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On Accepting Your Children For Who They Are

October 31, 2014 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Trigger warning: this piece contains abuse details that are very upsetting. Well, here's a heartbreaking tale. A Southern California couple has pled guilty to beating an eight-year-old boy to death because they thought he was gay. Here are the facts: Peal Fernandez (the boy's mother) and her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, News Stories, Parenting Tagged With: abuse, acceptance, gay, LGBT, parenting, raising kids, viral news

Gisele Bundchen Offers Motherhood Advice You Might Agree With

October 24, 2014 by Tanya Cruz Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Celebrity, Entertainment Tagged With: advice, celebrity gossip, celebrity mom, celebrity news, Gisele Bundchen, motherhood, parenting

The Balancing Act

October 17, 2014 by Sara 1 Comment

I've written before about my issues with mornings in our house. Put it this way, if I won a kabillion dollars, the first thing I would buy is a house elf to look after mornings in our house. Just a little help to get Will up, dressed, fed and off to school. Every morning ends in tears at daycare … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids Tagged With: balance, parenting, workouts

Strict Parenting May Be Negatively Affecting Kids

September 23, 2014 by Marianne Litman Leave a Comment

Do you define yourself as a “Tiger Mom”? A new study says that you may be negatively affecting your child’s self-esteem and adjustment in the classroom. A survey of 589 middle and high school students in Hangzhou, China found that adolescents with parents who are controlling, punitive and less … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: happy kids, low self-esteem, parenting, parenting sytyles, punitive parenting, raising kids, self esteem, supportive parenting, Teens, tiger mom

Five Movies About High School Every Parent Must See

August 21, 2014 by Mubina Visram Leave a Comment

School eventually ends after a certain time, but the experiences it leaves us with stay on for the rest of our lives. School has a timeless quality to it that is reflected through the many films about school experiences made over the years. These five films provide a fun portrait of the joys, loves, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies Tagged With: back-to-school, bullying, cliques, date rape, eating disorders, films, gay teens, Heathers, high school, how teenagers feel, Juno, mean girls, movies, parenting, school, social anxiety, teen angst, teen drug use, teen issues, teen loneliness, teen pregnancy, teen sex, teenagers, The Breakfast Club, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Redditor Gets Revenge On Mother Son At Burger King

August 7, 2014 by Tanya Cruz 3 Comments

Reddit is a very special place.  It’s a hub of some of the internet’s best, worst and downright bizarre. All of which make for some great entertainment because sometimes you get stories like this one. Redditor by the username Thr111 was patiently waiting in line at a Burger King when a mother and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Humour Tagged With: burger king, funny stories, health and wellness, humour, offmychest, parenting, reddit, temper tantrums

Criminal Parenting: Are We Getting Too Tough On Moms And Dads?

July 22, 2014 by Marianne Litman 2 Comments

Judging other parents on their parenting choices is a trap that most of us have fallen into at one point or another. Whether it is one mom’s choice to turn to formula in the face of breastfeeding difficulties, or a parent’s choice to co-sleep, the anonymity of the internet has made it too easy for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Parenting Issues Tagged With: babysitters, criminal parenting, day care, judging parenting, mommy wars, nannies, parenting, parenting choices, parenting news, parenting styles

Is Selfish Parenting The Way To Make Your Kids Selfless?

July 8, 2014 by Leslie Kennedy 1 Comment

Written By Leslie Kennedy I am currently home full time with my 3 year old son, who naps, and my 5 year old former JKer who is home for the summer. Typically I use my son’s nap time to get my work done, be it writing or cleaning or whatever else needs to be done. My 5 year old is currently … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Infants & Toddlers, Kids, Parenting, Parenting Issues, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: imaginative play, parenting, raising independent kids, raising kids, selfish parenting

Squawking With Lainey!

May 23, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

So many people know Elaine Lui as Lainey Gossip. You may recognize her from her popular celebrity gossip site of the same name, her red carpet reporting and as co-host on CTV's daytime television show The Social. Whenever I mention her name to my friends, they all squeal "Oooh... I lurv her! She … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Celebrity, Entertainment, Humour Tagged With: books, Chinese, culture, Elaine Lui, Lainey Gossip, Memoirs, parenting, Squawking Chicken

Should You Be Taking A Prenatal Vitamin?

May 12, 2014 by Marianne Litman Leave a Comment

If you are a woman of childbearing age, you should be incorporating folic acid into your vitamin habits We all know that taking a multi-vitamin when you are trying to get pregnant is a must. But what a lot of women don’t realize is that all women of childbearing age should be taking a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Pregnancy, Uncategorized Tagged With: folic acid, materna, parenting, pregnancy, prenatal vitamins, trying to conceive

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