“Everything about her has come as surprise and a blessing.” Those are words Kim Plume Marr wrote about her youngest daughter, Robyn, nine months after the little girl underwent an intense surgery to address her…
With holidays come parties. And with parties come festive drinks. And while mocktails are not a new trend, we’d like to encourage you to give them some special consideration this season to ensure every guest…
Have you ever traveled internationally with young children? For some of us, it’s an idea that seems impossible. But for Pauline Axford and her husband, Bryan Daubney, it’s a way of life. The couple have…
The word bullying gets used a lot these days, but is it always the right term for what’s happening? Therapist Kerri Gaskin of Coverdale Counselling returns to the Pickle Planet podcast to discuss how parents…
It’s so easy to get overwhelmed by clutter in our lives. Clutter in our files, clutter in our rooms, clutter in our minds. Thankfully, we can ask Kim Sneath for help! Kim is a clutter…
The numbers are simple, yet startling; one in five youth is affected by mental health illness. Nearly 40% of Moncton-area youth say they are not able to solve problems without harming themselves or others. When…
Sally Melanson says she’s fielding more and more calls from families seeking remembrance photography. We often think of hiring a photographer for joyous family portraits — everyone together, smiling and having fun. But there is…
You asked for it, friends, so here it is: my take on the province’s green paper, Succeeding at Home, the Government of New Brunswick’s latest education review. Consider this your cheat sheet before the education…
Have you ever wondered how to donate breast milk from here in New Brunswick? Did you even know you can donate excess breast milk in Canada? There are several non-profit banks that accept donations of…
The Braedon Foundation, founded by Tiffany Agnew in honour of her son, Braedon, offers New Brunswick children with life-threatening or high-risk illnesses either a bedroom makeover or a shopping spree. “I just want to give them something fun and positive to focus on and give their parents a chance to see the kids just being kids. They’re given these diagnosis that are, you know, far beyond their years. They’re really forced to grow up so fast and it’s really hard,” she explains.