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

January 4, 2018 by Leslie Kennedy 1 Comment

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

5 Tips For Surviving The Winter With A Smile On Your Face

December 13, 2017 by UrbanMoms Leave a Comment

As Canadians, you would think we’d be used to winter by now. But every year, as the colder months roll around, we fall into the same old trap; denial (maybe it won’t go below zero this year?), anger (why can’t we feel our goddamn faces?) and eventually a kind-of-acceptance (it’s fine, we just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Life Tagged With: Ava boot, boots, City, family, get outside, Kamik, outdoors, winter, Women’s Rogue 6, Yukon 5

I Was Convinced My Blended Family Photo Shoot Was A Nightmare

October 2, 2017 by Erin Silver Leave a Comment

A couple weeks ago I booked a family portrait session with our wedding photographer, Assaf Friedman. I've had professional photos of my kids taken every year since they were babies. I look on my wall and see photos of them just weeks old. There are photos of them growing up together. There used … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: family portrait, photoshoot

The Tipping Point: Going From Two Kids To Three

March 6, 2017 by Heather Dixon Leave a Comment

In general, no matter how many children you have, parents tend to think that having one less child is SO easy. If you have two kids, you start to wonder how you ever thought one was difficult. When you have three little ones, going out with two kids suddenly seems like a total breeze. Four or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Life Tagged With: family, guideline, outnumbered, Three Kids, tipping point, tips

Now That I’m a Parent, I Finally Appreciate My Siblings

February 20, 2017 by Erin Silver Leave a Comment

I’d like to tell you that my family is crazy, but that’s hardly headline news. Whose family isn’t? But in mine there seems to be more drama than in most. In fact, one day I might write a book about it. As just an example, my grandmother calls us non-stop to talk about the same subject on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Life Tagged With: bond, brothers, family, grandmother, mother, parent, siblings, sisters

Why Are Moms Today So Frazzled And What Can We Do About It?

January 27, 2017 by Erin Silver 1 Comment

I was in Arizona recently for the holidays with my kids and parents. My boys are getting older and naturally, they wanted to spend the majority of their time with my dad, whom they call Best Friend. "Best Friend, do you want to play catch?" "Best Friend, do you want to watch a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Life Tagged With: Arizona, busy, Clubs, frazzled, hockey, kids, mindful, moms, programs, responsibility, single mom

4 Ways To Make Life With Teens Easier

December 10, 2016 by Scarlett Ballantyne 1 Comment

The lives of today's teens are scheduled and full. Many take part in sports or extracurricular activities in addition to keeping up with their academics and social calendar. While it can feel like their lives are heavily scheduled, having a full calendar means that they learn time-management and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Family, Humour, Life, Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: ease, family, helpful, kids, parenting, parenting teens, routines, Teens

‘The Cheekiness Of Geese’: Inside The Bizarre Mind Of My Son

November 24, 2016 by Alison Tedford Leave a Comment

Life has been so so so busy lately I have been a bit worried my son has felt left out. We went away for his birthday to a local resort to celebrate him turning nine and also my recent venture into self-employment. I took a leave of absence from my day job to focus on my family and do some digital … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: busy, catch up, catchup, ducks, geese, life, mind, reconnecting, son, unplug

My Kid Thinks He’s Too Grown-Up For The Kid’s Menu

October 5, 2016 by Alison Tedford Leave a Comment

We don't eat out often but it felt like a day to celebrate. My hard work was paying off and I decided to let my family pick where we would go for dinner. Of course, the boys chose the local steak house—they are big meat eaters and like to be fancy every once and a while. The nice thing about taking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Food, Life Tagged With: grown up, kids, kids menu, restaurant

Unplugged For Laughs

August 17, 2016 by Alison Tedford Leave a Comment

I don't "unplug" often enough. I work online, I curate content all the time, and I'm always on the go. I try to take as many breaks as possible from technology to focus on what's most important to me—my family. But it can be hard to juggle everything. I took a couple afternoons off this weekend to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: family, fun, laughs, phone-free, unplugged

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