This month, we’re featuring the entrepreneurial mom duo from parenting TV show "Vanessa + Melissa". When Vanessa and Melissa were set up on a mommy blind date, they couldn't have predicted the impact it would have on Canada's parenting game. Melissa Shadd, a former beauty queen with a passion … [Read more...]
Forget The Flowers: This Mother’s Day Is All About Self-Reflection
Mother's Day. A day synonymous with macaroni necklaces, heart shaped pancakes and jewellery commercials that always make us tear up, swearing we just have allergies. However, the day's roots are purer than its present-day commercialized state may imply. Mother's Day originated in 1908 when Anna … [Read more...]
Hangovers And Parenting Are A Terrible, Horrible Combination
I’m pretty sure I’m sober now. Like 92 percent sure. I am sure, however, that hangovers and parenting are a terrible combination. Horrible! The worst! The problem mostly comes down to having a kid (or worse, more than one kid) who have no respect for requests like, ‘Please don’t talk.’ Or, … [Read more...]
My Daughter Is Learning To Drive And I Feel Sick
My oldest daughter was a fussy baby and had a fierce gag reflex, which forced her to vomit whenever she got worked up and cried hard. Switching her to bottle feeding was difficult, as she was simply too stubborn to take it and could seemingly throw up on command when she decided she wanted to. Being … [Read more...]
University Applications Are Due: How Much Do We Help Our Teens?
I have never considered myself a helicopter parent. I am fairly strict with the things that I allow my kids to do, but I also let them figure some things out and make mistakes. However, when it comes to University applications, I don't know if there is much room for error. My daughter is taking … [Read more...]
How To Survive March Break When You’re Staying In Town With Teens
March Break is meant to break up the school year—and Canadian winters—by giving students a week-long, or in some provinces, two-week-long break during the school semester. While this is a great time for a sunny holiday or getaway, for many families, travelling during this time of year just isn't … [Read more...]
I Let My Sixth Grader Get Her Legs Waxed
I’ve always been a bit of a clothes hoarder. I justify it by citing the few times that something I hung onto came back in style. More recently, I’ve become thankful for my hoarding tendencies because now everything in my closet seems to be fair game with my daughters. What was once mine and mine … [Read more...]
Why I’m Adopting The ‘Let Them Figure It Out On Their Own’ Method Of Parenting
Like most parents, I’ve nearly made myself crazy trying to get my kids to do things on many occasions. Asking them over and over to put away toys, put on their shoes, hang up their coats. The list goes on. And for the most part, they do it. If I have the patience to wait it out a little, they’ll … [Read more...]
15 Things I Learned About Parenting From Star Wars
Raising kids can be an out of this world experience. It's sci-fi in that it seems to resemble real life, but before kids, you never imagined some of these situations could be possible. Also, you need tons of popcorn to get through it because there are a LOT of episodes. These are all the Star … [Read more...]
I Blinked And My Little Girl Became A Tween
I remember the exact moment I realized my daughter was no longer a kid. I was walking alongside her while we were out shopping. I turned to look at her and suddenly I saw that she was no longer a little girl holding my hand. She was a tween. Almost overnight, she went from being a child to a … [Read more...]
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