Before I begin, let me introduce you to my daughters, Frannie and Maggie. If you’re someone who knows me personally, this will likely confuse you a little, but I have enough strangers reading my blog now that I am following the lead of several other bloggers and assigning pseudonyms to my girls. The names do have some […] Read more…
So, earlier this month, the study which sparked the controversial vaccines-causing-autism debate was retracted. Will this affect your practice with your children? Have you always been confident in immunizations, or do you believe, despite scientific evidence, that they could cause autism? Our current family doctor is the same one who delivered me, let’s say “a number” of years ago. This […] Read more…
As a teacher and a parent, I love DLTK-Kids website. It’s run by a Canadian mom, and offers more arts and crafts ideas than you could ever possibly use. You can easily search by month, theme or holiday, and samples of finished products are shown, along with appropriate age levels. My favourite feature would have to be […] Read more…
Are you a “hyper parent”? Did you play classical music to your fetus? Have you competed for spots in prestigious preschool programs? Do you question your child’s teacher over half marks on tests? Do birthday parties involve caterers and lavish gifts? Have you already started writing your baby’s university application? If so, then perhaps you need to […] Read more…
So, for us Catholics, Lent begins today, and we are encouraged to give up (or take on) something to help make us better people. Some stick to the old give-up-potato-chips standby (I mean, if Jesus ate nothing for 40 days, surely we can go without chips?) but now we are being encouraged to think a little […] Read more…
A photographer from the GTA asked me to draw your attention to “Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep“. NILMDTS is a charity which sends photographers out to families who have just had a baby who will never come home from the hospital, to create beautiful portraits that will hopefully help to aid in the healing process. To raise […] Read more…
The daycare at my school did a really neat activity with their kids, so I repeated it with my daughters, and think it’s worth sharing here. It’s a fun and easy way to create outdoor winter decorations for your home. 1. Take empty containers (margarine, yogurt, etc.)* 2. Fill with water. 3. Add food colouring and mix […] Read more…
I love momtrepreneurs (and in fact wrote an article on the subject, see sidebar) and I especially love the baby legwarmers from Little Leggings by Lynn. My youngest has been in them since she was a few months old, and my almost four-year-old still loves hers. The best thing about Lynn’s legwarmers is that they […] Read more…
I came across an interesting article by American Alex DiBranco, “Junkfood Unwelcome in Canadian Schools, Eh?” on change.org, and it got me thinking: at what point do we relinquish the responsibility of food choice to our children? I’m sure eliminating vending machines and removing the unhealthy foods from cafeteria menus will be a change for the […] Read more…
I thought this one would get your attention! Perhaps I am just the luckiest woman in the world, but I would like to think that my husband and I played some tiny role in our daughters’ sleep habits. Both slept through the night at an early age, and have been excellent nappers and sleepers ever […] Read more…