A week ago I asked you for your tips for traveling with a toddler.  I'm proud to say that we did it!! WE DID IT! And, best part, it was great:)I have lived in Ontario for the majority of my life (my teenage/university years were spent in Saskatchewan).  One of my favouite places to visit … [Read more...]

Ever stumble across products you can't live without? I have...some for me and one "must have" for The Boy, and I just had to share them with you!StayFit Salad KitI picked this up while I was out buying the amazing cereal on the go bowls featured in Trend Watch.  This salad kit has a non-toxic … [Read more...]

So, The Boy has two genius parents who geniously decided that it would be so fun to take a  vacation with our 14 month old.Until now, "vacation" has meant visiting my parents...meaning staying at my parents comfy house and making them cook, clean, go on late night McD's runs (not joking), look … [Read more...]

I totally lost it on The Boy tonight.  I wrote a few weeks ago about disciplining your toddler.  I got great ideas and since then I've been the mom who does the warning, a redirect, removal...whatever the situation calls for.  I make him look me in the eye (which he DETESTS when he's … [Read more...]

I firmly believe in an early bedtime.  Yes, it means that The Boy and I don't get to hang out for as long as I would like when I'm working full time.  Yes, it means that I don't have much of a life in the evenings because there is a law against leaving a sleeping baby alone. Yes, it means … [Read more...]

CNN.com recently ran a story on Male Postpartum Depression.  It's a quick read, so feel free to check it out before continuing on.I've read the article numerous times, and I still don't know how I feel about it.  I'm of two minds, and here's why:    Do I believe that men can … [Read more...]

Boundary testing.  Totally knew it was going to happen- totally wasn't prepared for how early it has come.  The Boy is doing something completely normal and I have no idea how to deal with it. Here's the thing- I'm in the business of working with much older kids.  Ones that, while … [Read more...]

I read a lot of tweets during the day, but I've seen a surprising year-end trend: tweets about the teacher.  Not so nice tweets.  Tweets talking about how glad they are to have their kid out of a teacher's class, how unhappy they are with exam-writing, how frustrated they are with a … [Read more...]