Parents seem to worry a lot about how much, how long, how often, how easily their baby naps. I think there are three reasons for...
View ArticleBC Restart means, tentatively, in-person classes
With BC having a “restart” plan, it’s time for Mothering Touch to plan our move back to in-person groups and classes. Next week, Thursday June 17, we will start with in-person, outdoor Baby Groups! I...
View ArticlePractical Parenting Tips
We recently held a contest asking for one really practical tip they have discovered in their life as a parent or soon-to-be parent. It had to be really PRACTICAL… not, “love your baby”, or “be...
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