Remember being a teen, wanting more than anything to spend the summer hanging out with friends? Days spent leisurely soaking up the sun on the beach and cruising around late at night, talking about all the wild adventures you wanted to go on. Inevitably, your parents interfered, dragging you away … [Read more...]
Bra Shopping With Your Daughter: Tips For Being A ‘Supportive’ Mom
Possibly one of the most embarrassing, brave, and daunting questions a preteen girl can ask her mother is to go bra shopping. The other day, my 12-year-old daughter asked me to take her bra shopping. “I need to get fitted,” she said, all-knowingly. I was taken aback. Not because she needed bigger … [Read more...]
Is My Child Ready For A Smartphone?
Nowadays, parents are starting to give smartphones to their children at a very young age. In fact, 56% of children between the ages of 10 and 13 already have a smartphone. Although smartphones are a great way to keep in touch with kids, they also present a lot of risks if kids aren’t mature enough … [Read more...]
How Babysitting Has Changed Since My Babysitting Days
When I was 13, I had a long-term babysitting gig for a single mother in my neighbourhood that took place every Thursday. I would walk over to my not-so-close neighbour’s house for a 5 pm start time, so I could make dinner for the kids and myself—usually pasta and a jar of sauce. I would then serve … [Read more...]
Skincare Hacks For Oily, Greasy Skin
Warmer weather means changes in our skin for both us and our little ones, but it doesn't necessarily mean submitting completely to troubled skin. Though allergy- and heat-related pimples may be unavoidable for some of us, there are a host of DIY projects and low-maintenance products that can easily … [Read more...]
We Are All Swimsuit Ready
Recently making headlines was an article giving tips for how to choose the right bathing suit for your body type and conceal problem areas. While this may sound like every article you see staring at you from in the grocery line, what made this piece newsworthy was that it was in a magazine aimed at … [Read more...]
What Young Adult Novels Can Teach Us About Parenting
What do many young adult (YA) books have in common? Angst-y teens, strict rules made for breaking, and rollercoaster love lives. There’s no doubt about it, being a teenager is rough and parenting one proves just as hard. But if there’s something we can learn from all those teen reads, it’s … [Read more...]
Should I Let My Tween Wear Makeup?
The year was 1984. I loved the movie Footloose, singer Tina Turner and the band the Culture Club. Other bands from England like Bananarama and Kajagogo had that wild hair and eyeliner that seemed so very edgy and cool. My best friend started teasing her bangs and spraying them super high, using … [Read more...]
What Your Tween Wants To Know About Sex
Let's not kid ourselves—our tweens have heard things about the sex and they want to know more.It's the very nature of being a tween, of being in a peer group who are all exploring and engaging with the world around them in different ways. https://casinoceske.comPlanned Parenthood, the nonprofit … [Read more...]
How My Mom Made Our Home A Vegetarian-Positive Zone
Making the switch to a vegetarian lifestyle isn’t always easy, especially if your entire family is all about huge turkey dinners. I discovered this first hand when I gave up eating meat. Initially the decision had to do with my health, I wanted to feel better about my body and the food I was … [Read more...]
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