Healthy Summertime Treats
As the temperature rises outside, what do you crave? Ice cream and sweet frozen treats are part of summer, but are they a healthy option? Everything in moderation, yes, but what’s in your ice cream that you may not...
Have Babies Will Travel
I am not exactly sure what type of drug I was on when I agreed to a five day trip with the hubby, 6 children under 13 and twin newborns. Not only would we be at a beach (yikes all those children and water!) but we...
TheraPearl
Created just for breast-feeding moms, doctor-designed TheraPearl Nursing Buddies conform to the body even when fully frozen and hold temperature for the recommended time of 15-20 minutes. These packs provide both hot...
The Single-Mom Survival Guide: 5 Ways...
I remember driving in circles at 2 a.m. one hellish night many years ago after a long night of inconsolable tears and on and off fevers. I was beyond exhausted, having just worked an eight hour day beginning at 6 a.m.,...
Have you shared your mother tongue?
If you had asked me before I had children if I was going to teach my kids how to speak Portuguese (I’m fluent) I would have given you a “Hells Yes!” If you had asked my husband if he was going to teach them to...
The Rules of Toddlerhood
The other day I was marvelling at how my surprise little babies Thatcher and Tanner were growing. They have finally started to smile and babble and act like real little people. I took a sip of my coffee and suddenly...
On the way to motherhood
With the anticipation of childbirth and bringing a new family member into the world pregnancy can be one of life's most exciting moments. It is also a time when many women, wanting only the best for their unborn baby,...
Eight Tips for a Pleasant Mealtime with...
Mealtime is a common source of stress for parents as toddlers can be quite fussy—and messy—eaters, but mealtime is the perfect opportunity to teach young children two major personal and social skills: nutrition and...
Sun Protection for Babies
Summer is here! The Canadian Dermatology Association offers these sun safety tips specific to children under the age of 1 year: Keep babies out of direct sunlight either in a stroller with a hood or canopy, under an...
Life is Crazy
So lately I’ve been a little AWOL and I’ll apologize now! Pretty much I’m so busy that, really, I don’t have time for much of anything anymore. M is in daycare, I’ve got full time work, hubby’s baseball,...
Pinkalicious The Musical
It was time to take my daughter to her first live theatre production. She is three and a half, and I’m sure that by this age my son had already been a few times. You know what they say about the second child… The...
Ten things you can do for a new mom
1. Cook and freeze her one week’s worth of dinners. Dinner is the toughest meal to prepare, because at the end of the night, parents of newborns are exhausted. 2. Take her baby for a two or three hour walk. Go to...
