Giving your child an "I love you" gift maybe doing a lot more harm than good. According to a recent study published by the Journal of Consumer Research, parents who use material possessions as gestures of love are potentially raising a generation of materialists. The same was also true when … [Read more...]
Grocery Shopping Alone: How Parenting Has Changed Me
The evidence was staring me right in the face. Parenting has changed me. It’s not just that I can’t respond to a question with “Everything is awesome” without getting that stupid song stuck in my head. Under “Things Mom Likes To Do For Fun” on his mother’s day questionnaire, my son wrote “My … [Read more...]
The Funniest Parenting Tweets: Dad Edition
Parenting isn't always graceful. At some point, parents stop being polite and start getting real. However, instead of having their lives taped, they take to Twitter to air out their feelings about their tiny little permanent roommates. Here are some funny parenting tweets from dads, getting real … [Read more...]
Where’s My Mother Of The Year Award?
It’s award show season and I’m just a teeny bit fed up of the red carpet. Maybe I’m just jealous because mine is only red in splotches from fruit punch. Maybe I’m waiting on my Mother of the Year award, like Susan Lucci and her Emmy all those years ago. It will probably take me 18 years to win that … [Read more...]
Kim Kardashian’s Motherhood Post Sparks Controversy
Just a couple of days before her husband Kanye West confirmed that 17-year-old Kylie Jenner is dating 25-year-old Tyga, Kim Kardashian made her own questionable statement on social media. Kim posted a popular meme on her both Instagram and Twitter accounts, where she seemed a little out of touch … [Read more...]
Seeing The Light
We had a difficult Fall if you remember me writing about it. I didn't recognize my kid much. He was aggressive at school, weepy at home and generally just out of sorts. Since then, I've moved him to a younger before and after school program and spent December solely focused on him. He's also … [Read more...]
OMG: My Kid Can Drive Now?
So, a few days ago this happened: Yes, that is my daughter. Yes, that is a learner's permit in her hand. And—because we live in Alberta—yes: she is behind the wheel at fourteen. Legally. And since last Friday (when she passed the test), a day hasn't gone by that she hasn't greeted me as I … [Read more...]
5 Things I’ve Learned Today
This morning, Will taught me a couple things and I had an 'a-ha' parenting moment. I thought I'd take a minute to share because any one of these things could prove useful to you as you start your day. 1. 'Even though lots of people think the Milky Way is a big giant circle in the sky made out of … [Read more...]
Why I’m Thankful For Vomit
Being a mom is an awful lot like being a house mother at a frat house, I imagine. Your charges sleep a lot, they watch mindless television and they throw up in the most random locations. My child is in competition with the two cats as to who is the grossest resident. Anyone with a black light and a … [Read more...]
How To Help Your Daughter Deal With Mean Girls
Written by Kait Fowlie Bullies, just like the trauma they inflict, come in all shapes and sizes. Mean girls are a tough breed particularly among elementary school age children, who are gaining social independence and trying on new identities. Insecurity can get the best of kids at times, and the … [Read more...]
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