Parent Profiles

Each month we bring you the story of one family and how they have made a life for themselves. Every mama is unique and has found a way to keep herself, partner (or not) and child (or children) happy and balanced, or as close to balanced as can be in this crazy society. We'll let you know how different mamas live, work, eat and play in their own way and how this defines them and their families.

Past Profiles

Melanie Nelson and Malcolm Clark - Job sharing and co-parenting all on one property

Erin Cunes and Jonathan Mossop - World travellers, mediataters and parents

Kendra Hannah-Lloyd - Single mama with a little help from Grandma's Daycare

Alice and Jordan - Full-time papa and working mama

Beth Threlfall - Proud full-time mama and artist

Michelle, John and Keeley - The reality of birth in England

Tressa Brotsky - The woman behind the rabbit rattle-Dress Me Up Organic

Jan Picard - A teenager's mama explains the trimesters of parenting

Gaileen Flaman - Birth doula, administrator, Music Together teacher, wife and mama

Sarah Pugh - Locavore, chef and food activist

Jason Fritch and Chi Narita - Raising Kota in Guelph, Ontario and Aomori, Japan

Julie Doiron - Touring musician and mama of 3

David Sudbury - A veteran papa shares his parenting techniques from the early years

Nominate a parent

Do you know an interesting parent who is doing something different with her or his family? Have you figured out a new family dynamic that you want to share with others? Let us know who you want everyone to know about (including yourself!) and you could see a familiar face in a future issue of nouvelle mama.

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