The early months of both of my kids’ lives were not easy. My daughter had colic and my son was as fussy as they come. I remember how many people back then tried to tell me to enjoy those days. “They grow so fast," they said. "Savour this time,” they urged me. It was probably the most obnoxious … [Read more...]
Twenty Questions Other Than “How Are You?” To Get Your Kids Talking
On a daily basis we’ve all been asked the—quite honestly—boring question, “How was your day?” by family, friends and coworkers. As we grow up, the tendency to put less thought into our answer becomes more common. We walk in the door and sluggishly take off our jacket and shoes, while absentmindedly … [Read more...]
Gisele Bundchen Offers Motherhood Advice You Might Agree With
Okay, moms. Gisele Bunchen has some advice for you, advice you might hesitate to agree with at first, but let's hear her out. "It's very important to nourish yourself, take care of yourself," the mother of two told the The Sunday Times Style magazine. "You know how they say on the plane that you … [Read more...]
Thinking about starting a business? Advice from a mompreneur!
Have you ever thought about starting your own business? I've thought about it many times. After all, I like to have the flexibility of doing something from home so I can still be with the kids. Blogging here on Urbanmoms, as well as running my own site and contributing to other sites (yes, I'm … [Read more...]
Happy Father’s Day
The other day, someone at work asked me, “What’s it like to be a father?” and that got me thinking. He's about 6 months away from joining the club so I think he was looking for a little sage-like advice. To be honest, I think he was happy to find out I lost my hair many years before having kids. We … [Read more...]
Friendship
For my friend: you know who you are.So you know those times, the ones where life is such a hard, hard struggle you just don't know how you're going to make it through? Those rough, tough times, when all you can do is get your Dory on and just keep swimming? I'm there, friends. I'm not … [Read more...]
Don’t give him your last bite of yogurt and other advice…..
While hanging out with Anastasia and Roman I was surprised to see how quicky toddler gender roles emerge. Anastasia is just over two and Roman just under two so she is a little older which may account for some of her desire to be a care giver but I sense that it's partly because she is a … [Read more...]
Not So Sour Grapes
A lot of people came down hard on the Grapes in 2011. But the funny thing is, when I sat down with Don Cherry, it wasn't a loud-mouthed lout I was chatting with, rather a laid back, relaxed guy, who reminded me an awful lot of my father-in-law. I came with a list of questions from … [Read more...]
MY PARENTING COLUMN
I have always wondered how "Parenting experts" actually get that title. Seriously what makes them experts? Is it the fact that they have children, or that they are a Doctor, a psychologist? So if I have more than one dog would that make me an expert? Well I have always wanted to have my own … [Read more...]
30 Seconds with… The Musicians
Back on the carpet I started wondering: with 3 very different musical groups, and 3 vastly different musical styles, how different would their answers be to the same question, "what advice do you have for new performers?" The sultry Latina singer Amanda Martinez went first. "I would … [Read more...]