A busker performing in downtown Vancouver gave some pretty harsh parenting advice to two parents on Monday after their child interfered with his stunt. A video posted on YouTube shows local performer David Zindler balancing on a board that is perched on a stand a few feet above the ground. … [Read more...]
Parenting Lessons From A Taylor Swift Concert
As a mom, I recognize trouble when it walks in too, so Taylor Swift and I have some stuff in common. We both love high waisted shorts aka mom shorts. Her friends refer to her as the patron saint of cats and my Instagram account is 25% feline. I know my kid can be entertained by paper airplanes for … [Read more...]
Reflecting During World Breastfeeding Week
I've found myself really nostalgic about Will's birthday this year. Maybe it's a form of the seven-year itch or more than likely it's the new Facebook memories feature which shows you what was happening on this day since you joined Facebook. Everyday over the last couple of weeks I've been reminded … [Read more...]
Can An App Make Healthy Eating at Restaurants Easier?
Eating healthy is hard. Eating healthy while out is even harder. Throw hungry, picky kids into the mix and you’ve got yourself a storm. As much as you’d like to feed your kids nutritious meals all the time, fast food just seems so much easier. Thankfully there’s an app for that. The National … [Read more...]
TOMS Launches Backpacks To Support Anti-Bullying
Lately it seems like bullying is an epidemic. We here about it all the time, and while people are well aware of the extremely negative effects, bullying is still happening. Kids are still afraid to go to school, afraid to turn on their computers, afraid to check their phones. And it sadly doesn't … [Read more...]
When Our Parenting Expectations Meet The Reality Of Parenting
I’m not a parent but like many other people, I already have an idea of how I’ll be as a mom. I’ll raise my children to be polite and courteous and they will eat their fruits and vegetables without any fuss. I’ll read to them every night (my kids will love Harry Potter, no questions asked) and as … [Read more...]
Things I Took For Granted Pre-Kid
There are some things that only truly become magical when you become a parent. It's hard to explain how the presence of a small human can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, but I will do my best. I definitely underrated these four things before I became a parent: Pockets With the … [Read more...]
Boys Suffer Third-Degree Burns After Being Left Outside By Their Day Care
We've always stressed the importance of being safe in the sun and this story shows exactly why sun safety is so important for not only ourselves, but our kids too. A daycare centre is being investigated for neglect after two young boys suffered second and third-degree burns during a day trip to a … [Read more...]
The Scary Reality Of Pursuing Your Dream
I’m about to do something I never thought I’d be able to do. It’s been a dream of mine for 15 years, but once I had kids, once I got divorced, I assumed I’d have to let go of my dream. It was expensive, impractical, not possible for whatever reason. It had become more of a fantasy. Until all the … [Read more...]
Meeting Sadness: Parenting Lessons From Inside Out
Usually when I go to the movies, I come home with stuff. Normally, it's mostly popcorn kernels stuck in my bra. This most recent time at the theatre, I came home with a lot more. I'm a problem solver. I wrap a lot of my mommy identity up in my behind the scenes work to make my child's life … [Read more...]
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