If you have kids between the ages of 6 and 15 chances are you are very familiar with Minecraft. I have a tween and a teen boy, and I have to admit of all the online games that get played in my house Minecraft is probably the one I spend the least amount of time worrying about.
This week I was on the Parenting Panel at Canada AM chatting about how to discuss death and dying with kids. There is no question, this topic is a tough one for parents.
There’s no question, I’m pretty lucky to still have a grandma. This particular Grandma is pretty special for a few reasons. She was one of 21 children born in Ireland to her entrepreneurial parents.
Baby it’s cold outside! On days like today when the temperature is dipping below -20 with the wind chill it is smart to stay inside and keep warm, but just because it is winter, is no reason to hibernate completely!
We recently went on a family ski trip that involved very little skiing.
Mother Nature has not been well behaved, so we had no snow and conditions were not even cold enough for the snow-making machines to do their thing.
Do you check your child regularly for head lice? Head lice prevention techniques and regular checks can help stop the spread of head lice. If your child has
‘Tis the Season… for holiday controversies. The ‘Starbucks Hates Christmas’ controversy:
In case you have been living under a rock and have not heard about this, let me break it down for you:
According to my calculations, six kids equal a ridiculous amount of Halloween candy. Parents always wonder: do we let them gorge and be done with it? Or do we portion it out over an extended period of time?
I have to be honest, I always saw myself as a baby kind of a mama. When my Biggies were babies, I remember being at the park and seeing school aged kids and thinking how weird it must be to parent such big kids.
30 minutes of ME TIME. 19 Reasons to just do it!
How to #Fit30 Minutes of Activity into Your Day. Why is 30 minutes of Activity Good for You?
Most parents say that there was a particular age and stage in their child’s life that they enjoyed most. I’ve always identified as a “baby” person. If there
That time of year has hit again and while we’re busy getting kids organized for back to school, I’m reminding myself of some goals that will help all
New parents are often exhausted from ‘chasing their kids’ around, but somewhere between toddlerhood and the teen years, kids slow WAY down. While it is true that there
I recently experienced something very new and different. For the first time in over 12 years, I had a night away from the kids with Daddy-o.
Yes. The first time in over 12 years.
We’ll be celebrating my daughter’s fifth birthday, an important milestone, in just a few short weeks. But we experienced another major event in her life just three weeks
Planning and paying for a child’s birthday party has changed immensely over the years. Sometimes it can feel like we have to better the last party our child attended. Bringing more ‘Wow’ to the party often means spending alot more money – but does it have to?
Healthy eating is something many of us strive for but the truth is there are times where our efforts to make healthy choices actually end up being on the unhealthy side of healthy food!
March is birthday month in my life. March brings birthdays for both me and Mabel’s Labels. I also have a daughter with a birthday this month. I recently had a parent ask if I had any birthday party activity suggestions.
If you have kids between the ages of 6 and 15 chances are you are very familiar with Minecraft. I have a tween and a teen boy, and I have to admit of all the online games that get played in my house Minecraft is probably the one I spend the least amount of time worrying about.
This week I was on the Parenting Panel at Canada AM chatting about how to discuss death and dying with kids. There is no question, this topic is a tough one for parents.
There’s no question, I’m pretty lucky to still have a grandma. This particular Grandma is pretty special for a few reasons. She was one of 21 children born in Ireland to her entrepreneurial parents.
Baby it’s cold outside! On days like today when the temperature is dipping below -20 with the wind chill it is smart to stay inside and keep warm, but just because it is winter, is no reason to hibernate completely!
We recently went on a family ski trip that involved very little skiing.
Mother Nature has not been well behaved, so we had no snow and conditions were not even cold enough for the snow-making machines to do their thing.
Do you check your child regularly for head lice? Head lice prevention techniques and regular checks can help stop the spread of head lice. If your child has had
‘Tis the Season… for holiday controversies. The ‘Starbucks Hates Christmas’ controversy:
In case you have been living under a rock and have not heard about this, let me break it down for you:
According to my calculations, six kids equal a ridiculous amount of Halloween candy. Parents always wonder: do we let them gorge and be done with it? Or do we portion it out over an extended period of time?
I have to be honest, I always saw myself as a baby kind of a mama. When my Biggies were babies, I remember being at the park and seeing school aged kids and thinking how weird it must be to parent such big kids.
30 minutes of ME TIME. 19 Reasons to just do it!
How to #Fit30 Minutes of Activity into Your Day. Why is 30 minutes of Activity Good for You?
Most parents say that there was a particular age and stage in their child’s life that they enjoyed most. I’ve always identified as a “baby” person. If there is
That time of year has hit again and while we’re busy getting kids organized for back to school, I’m reminding myself of some goals that will help all of
New parents are often exhausted from ‘chasing their kids’ around, but somewhere between toddlerhood and the teen years, kids slow WAY down. While it is true that there is
I recently experienced something very new and different. For the first time in over 12 years, I had a night away from the kids with Daddy-o.
Yes. The first time in over 12 years.
We’ll be celebrating my daughter’s fifth birthday, an important milestone, in just a few short weeks. But we experienced another major event in her life just three weeks ago.
Planning and paying for a child’s birthday party has changed immensely over the years. Sometimes it can feel like we have to better the last party our child attended. Bringing more ‘Wow’ to the party often means spending alot more money – but does it have to?
Healthy eating is something many of us strive for but the truth is there are times where our efforts to make healthy choices actually end up being on the unhealthy side of healthy food!
March is birthday month in my life. March brings birthdays for both me and Mabel’s Labels. I also have a daughter with a birthday this month. I recently had a parent ask if I had any birthday party activity suggestions.
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