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Volunteering is always cool!

April 22, 2013 by Sonya 3 Comments

  Volunteering has such a rewarding feeling. I have volunteered at a children's hospital spending time with kids who were recovering from their surgeries and when their parents had to go back to work or needed a dinner break. We read books together and played board games and sometimes just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: Menchies, National Volunteer Week, rewarding, Teens, volunteering

Step 1. Naturally.

April 17, 2013 by Sonya

I've been learning more and more about the number of chemicals we are exposed to on a daily basis. We are already in tuned with what we put IN our bodies and making choices that best suit our needs. But it makes total sense that we need to pay attention to what we put ON as well.  It's a little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Style & Beauty Tagged With: Acne, Beauty Geeks, Consonant Body, hygiene, Janine Falcon, natural, skincare, Teens, UrbanMoms, Zits

Girls dance, sports, and periods!

April 15, 2013 by ChantelK Leave a Comment

Okay I  realize for some, the topic of girls and their periods is awkward but as a mom to a few girls and a competitive gymnastics coach this is a topic that has come up several times. When was younger (a lot younger!) and competing one of my biggest fears was getting my period while at training … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports & Outdoors Tagged With: competitive sports, pads, periods, Tampons, Teens

Sweet & Edgy

February 26, 2013 by Sonya

You may be familiar with the cosmetic line Hard Candy? With names like Glamoflauge, Glow all the Way, flat to FAB, and Eye'M Tired, you know it's not just another cosmetic line. This well loved and playful line has been rockin' out the best looks since 1990. With it's popularity, there is no … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fashion, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: fashion, Hard Candy, Teens, trends, UrbanMoms, Walmart Canada

Warning: Teen Boy Thoughts

January 20, 2013 by Alice

Books aimed at teen boys, like books aimed at teen girls, need to talk to their audience and tap into a pretty realistic voice to really work. For a guy, this means antics as well as emotions, and crude humour along with coming of age. don't say I didn't warn you... Carter's Unfocused One-Track … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reviews Tagged With: boys, drama, girls, relationships, sports, Teens

a perfect day

January 5, 2013 by Nancy

In an effort to give experience this year rather than material gifts, my dear friend Sam and I gave our children another famous JORO outing. (These have ranged from AGO, ROM, Science Center, Beaches, cottage, toboganning,skating and 10 days in Jamaica together) It was on Thursday and it was 15 hours … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship Tagged With: outings instead of gifts, separation and divorce, single mom, Teens

Overwhelmed

December 19, 2012 by Jen

Can you relate? I have been sitting here for days staring at this screen looking for something profound to write about. A Holiday tip or recipe that will ease your stress and bring you back to the spirit of the season? A wise and wonderful reflection on the horrors of last week and how we can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Stress Tagged With: Christmas, gun control, holidays, overwhelmed, parenting, Sandy Hook, stress, Teens, tragedy, violence

This is the time of your life & the APP that takes you there!

August 28, 2012 by Sonya

If you are a parent of a high school, college or university age son or daughter, I'm sure you're facing a whole different set of expectations and experiences going into the school year. But as the Green Day song goes..this is the time of our lives. Well, theirs.Remember when we were that age? I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: back-to-school, cabs, party, safety, TAP 'N RIDE, taxis, Teens, Toronto, UrbanMoms

How to Calm the Back to School Jitters

August 20, 2012 by Sonya

This time of year brings on a certain feeling of sadness and excitement for me. It always has. It's that all of the sudden crisp feeling in the air, that time when the CNE is in full swing, and the final days of sleeping in with no alarm clocks or rushing in the house. I can relate to how my kids … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: anxiety, back-to-school, children, emotions, Jeffrey Eisen, Life Coach, Teens, transition

Novel Girl Reviews : TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY By Jay Asher

July 16, 2012 by Novel Girl

Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker--his classmate and crush--who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: books, Jay Asher, reviews, Teens

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