Ah, New Year’s Resolutions. They’ve been a topic of heavy debate over the past couple of weeks, and while I’m always up for good-hearted discussions, the bottom line for me is that goals are good (some more valuable than others) but a random date of January 1st may or may not motivate people. I’m excited […] Read more…
Dear Mom, Thank you for being the architect of my Christmas experience. While I believe I had a child-appropriate appreciation of you at the time, now that I’m a mom, I see even more clearly just how much love and effort you put into our Christmases past…and what a lasting effect that has had. Every […] Read more…
Last night I was back on CHEX Daily chatting with hosts Teresa Kaszuba and Renee Rodgers about tips to inspire your little writers at home (taken from my latest article for ParentsCanada magazine, Encourage Your Budding Writer). As I’m sure you can imagine, I think writing skills are so important for kids, and I really […] Read more…
(GIVEAWAY OPEN TO CANADIANS) Time for another great giveaway! The winner of this bundle will receive ALL FIVE of the prizes listed/shown below (worth over $125), and entry is super easy! #1: Posterjack Acrylic Block (create your own, includes free standard shipping) Posterjack is an amazing online source for all kinds of photo printing – […] Read more…
I’m officially on the guest roster of The Social now, and I was back yesterday answering parent questions about homework! I was thrilled when I found out that Marci Ien was guest co-hosting, because of course she was my very first Momterview here on the blog back in 2010. Later we chatted about her Remarkable […] Read more…
(SORRY, AMERICAN FRIENDS: CONTEST OPEN TO CANADIANS ONLY) Okay, dear readers: I have a fantastic giveaway for you! Samsung is offering one lucky This Mom Loves reader a Samsung Tab S tablet (worth $399.99) as part of their mission to spread the word about the Samsung Canada National Education Challenge! Whether you’re a teacher or […] Read more…
Lately most of my book recommendations have been shared as short items in my monthly “Favourite Things” posts, and not as full posts on their own, but when I reached the end of Kirstine Stewart’s Our Turn and realized how many pages I had dog-eared, I knew it was worth some extra attention here on […] Read more…
‘Tis the season for parent/teacher interviews, and in the latest issue of Today’s Parent you can find my article about how to ace yours! You can read the Parent/Teacher interviews article online here as well, but it doesn’t do justice to the amazing work of the Today’s Parent art team, who turned my list of […] Read more…
Happy November! Time to share my latest faves! BOOKS Clearly I OD’d on nonfiction this month, starting with: Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin. While I expected this to be light chick-nonfic, there was actually a lot of real anthropological analysis of the moms of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, with great anecdotes and experiences […] Read more…
Last night on CHEX Daily I chatted with hosts Teresa Kaszuba and Mike Judson about using children’s books to explore social and world issues with kids. The titles I brought tackle subjects like bullying, learning disabilities, race, homelessness, natural resources, poverty, war and education. In the second segment, we’re joined by one of my PVNC […] Read more…