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How to Talk with Teens About Drug Use

April 16, 2018 by Leslie Kennedy 244 Comments

Parenting a teenager is not easy. There are so many things we as parents need to figure out and navigate and monitor and discuss. Are they having sex? Are they doing drugs? Are they skipping school? Are they making good choices? Somehow, we have to figure out how to help guide them and keep them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drugs Tagged With: children's mental health, drugs, health, mental health, opioid crisis, parenting, talking to teens, Teens

Bringing Families Together Through Food

March 14, 2018 by Leslie Kennedy 16 Comments

It’s always been my goal to eat dinner together as a family, but our busy lives have gotten in the way. My husband gets home late. My kids are picky. It’s just been easier to feed them before my husband gets home and prepare a more elaborate meal for him and me to eat later. March is Nutrition … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Dietitian, family, food, food challenges, meal planning, nutrition, nutrition month, picky eaters

In My Family, In-Law Is Not A Dirty Word

January 4, 2018 by Leslie Kennedy 2 Comments

My parents moved to Canada from the United States before I was born. I grew up with my parents and my brother, and my next closest relative was a 10-hour drive away. It was just us. One sibling, no extended family to speak of. I don’t know what it would have been like to grow up surrounded by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Life, Uncategorized Tagged With: extended family, family, in-laws, mother-in-law

How The Simplest Of Days Proved I’m Not Screwing This Parenting Thing Up

January 2, 2018 by Leslie Kennedy 1 Comment

Today was one of the best days of my life. Nothing significant happened. I didn’t get the job of my dreams or win the lottery or find a twenty on the sidewalk. It snowed last night. The first real snow of the season and the whole way to school, the kids threw snow in the air like it was the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: chanukah, family, meaningful, parenting, screwing up, snow

If You Take Away Childminding In Gyms, You Take Away The Mental Break Moms Need

December 20, 2017 by Leslie Kennedy Leave a Comment

When I was on mat leave with my son, my office shut down and I ended up with an involuntary, very, very extended maternity leave while I looked for work. It was an extremely stressful time in my life. I was carrying baby weight and the burden of needing to find work while, at the same time, having … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Mental Health Tagged With: childminding, depression, fitness, GoodLife, gym, mental health, Postpartum, working out

Instead Of “Enjoying Every Moment,” This Is What I’ll Tell New Moms To Do

November 2, 2017 by Leslie Kennedy Leave a Comment

The early months of both of my kids’ lives were not easy. My daughter had colic and my son was as fussy as they come. I remember how many people back then tried to tell me to enjoy those days. “They grow so fast," they said. "Savour this time,” they urged me. It was probably the most obnoxious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: advice, enjoy each second, new moms, parenting, parenting stages

This Is The Reason Why A Nation Wept For Gord Downie

October 18, 2017 by Leslie Kennedy 7 Comments

Why does it hurt so much? Why did I cry over losing someone I didn’t even know? What is it about Gord Downie and the tragic loss of his life last night that has struck such a chord with me, and with so very many of us? I’ve seen so much in my newsfeed today about how The Tragically Hip was the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: God Downie, The Tragically Hip

Weinstein’s Victims Stayed Silent And I Bet You Would Too

October 13, 2017 by Leslie Kennedy 4 Comments

I was 7, maybe 8. Our usual sitter was busy that night so my parents had a neighbourhood boy, one I barely knew, babysit for my brother and I. My brother and I were watching TV downstairs when the babysitter, who was probably about 14 at the time, called me upstairs. Obediently, I went. “Do you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: Hollywood, rape, rape culture, sexual misconduct, silence, Weinstein

Why I Won’t Apologize For Having Wine O’Clock At My House

August 10, 2017 by Leslie Kennedy Leave a Comment

“It’s wine o’clock” “Bottle opener = Mommy’s fidget spinner”  “My kids whine so I wine.” I’ve seen so many ‘mommy loves wine’ references across my social media I’ve lost count. They all make light of our love for wine. Many of us share them in solidarity of how we enjoy ending our long days … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: destress, drinking, relax, wine, wine o'clock

When You’re An A***hole Sports Parent, It’s The Kids Who Lose

July 12, 2017 by Leslie Kennedy Leave a Comment

Do you ever read a news article where you’re legit embarrassed that it’s a real story, a real thing and that this is something that happens on a widespread basis? Honestly. Where are we as a society in North America, when our kids turn up to rinks and pitches to play their sport and it's the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: heckling, soccer, South Carolina, sports parents

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