Mariette Ulrich

Mariette Ulrich is a homemaker and freelance writer. She lives in western Canada with her husband and six of their seven children. Mariette holds an Honours B.A. in English Literature (University of Saskatchewan). While awaiting the commencement of her M.A. studies, she worked briefly writing ad copy for radio. Severe morning sickness followed by full-time motherhood put an abrupt end to both. She now home-schools her children, writes, and does speaking engagements as time permits. Her columns and articles have appeared in various journals, newspapers and magazines in Canada, the U.S., England and Australia. Her interests include politics, culture, gardening, baking and ballroom dancing; her passions: faith, family and costume drama adaptations of 19th century literary classics.

Truth or lies: a parenting challenge

Mariette Ulrich | 23 May 2012

Fibbing is an all-too-common childhood malady that parents naturally desire to curb. No one wants little liars at home to turn into big liars out in society.

Mother's Day: make it personal

Mariette Ulrich | 12 May 2012

In order to get that perfect Mother's Day gift, don't rely on the advice of strangers or web articles.

A family where one size suits all

Mariette Ulrich | 9 May 2012

When it comes to ‘family size’, the Johnstons are big and small at the same time, but there’s no doubt where their parental love and dedication fit on the size continuum.

Chewing over the day, and other subjects

Mariette Ulrich | 1 May 2012

Surely it is a mark of civilized society to sit down as a family and have intelligent, stimulating and courteous discourse at the evening dinner table.

Aren't babies good?

Mariette Ulrich | 30 Apr 2012

My youngest child (7) is crazy about babies.

Harvard's favourite subject, again

Mariette Ulrich | 27 Apr 2012

Because if there’s one thing university students don’t think about often enough, it's sex.

Foodie games for hungry souls

Mariette Ulrich | 3 Apr 2012

I’ve never spent three hours eating a lunch worth $160, and I hope I never will. But there are young urbanites who do.

Scientists discover why children are often selfish. Really.

Mariette Ulrich | 26 Mar 2012

A new study suggests that age-associated improvements in the ability to consider the preferences of others are linked with maturation of a brain region involved in self control. No kidding.

Out of the Amazon, into Suburbia

Mariette Ulrich | 23 Mar 2012

American anthropologist Elinor Ochs and her colleagues at UCLA have turned their sights from studying family life in such places as Samoa and the Peruvian Amazon, to Southern California’s middle class.

The Bon Jovis, still married after all these years

Mariette Ulrich | 15 Mar 2012

Having recently celebrated a milestone 25th anniversary of marriage with my husband, I find that stories like this tend to catch the eye and gladden the heart.

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