I'm tired.  Why didn't anyone tell me how hard this was going to be?  Oh, yeah...they did, I just didn't believe them.  The last few days have been particularly hard.  My 3 year old daughter has been sick with a fever and cough and suddenly I started to feel a bit under the … [Read more...]

Few adults fully understand the importance of two daily events that happen for all children during the school day - recess!  Recess is the time when children have the greatest opportunity for unstructured and unsupervised play.  There are no parents and few teachers around.  This can … [Read more...]

Do women change when they have children?  You bet!  But not to a one–dimensional state of motherhood. As most of you know urbanmoms.ca recently conducted a survey with our members and the results are pretty interesting!  Our urban mom members are sending a strong message to marketers, … [Read more...]

Every now and then my husband leaves me a little surprise, by logging into my computer, navigating to a website he thinks I’ll find interesting, and leaving it on-screen.  Then, when I next log on, there it is waiting for me.  Now, sometimes these are thinly veiled attempts at pedagogy or … [Read more...]

By Lynn Roblin MSc. RD and Bev Callaghan BSc. RD Like many women you may have set some New Year’s resolutions to lose weight or become more fit. Resolutions are a wonderful idea but soon fall to the wayside as real life struggles with kids, jobs and other demands take over our daily lives.  … [Read more...]

My family likes to be on the move.  Even if it is as simple as a walk down the high street on a sunny spring day or kicking a ball around at the park, we are not the type that can just hang around.  I find I get really antsy and irritable if we have nothing to do and my kids get really … [Read more...]

My fondest childhood memories revolve around sports. I grew up outside.  Not literally, of course.  I had a roof over my head but I really only ate and slept at home.  The rest of the time I was either playing road hockey, baseball, football or any other outdoor activity with my … [Read more...]

This contest is now closed.  Thanks for your interest and watch out for more exciting promotions to come! Ever feel guilty that you don't make your own baby food?  Ever frustrated by the lack of quality organic baby food products on the market?  Well, do we have a surprise for you! … [Read more...]

Well, we might have finally found it.  That is, a baby food available at grocery stores that measures up to homemade.  Sweetpea Baby Food is new on the market and was recently tested by our urbanmoms.ca testing panel.  Lifelong friends, Eryn Green and Tamar Wagman, conceived Sweetpea … [Read more...]

With just one week remaining until the General Election, a poll at urbanmoms.ca provides a snapshot into how moms across Canada may vote next Monday.  The two polls were conducted this weekend from January 13 -15. Poll Results: Forty (40%) of respondents indicated they would vote for the … [Read more...]