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I’m a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail, and my work has appeared in most major Canadian publications.
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Can we teach kids about the most wonderful - and most sorrowful - time of the year?
When I saw it, time stopped. The ceramic tree behind the counter was a near replica of the one my grandma owned. I could hear her calm voice and feel her soft hands guiding me away from the hot bulbs.
Dance, soccer, piano, swim, repeat: We’re not helping our kids by keeping them busy
“Mama, is this a handstand?” my four-year-old asked for approximately the 37th time that morning, wedging herself upside-down between the wall and the sofa. She had been parkouring around the living room for days, with a sudden enthusiasm for acrobatics I hadn’t seen before.
The new ‘rosé all day' and the stress of modern motherhood
Amberly McAteer joins the podcast to discuss microdosing moms and why parenting is more stressful than ever
Is ‘gentle parenting’ really a better way to raise kids?
The millennial parenting craze of the moment emphasizes empathy and compassion, but do we really know better than our parents?
Microdosing mushrooms: The new tonic for stressed-out moms
Advocates say microdosing allows for calmer parenting, but scientific research is lacking
Podcast: Gentle parenting is much harder than it sounds
Even a shoe to the head hasn't stopped Globe and Mail writer Amberly McAteer from thinking gentle parenting is a better way forward for families.
After I had a real kid, I despised my fur babies
“Oh.”
That was my reaction as my dogs ran toward me, folding in half with excitement at my feet, after our time apart. The wiggles, the kisses all would have made me swoon just days earlier, and I likely would have recorded their reactions. But this time, this reunion, I felt nothing.
When we had parted, I had been on my way to the hospital to have my first baby and had squeezed them both so tightly, promised it would only be a few days, and gave the dogsitter pages and pages of instructions o...
That was my reaction as my dogs ran toward me, folding in half with excitement at my feet, after our time apart. The wiggles, the kisses all would have made me swoon just days earlier, and I likely would have recorded their reactions. But this time, this reunion, I felt nothing.
When we had parted, I had been on my way to the hospital to have my first baby and had squeezed them both so tightly, promised it would only be a few days, and gave the dogsitter pages and pages of instructions o...
Opinion: Swing, slide, yawn: Why are our playgrounds so boring?
Amberly McAteer is a writer in Toronto, and a former editor in the Opinion section at The Globe and Mail.
It’s a scene that has played out dozens of times this summer: My husband pushes our two-year-old daughter on the swing at our local park, in sync with all the other dads. They all stand behind their vaguely entertained kids, stare out into the abyss, and say nothing. Meanwhile I try, and fail, to have a basic conversation with another mom while my older daughter is climbing up a slide.
“Ho...
It’s a scene that has played out dozens of times this summer: My husband pushes our two-year-old daughter on the swing at our local park, in sync with all the other dads. They all stand behind their vaguely entertained kids, stare out into the abyss, and say nothing. Meanwhile I try, and fail, to have a basic conversation with another mom while my older daughter is climbing up a slide.
“Ho...
Why I Pulled My Kid Out of Montessori School - Today's Parent
When I finally learned to “follow the child”, I realized this method was trendy and expensive - but not the right fit for us
Can I have a magical summer with my kids, without ruining their sleep?
“I’ve made a terrible mistake,” I thought, watching my two toddlers buzz around the room, jump on the beds and refuse to get into their pyjamas. An hour past their usual bedtime with no end in sight to the madness.
Hours earlier, my four-year-old had her first soccer game – and I use that term loosely. It felt like the first real night of the summer. I took in the warm night air with my mom friends as we cheered our older kids on and the little ones ate watermelon on the sidelines. And then, on
Hours earlier, my four-year-old had her first soccer game – and I use that term loosely. It felt like the first real night of the summer. I took in the warm night air with my mom friends as we cheered our older kids on and the little ones ate watermelon on the sidelines. And then, on
If we value mothers and motherhood, excellent postpartum care should be standard
The first of its kind in Canada, a new postpartum retreat wants to revolutionize the care mothers receive in the days and weeks after giving birth. But why isn’t this standard practice, instead of an elective luxury?
Thomassen had heard the “horror stories” of early motherhood—trying to keep a new human alive on little sleep, little food and high anxiety—and wanted something better. “What was giving me the most anxiety was not having baby expertise,” she says. “My mom is wonderful, but she hadn
Thomassen had heard the “horror stories” of early motherhood—trying to keep a new human alive on little sleep, little food and high anxiety—and wanted something better. “What was giving me the most anxiety was not having baby expertise,” she says. “My mom is wonderful, but she hadn
I walked away from my dream job for motherhood
Every work day at 10:30 a.m. for the last six years, I’ve been part of a story meeting with a team of brilliant editors, debating which news items would make the strongest fodder for engaging opinion pieces.
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