 AMAZING MOM'S
My Own Baby Signing Story
Like many parents who sign with their baby, my initial motivation for teaching my son American
Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary was to give him a way to express his wants and needs before he was able to
speak. Joshua started signing at 9 months of age, and by the time he was 18 months old, he could use at least
80 words, a combination of spoken words and signs. More
The Best Laid Plans
When you have kids, making plans is hard work. Even if you only have two kids, it seems that
as soon as you are walking out the door, someone comes down with fever. Plans are never made with complete
confidence. More
The Name Game
I know a woman named Iona Dick. Go on - say it out loud. The kicker is she took her husband’s
surname when she married so actually decided to become Mrs. Iona Dick. MORE
Recession Mom Entrepreneurs
I have been known to spend a decent amount of time offering advice and mentoring would be mom entrepreneurs.
Lately there have been countless e-mails making their way into my inbox with messages from would be
mom entrepreneurs asking the same question: is a recession a good time for mom entrepreneurs to launch
a business? MORE
The Old Hag With the Babe
by Julie Cole
I felt young when I had my first baby. I was in my late-twenties but had always imagined I wouldn't
get started until I was in my thirties. You see, I just had too much to do and didn't need a baby slowing
me down. Turns out, sometimes they don't slow you down but speed you up. MORE
Ready or Not
by Julie Cole
I just received an e-newsletter from a pregnancy website that I didn't sign up for. My
subscription could be the result of one of my hilarious Mabel's Labels co-workers thinking
I should be following this pregnancy of mine a little more closely. MORE
Boomi’s Beads
Boomi Beads, fashionable
medical bracelets is a sister-run company. Sid and Marcy started their business for a very special reason,
their mother Boomi, who represented courage, dedication, family, support and kindness to them. More
Children’s Trunk Show All Grown Up
In children’s lingo, it’s
the little idea that could. In fact, the brainchild of Torontonians Julie Ritchie and Kim Nichols has matured
very nicely. Just five years ago, the Children’s Trunk Show featured four vendors and operated out
of a private home. More
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