Shut Up and Eat! By Kathy Buckworth
From dinners to snacks and grocery shopping with kids, Kathy Buckworth shares stories of one of life's biggest challenges, in her words, feeding your family. Buckworth doesn't write about ideal family meals in...
How to Get Your Kids to Eat Their...
Many parents struggle with the never-ending task of wanting their kids to grow up strong and healthy, so we often encourage our children to eat their vegetables. As a daddy to six healthy children – two toddlers and...
Bed Rest – One Woman’s Story
When I found out in February 2007 that I was having identical twin girls, I knew my pregnancy was high-risk. My pregnancy was monitored closely from the beginning, and in May my doctor recommended bed rest. Carrying...
A Brit's Interpretation of Thanksgiving
As an immigrant to Canada, Thanksgiving is foreign to me. Coming from the UK we never had Thanksgiving. We celebrate a lot of things but this is definitely a North American tradition that gives me an opportunity to eat...
Stonz Booties
For Fall, Winter & Spring – just layer up or down. Water and wind-resistant coated nylon upper with fleece lining. Wide opening and two adjustable toggles keep Booties on! Soft, skid-resistant soles recommended...
Skin-to-Skin: Bonding with Baby
You are handed the most amazing little bundle and you count ten perfect fingers, ten perfect toes and draw in a deep breath as you meet your baby face-to-face for the very first time… There are simply no words to...
Thanksgiving is for giving thanks
I've been prepping M for this year’s thanksgiving festivities. Explaining the meaning of the holiday and why it is so important is just half the battle as she thinks it’s all about turkey and apple pie. I like the...
The Mother of All Pregnancy Books by...
I wanted this to be the first book in our new Book Nook blog because it was my pregnancy bible during my first pregnancy. Ann Douglas is one of my favourite parenting authors and what I like best about this book is that...
A Look At Tinseltown's Tiny Dancers
Tinseltown has its fair share of tiny dancers. Take a look at who’s loving their tutus in Hollywood! From Sarah Michelle Gellar‘s daughter Charlotte, to Jennifer Garner’s sweet girls, to Heidi Klum’s...
New School
Have any of you changed your kids’ school? We made the decision to change earlier this year and the kids have just started at their new school. We were reasonably happy at our little school with 100 kids but the...
Q & A: I think my baby has reflux
I suspect my baby has reflux. What should I be looking for? Are there treatments for reflux aside from the standard prescription or over-the-counter medications? For newborns the common signs of reflux may include...
The Daycare Drop-Off – Getting Kids...
As the mama of six children between the ages of three and twelve, I know the challenges of getting little people out the door in the morning. I often describe organizing children as “herding cats”. Working mamas...
