Category: Mental Health

• The power of validation

  How being a mother taught me to become more empathetic and understanding Today marks the second year anniversary of the pandemic. As we reflect on the last two years, we have learned a lot, not just about the virus, but ourselves. Sadly though, the pandemic has brought a lot out a lot of negativity in […]

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  March 11, 2022

  COVID-19 Pandemic, Mental Health, reflections, Relationships

  covid19, kindness, Mental Health, moving forward, pandemic, reflections

• Enough is enough: let’s give our children their lives back

  One mother’s thoughts on COVID-19 policies and children My oldest son Tomislav was born nearly 12 weeks premature.  It was a scary yet happy time; my husband was in the midst of his residency and we were so excited to become parents.  We learned a lot about parenthood during those precious 65 days in the […]

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  January 24, 2022

  Back to school, COVID-19 Pandemic, croatia, Croatians in Canada, Education, Family, Health, Homeschool, Kindergarten, Mental Health, Motherhood, Outlook, Parenthood, Positive parenting, reflections, Relationships

• Reflections On International Women’s Day: MOTHERHOOD, WORK-LIFE BALANCE IN A PANDEMIC WORLD

  

  “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.….It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”-Ruth Bader Ginsburg Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would become a full-time employee and homeschool teacher at the same time. I am not going to deny it, but this was probably one of the […]

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  March 8, 2021

  Family, History, Homeschool, Marriage, Mental Health, Motherhood, reflections, Relationships, Stay-at-home moms, Women, Working moms

  Future, Girl power, International Women's Day, March 8, Motherhood, Outlook, reflections, Supporting women, Uplifting women, Women helping women

• Why the kids need a village: thoughts on reopening schools in ontario

  

  Schools throughout Southwestern Ontario have remained closed since the Christmas break. The original plan was for students to return to in-person instruction on January 11, 2021. However, statistics from the Ministry of Health released just days before the return to school indicated a spike in cases as a result of “holiday gatherings,” (which in my […]

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  January 27, 2021

  Back to school, COVID-19 Pandemic, Education, Family, Health, Homeschool, Kindergarten, Mental Health, Motherhood, Outlook, Parenthood, Positive parenting, Preschoolers, reflections, Relationships, School, Toddlers

  Bell Lets Talk, COVID-19 Pandemic, covid19, Education, Impact of school closures, ittakesavillage, kidsbelonginschool, Mental Health, pandemic, positiveparenting, Raising children, School closures