This is not an advertisement. At urbanmoms.ca we like to tell you about cool products and stuff that our team or our members love! We will let you know if it is an ad. I was recently having lunch with a friend of mine at one of my fave new spots.  Strangely, our conversation went from … [Read more...]

Hannah, an urbanmoms.ca member from Vancouver, recently emailed me to ask me to feature the book Misconceptions by Naomi Wolf in our Urbanmoms Books section.  She had read the book and had recommended it to all of her friends.  I too had read the book but it had been a few years and one … [Read more...]

Hannah, an urbanmoms.ca member from Vancouver, recently emailed me to ask me to feature the book Misconceptions by Naomi Wolf in our Urbanmoms Books section.  She had read the book and had recommended it to all of her friends.  I too had read the book but it had been a few years and one … [Read more...]

Consumer Generated Media (CGM) is created by consumers. It is often inspired by relevant experiences or common interests. There are many different ways we generate media as consumers - through word of mouth, passing on emails, chat rooms, blogs, etc. If the message, product, or service resonates … [Read more...]

This is not an advertisement. At urbanmoms.ca we like to tell you about cool products and stuff that we, or our members, love! We will let you know if it is an ad. I recently received an email from, Anne, an urbanmoms.ca member in the Niagara Region, who proclaimed her love for her vacuum.  … [Read more...]

Q: There's no question in my mind that I am the boss in my family and I think it's misleading when people use the term Democratic Parenting.  Could you comment? A: Parents often ask me to define Democratic Parenting, so I'm glad that you've brought this subject up.  In a recent workshop I … [Read more...]

I was talking to Kath, another member of the urbanmoms.ca team, a few days ago.  We were chatting about our kids, the site, our busy lives and then we started talking about time. I know it sounds strange but it was a conversation that has been on my mind ever since. Kath was telling me about a … [Read more...]

In September of this year Ontario introduces new legislation requiring children between 4 and 8 years of age, under 4' 9" tall, and under 80lbs to ride in a booster seat.  Statistics show that using a booster seat protects your child 3.5 times more than a regular seat belt in the event of … [Read more...]

Click here to enter to win a Graco Booster Seat! Graco Children's Products Inc. has launched an awareness campaign in Ontario to help parents and caregivers prepare themselves for the upcoming booster seat legislation.  Did you know that starting this September children under 80lbs, up to 4' … [Read more...]

In this crazy world of technology and information overload, sometimes I forget to just relax.  I get so wrapped up in my busy day and fitting everything in that I forget to leave time for the unpredictable and the spontaneous.  It is often my kids who remind me of the value of the … [Read more...]