A Scout's Guide To The Ultimate Summer...
27 ℃. That’s the perfect temperature for summer camping according to Scouts – Canada’s youngest outdoor experts. So, go check the thermometer. It’s time to answer the call of the wilderness! Scouts learn...
Summer Travels and Healthy Sleep for...
Summer is here and warm weather means cottage, camping, and road trip time. A common question I get asked this time of year is “We’re going away soon. How do I protect my baby’s sleep?” Here are tips on how to...
Parenting Sleep Tip: Ditch the Gadgets...
“Sleep while you can! You won’t sleep again once baby arrives!” How many times have you heard that? If you’re a parent, chances are you heard it at least a thousand times in the weeks and months before your...
Winter Baby Car Seat Safety
With the arrival of the winter season, parents are tempted to bundle up their babies as thickly as possible in order to keep them snug and warm. The warmth factor can interfere with the safety factor of the baby car...
Introducing Young Children to Winter...
Winter offers many opportunities for families to participate in outdoor recreation. Alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing and snowshoeing are all sports that families can enjoy together and pursue as...
Health And Wellness Tips For Expecting...
Every expecting mother hopes and prays that after nine months they will be delivering a healthy and strong baby. It’s vital to eat well, practice appropriate exercises, tend to one’s mental health, and practice...
Autism: A Strange Mysterious Thief
When my twins were born in August 1996 autism was distant thunder on the horizon. I’d heard about it vaguely, but it seemed so mysterious and rare I couldn’t imagine it would ever affect me. Since then, diagnoses of...
Una the Trunki Unicorn
Ride Una the Trunki Unicorn on mystical adventures! Designed for travelling tots, so attach your spiral horn and shake your rainbow tail and get ready to ride and explore! Little storytellers can gracefully ride,...
Everyday Essentials
When you first become a parent you go a little overboard with the ‘essentials.’ The bouncers, the bottles, the bumbos, the ‘stuff!’ As your kids grow, the stuff that you thought was so important dwindles …...
When Parents Get Bullied
There are some topics online that are better left avoided. After all, you know that no matter which position you take, someone is going to push back. The “mommy wars”, which are really directed at all parents, are...
Learn at play, every day
Family Literacy Day comes once a year, on January 27, but there are lots of ways to get kids involved in learning every day. One of the best tools in a parent’s toolbox is play! Why not try one of these activities and...
