by HomeOfEighT8 | Jan 27, 2013 | Advice, Parenting, Resources
“How we are introduced to the world is how we are introduced to ourselves. If the world we are living in is highly chaotic or neglectful, unloving, or otherwise harmful or unstable, then we tend to turn that inward.” -Ally Jamieson, MSW Trauma can occur at...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Nov 15, 2012 | Nicole's Blog, Parenting, Pregnancy
When a baby is born, so is a mom, metaphorically speaking. You are gifted the title of Mom and with the title comes a new name, job, role, and position. The list is endless and the importance is infinite with this new role and a new responsibility. How you grow into...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Oct 11, 2012 | Featured Article, Health, Parenting, Pregnancy
Body Modifications are a group of practices that include branding, scarification, tattooing, piercing, and other body art. Body modifications have been around nearly as long as breastfeeding. Archaeologists, historians and body art practitioners note that tattooing...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Sep 25, 2012 | Parenting, Resources
The reality in Canada today is that a fairly large proportion of married couples will end up becoming divorced. Additionally, a fairly large proportion of these divorced couples, with or without children, will end up re-establishing themselves in a step, or blended,...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Sep 17, 2012 | Advice, Parenting, Resources
This is an amazing graphic created by the design team at EarlyChildhoodEducation.com that illustrates the cost of a child. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Young Parent Outreach is a dynamic resource program providing services and support to young pregnant...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Sep 15, 2012 | Advice, Parenting, Resources
If there’s one thing I know for sure about being a girl, it’s that it isn’t easy. Having recently survived my teenage years, I can attest to the fact that girls today face a distinct set of challenges that are associated with their sex. Discrimination based on gender,...
