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Claire Nielsen: Why self-care is essential for every mother

Claire Nielsen: Why self-care is essential for every mother

'Supermom' may sound like praise, but it often masks exhaustion and invisibility, writes columnist Claire Nielsen.
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Healing helps us find our purpose in life

Healing helps us find our purpose in life

To heal the haunting of guilt and shame, we need to forgive ourselves, but before we can forgive ourselves, we need to first understand why we made the negative choices in the first place.
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Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Every parent needs to decide what is too much, based on the age of their kids and what behaviour they notice in their children. 
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Opinion: Grieving the loss of our children

Opinion: Grieving the loss of our children

Listen with an open heart and be all ears, following every word and being totally there with them.  Give them space and time to talk without interrupting or telling your own story.
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Eat your oatmeal (but the right kind of oatmeal)

Eat your oatmeal (but the right kind of oatmeal)

When I talk about oatmeal, I am referring to the whole flake or even whole grain or steel cut oats. They require more cooking than instant oatmeal (which is void of the healthy parts of the oat).
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Negative calorie diet – fact or fad?

Negative calorie diet – fact or fad?

Even if one doesn’t lose weight, the following foods are very good for us and provide good sources of vitamins, fiber and minerals which are often lacking in the typical North American Diet.
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Your secretor status may be affecting your health

Your secretor status may be affecting your health

It's important to note that being a non-secretor is not necessarily a 'bad' thing; it's just one of many genetic variables that can influence your health.
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'Desperation': Child care struggle worsens in rural U.S.

'Desperation': Child care struggle worsens in rural U.S.

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A shortage of child care in the U.S. has become so acute that it’s reaching far into rural communities, including one northwestern Oregon county where future embryos are in line for a spot at Amy Atkinson’s nursery and preschool.
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Navigating Christmas with ADHD kids

Navigating Christmas with ADHD kids

During the Christmas holidays our kids’ schedules are often out of whack in regards to meals, bedtime and amount of screen time etc.
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Opinion: Relationships thrive when we’re speaking the same love languages

Opinion: Relationships thrive when we’re speaking the same love languages

Understanding our own love language and the love language of our partner (or family members / friends) can improve communication and strengthen our relationships.
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