Being a parent is hands-down the most important job most of us will have in our lives. It’s a job that changes and evolves as our children grow, and unfortunately it’s a job that doesn’t come with a training manual.
Here, you’ll find articles about welcoming a new baby to your family. We’ve got tips on helping your toddler adjust to a new baby, and a collection of fantastic big brother/big sister books to prepare for the arrival of a new sibling. Once your second child arrives, you’ll undoubtedly relate to the hilarious differences between parenting your first child and your second. If you’re considering adding baby #3, read this post first.
We’ve compiled some important information every parent should know, about car seat safety and febrile seizures.
If your child is heading off to kindergarten soon, here are six very important things you need to know. You should also pin this post about school paper organization – trust me, you’re going to need it!
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As we head into the longest months of what may be the longest winter of our lives, we’re all bracing ourselves for a LOT of time at home. In our family, that means we’re playing more board games and making more puzzles than we ever […]
To say 2020 has been a tough year is an understatement like no other. We’ve seen our lives completely upended by a global pandemic. We’ve faced civil unrest, endured daily uncertainty, and – for many of us – lost loved ones, businesses or jobs. However, […]
Our public health officials recently announced that social gatherings in our area will continue to be banned over Christmas. While the announcement wasn’t unexpected, I had optimistically hoped for a reprieve to allow small gatherings over the holiday season. For me, Christmas is the light […]
We recently celebrated my oldest’s seventh birthday with a Pokémon birthday party. Much like his Mom, he gets very engrossed in the party planning process, and had all sorts of ideas about the Pokémon cupcakes he wanted me to make. He wanted cupcakes – not […]
It’s no secret that entertaining toddlers on an airplane can be challenging. A confined space + high energy levels + high volume levels + other passengers who aren’t particularly enthused to be sitting near a toddler is not exactly a recipe for success. We recently […]
I’ve never been a camper. This is not due to a lack of trying by my parents – they dragged me on more family camping trips than I can count. But no matter how hard they tried, the idea of leaving the comforts of home […]
We’re heading on a family trip to Disneyland soon, which means I’ve been busy brainstorming ways to keep our kids entertained on the plane. I’ve previously shared some of our favourite road trip activities (check them out here), but for this trip I wanted something […]
Starting your day with a rough daycare drop-off is terrible. With three kids – all of whom have been in childcare for most of their lives – we’ve had our fair share of rough daycare drop-offs. I’ve gone through stages where my sobbing child has […]
Separation anxiety is a normal rite of passage for young children. It’s common at school or daycare drop-off, but can occur any time a child has to separate from their parent or caregiver. With three kids – all of whom have been in some form […]
Your second pregnancy is an entirely different experience from your first. Gone is the ability to sleep whenever you want. You’re lucky to get a minute to yourself, period – there’s very little time to sit and relish being pregnant like you did with your […]