Sometimes it feels like mobile technology is taking over a big part of our lives and the lives of our children. Cell phones and tablets are never far from our teenagers’ reach and, truth be told, from our own hands. As parents, it is our responsibility to ensure that our kids develop healthy and … [Read more...]
Fighting Tech With Tech: Practical Ways To Parent In The Digital Age
Last week, my teenager spilled a milkshake on his MacBook Air and I’m convinced it was on purpose. You see, he’s been lobbying for a PC because my current ability to satellite parent requires the household to be on Apple, lest I will have to come up with different parental controls. Parenting … [Read more...]
Baking With My Boys
My boys like to wrestle, master games on the iPad, and play baseball. Usually, most games end in a fight. I often retreat to my kitchen—I enjoy baking healthy treats and I also know that when they're done play-fighting, they'll come rushing to try whatever I've cooked up. They know to expect … [Read more...]
Parents Are In For A Shock When Kids Reveal Their Dream Dinner Guests
“If you could have dinner with anyone in the world—dead or alive—who would it be?” It’s a pretty typical icebreaker question that we’ve all answered at least once or twice in our lives. Usually you come up with some famous person who’s bound to impress—Nelson Mandela, George Clooney or maybe … [Read more...]
What’s Happening To Family TV Viewing Habits?
When I was a kid coming home after school meant fending for myself and my sister until mom and dad came home from work. Then it was a flurry of activity—making dinner, getting everyone fed and in bed at a decent time. Back then it was no big deal to be spending time together and often in front of … [Read more...]
How To Celebrate Family Day Across Canada
When Family Day approaches, it’s tempting to want it as a day off of work to set yourself on the couch and finish that latest episode on Netflix, or catch up on updates on Facebook from your inner circle. Or maybe you're the complete opposite, and see it as an opportunity to get extra chores done … [Read more...]
Claire Danes’ Favourite Thing To Do? Spend Time With Her Son
Claire Danes was at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday night where she talked to E! News’ Guiliana Rancic about her son, three-year-old Cyrus Michael Christopher. Danes joked that spending time with Cyrus involves making a lot of silly faces. “I just hang out with him and make dumb … [Read more...]
The Day My Boys Hiked To The Pinnacle Of Success
I'm in Arizona with my boys and my parents for part of Christmas Break. We have one tradition we seem to do every year: hike a granite summit called Pinnacle Peak. This mountain rises to an elevation of 3,169 feet, but hikers follow a rocky 1.75 mile trail (3.5 miles, or 5.6 km round trip) to reach … [Read more...]
Nine Outdoor Fall Activities For The Whole Family
Fall is the time of year to be outside, hands down. Aside from the fact that it's often the most scenic time in Canada, it's also a time when communities just tend to come together for fall fairs, park cleanups, and other festive little affairs, offering an easy way for your family to get out and … [Read more...]
Discussing Dinner, Dessert & Danette With The Mulroneys
All around Wonder Woman Jessica Mulroney (she works for Kleinfeld at Hudson’s Bay is the co-founder of the not-for-profit Shoebox Project) and her husband (and E-Talk host) Ben, have their hands full with their three adorable kids: fraternal twins Brian and John (4) and Ivy (22 months). With … [Read more...]