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How to Talk with Teens About Drug Use

April 16, 2018 by Leslie Kennedy 248 Comments

Parenting a teenager is not easy. There are so many things we as parents need to figure out and navigate and monitor and discuss. Are they having sex? Are they doing drugs? Are they skipping school? Are they making good choices? Somehow, we have to figure out how to help guide them and keep them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drugs Tagged With: children's mental health, drugs, health, mental health, opioid crisis, parenting, talking to teens, Teens

No, Our Generation Is Not Ruining Our Children

January 8, 2018 by Heather Dixon 2 Comments

I love to read. Especially blogs and articles on everything to do with the messy, wonderful, exhausting and exhilarating life of being a parent. For the most part, I like what I read. I pick little nuggets of information here and there that I think works for me and leave the rest. But when I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: co-sleeping, devices, failing, generation, parenting, raising kids, ruining, screen time, social media, soothers

How The Simplest Of Days Proved I’m Not Screwing This Parenting Thing Up

January 2, 2018 by Leslie Kennedy 1 Comment

Today was one of the best days of my life. Nothing significant happened. I didn’t get the job of my dreams or win the lottery or find a twenty on the sidewalk. It snowed last night. The first real snow of the season and the whole way to school, the kids threw snow in the air like it was the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: chanukah, family, meaningful, parenting, screwing up, snow

I May Not Agree With Your Parenting Style, But I’ll Defend It To The Death

December 22, 2017 by Jennifer Millard 1 Comment

Parents magazine recently published an article on how to deal with unwanted facial hair on your toddler. Yes, you read that right: how to wax your toddler. Most of us are appalled by the idea of plucking or waxing our babies to make them more aesthetically pleasing and this probably isn’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: judgement, parenting, parenting style, ridicule, shame, waxing

Raising My Daughter In The Shadow Of Her Sister’s ADHD

November 28, 2017 by Jennifer Millard 4 Comments

The brothers and sisters of children with ADHD are sometimes referred to as “ghost siblings.” Ghost siblings often seem invisible in comparison to the other child whose behaviour can include impulsivity, strong emotional expression, and hyperactivity. My ghost child is constantly getting the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: ADHD, affection, attention, daughters, emotional expression, family dynamic, ghost child, hyperactivity, parenting, raising girls, siblings, siblings with ADHD

10 Things About Parenting That Are The Absolute Worst

November 24, 2017 by Alexandria Durrell 3 Comments

Let me just assure you before you warm up those troll fingers to type some snarky comment—I adore being a mom. I’m thankful, I’m honoured, and I’m well aware of how lucky I am to have two wonderful, challenging kids. But (and there’s always a 'but'), sometimes I admit there are downsides to being a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: cleaning, education, healthy eating, heartache, lack of sleep, parenting, swear words, worst

Passenger Plane Parenting Is The Latest Trend And I Am All About It

November 6, 2017 by Jennifer Millard 4 Comments

passenger plane parenting trend

There’s a new style of parenting out there and it’s finally one I can get behind. “Passenger plane parenting” is said to be a common style employed by so-called millennials, (people born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s). Passenger plane parenting, or PPP, is a welcome evolution from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: helicopter parenting, millennials, parenting, Passenger Plane Parenting, togetherness

Instead Of “Enjoying Every Moment,” This Is What I’ll Tell New Moms To Do

November 2, 2017 by Leslie Kennedy Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: advice, enjoy each second, new moms, parenting, parenting stages

Yes, I’m On My Phone A Lot. No, You Don’t Get To Judge Me

October 30, 2017 by Jennifer Millard Leave a Comment

Another day, another “bad mom” meme or rant. Oh look, this one’s about how she’s always on her phone. How original. Sigh. What is it with our obsession with moms and their phones? If a dad popped out of a school performance to take a call we’d be fine with it. We might roll our eyes and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: cell phone, device, judge, moms on phones, parenting

I Never Knew Parenting A Teen Could Feel So Lonely

August 29, 2017 by Scarlett Ballantyne 6 Comments

"Bye Mom!" I wave goodbye as the car door slams and watch my teenage kids walk towards the school. I won't see them again until late at night, except sometimes for a quick shuttle from school to activities. Meandering home, I think of the elementary school days when I would hang around after the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tweens & Teens Tagged With: high school kids, motherhood, parenting, parenting teens, teens and tweens

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