Your child is doing too much homework: School Boards across North America generally agree on the same standards for homework: 10 minutes per grade (10 minutes in grade one, 30 minutes in grade three, etc.)  If your child is doing significantly more homework than the recommended times there may … [Read more...]

Well, it has happened.  I have had that moment.  The moment that every mother knows is going to come.  It creeps up on us when we least expect it and hits us over the head or, over the heart really.  My six year old, sweet, empathetic little boy, my baby, my first, has moved … [Read more...]

Q:  Last week when I was grocery shopping, my 2-year-old son grabbed a bag of Smarties off the shelf and put it in the shopping cart.  I am very strict about keeping junk food out of our diets and candies like this are not even offered to our children.  I told him “No, we don’t eat … [Read more...]

This week urbanmoms.ca is excited to be launching our Urbanmoms Job Board.  In this section we will post jobs that reflect the needs of our members and visitors and offer urban moms in Canada access to part-time, contract, or short-term positions.  Many of the organizations utilizing this … [Read more...]

Today a woman walked into CircuitFIT and inquired about the 30-minute fitness program we offer. As I began to explain that the workout combines cardiovascular exercise with weight-training she quickly stopped me with a question that I get at least once a month, “Am I going to get big and bulky if I … [Read more...]

This post and the accompanying picture have been contributed by a fellow urban mom and urbanmoms.ca member. A friend commented recently that I seemed remarkably calm in the midst of what is now my hurricane-like family. Adding a new baby to our household, which already included very busy six- and … [Read more...]

I have been hearing a lot of news coverage recently about the impact of urban sprawl on obesity so I thought I would take a closer look.  As it turns out, it wasn't as straight forward as I assumed.  It is true that, in general, people residing in suburban areas weigh more than those … [Read more...]

Recently, I was at a conference and we talked a lot about "Mom".  We analyzed, we compared, and we assumed.  We were presented with data, facts, and information about how to speak to "Mom".  What I found curious about this and slightly disturbing was that many of … [Read more...]

All of our featured products and services on urbanmoms.ca are tested and approved by our testing panel.  The following is a review of Barbara Coloroso's "Kids are Worth It!" by an urbanmoms.ca panel member. If I had been asked to review Barbara Coloroso's "Kids are … [Read more...]

All of our featured products and services on urbanmoms.ca are tested and approved by our testing panel.  The following is a review of Barbara Coloroso's "Kids are Worth It!" by an urbanmoms.ca panel member. If I had been asked to review Barbara Coloroso's "Kids are worth … [Read more...]