Parents always want to make the best decisions for their children, particularly when it comes to discipline. Everyone will have an opinion and try to tell you how you should enforce household rules, but it seems like the most controversial method is spanking.    Spanking (defined as open-handed hitting on the buttocks or extremities with the intention of modifying a child’s behaviour) has historically been a common punishment for misbehaviour,…

Graeme and I are leaving Madi for 6 days to go to Hawaii for our friends wedding. After I booked our flights to Hawaii I immediately started panicking. I have left Madi before for 2 nights in the past for a medical conference and a bachelorette party. I have never been away from her for 5 nights! Will Madi will feel abandoned? Will her attachment (the bond between a…

Madi was 15 months old when my husband and I went to a medical conference in Quebec City. It was the first time I had ever slept away from Madi and I was beyond stressed. The thought of leaving her made me feel like vomiting. Since I found out I was pregnant she has been a part of me, so therefore leaving her felt like I was torn in…