Resources

Please make a selection from the list below to view the resources.

Are We Addicted To Strollers?, John Hoffman, Today’s Parent (April 2007)
Car Seats Are For Cars, Catherine McKenzie, Mothering (May/June 2006)
The Importance of the In-Arms Phase, Jean Liedloff, Mothering (Winter 1989)
Infant Carriers and Spinal Stress, Rochelle L. Casses, D.C.
High-Need Baby: Coping With a Fussy Infant, Holly Bennett, Today’s Parent (July 2006)
Increased Carrying Reduces Infant Crying: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Hunziker and Barr, Pediatrics (1986)
Close To You: The Importance of Touch to Your Baby, Susan Spicer, Today’s Parent Pregnancy & Birth (Winter 1998/99)
Benefits of Kangaroo Care, Krisanne Larimer
‘Baby Toting’ in 1963, CBC Archival Video
The Benefits of Babywearing, Lindsay Ross (Babes in Arms owner), speech from the Calgary BOLD Red Tent Event, September 2009
Is My Sling Safe?, Sleeping Baby Productions
Strollers, Baby Carriers and Infant Stress: Horizontal versus Upright Transport in Early Infancy, Elizabeth Antunovic, Sleepy Wrap website (2008)

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Belly Women – a doula for every woman
DONA International – the oldest, largest and most respected doula association in the world

101 Reasons to Breastfeed
Breastfeeding Anytime, Anywhere (Today’s Parent, Pregnancy & Birth, Autumn 2000)
Ten Steps to Breastfeeding Success, Teresa Pitman, Today’s Parent, Pregnancy & Birth (Autumn 1999)
Breastfeeding Advice: What to Believe, Leslie Garrett, Today’s Parent (October 2002)
Breastfeeding Through the Ages, Teresa Pitman, Today’s Parent (Spring 2000)
Letting Go: A Weaning Story, Lu Hanessian, New Beginnings (January-February 2004)

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Diaper Drama – an in-depth comparison of cloth versus disposable diapers.
The Joy of Cloth Diapering, Jane McConnell, Mothering (May/June 1998)
Diaper-Free From the Get-Go, Eileen Travers, The Montreal Gazette (April 2006)
Natural Infant Hygiene or Elimination Communication: A Gentle Alternative to Long-Term Diapering, Ingrid Bauer
Rockin’ Green Frontloader Database – instructions for a variety of washing machine models to get the best results washing cloth diapers
http://www.bummis.com/media/detergent-information.pdf – Bummis Approved Detergent List

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The Eco-Capitalist Handbook, from Terracycle
What is an Ethical Consumer?
The Green Nursery, Susan Spicer, Today’s Parent, Pregnancy & Birth (Autumn 2007)
Responding to Critics of Local First, Michael H. Shuman (August 2006)
Fair Trade: An Alternative Economic Model, CBC News (April 2007)
31 Ways to Jump Start the Local Economy, Sarah van Gelder, Yes! Magazine (2009)
Healthy Families, Healthy Planet, Lindsay Ross, REAP Calgary (April 2010)

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The Story of Stuff (a short animated documentary about where “stuff” comes from and where it ends up)
Fair Trade Labelling Organizations International
Organic Consumers Association
Conscious Consumer (by The Center for The New American Dream)
Greener Choices (by Consumer Report)

Three in a Bed?, Sophie Kneisel, Today’s Parent Baby & Toddler (Fall 2002)
Babies and CIO, moxie.blogs.com
The Night Shift: Coping With Night Waking… Still, Today’s Parent
Sleep Like a Baby, John Hoffman, Today’s Parent (1999)
Children Need Touching and Attention, Harvard Researchers Say, Alvin Powell, Harvard University Gazette (1998)

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Crying For Comfort: Distressed Babies Need to Be Held, Aletha Solter, Ph.D., Mothering (January/February 2004)
Teething Necklaces 101, Lindsay Ross, Babyvibe.ca (February 23, 2010)

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