Tips for Teaching your Babies to Swim
Teaching your baby to swim early is the best safeguard against drowning. “No child, and I mean no child, has to ever drown in a swimming pool again if they are taught how to survive in the water the right way and at...
Thinking of travelling with baby? Start...
My son went on his first trip with us when he was 10.5 weeks old. However, when my daughter was that age, leaving the house was a big deal for me, and getting on a plane was definitely unthinkable! When baby is tiny,...
Busy all day and yet nothing ever done
3:30 am (Ahh... the 24 hour clock of parenthood) Get up to nurse 7 week old baby. He falls asleep mid-feed. Change his diaper to wake him up. Good Gandhi he didn't like THAT. Resume nursing. Put baby...
Preparing for the cost of...
As parents we often think of our children’s major milestones–first word, first step, and the list goes on… One thing that parents sometimes fail to think about and plan for is the first day of university or...
Chivalry is dead
Chivalry has to be dead as we are losing our compassion for others that need a seat on the TTC! Okay...so picture this: I got caught in a huge rain storm on my way to Women’s College Hospital for work so I was...
Reisenthel
Shopping with your child is no longer a chore with the new Reisenthel motherchildbag which incorporates an extra “hand” in the form of a strap at the child’s height. Now mom can walk along with her child and have...
One on One with a Mom Entrepreneur:...
If the saying “you are what you eat” is true, then I might have a problem, but cofounder of Baby Gourmet, Jennifer Broe is making sure that other little ones start off on the right taste buds. Baby Gourmet...
Your Baby's Growth
Most babies have similar growth rates. Their physical development is noted by the paediatrician with a growth chart. This growth chart is a reference point that allows you to check how your baby is growing compared...
Top 10 Produce Picks for Spring
With warm weather upon us, a whole new crop of fruits and vegetables are in season. “Fruits and vegetables have the highest nutrient content when they are in season,” says health and fitness expert, Traci D....
Every Mother Counts
Recently I started to follow Christy Turlington Burns on twitter. She was and always has been one of my favorite models. I always found something about her very appealing. It doesn't hurt that she is married to...
Early Warning Signs of Autism
No two children with autism are alike. However, there are some signs that many autistic children share and experts agree may be as recognizable as early as the toddler years, or even sooner. Research suggests that...
Dancing Queen
My aunt just sent me a link to a commercial for a Taiwanese bank entitled “Dream Rangers”. I’m a total sap and I cry at just about anything – romantic movies, school kids singing the national anthem, slide shows...
