Holiday Roundup: Family Traditions
Do you have holiday traditions? Read more for a round up of twists on your family traditions, or maybe find a new one for this Christmas.
Category: Parenting How to Get Things Done with Small Children Around
How do you get things done, if you have a houseful of small kids? From a single mom of 6, here’s some simple tricks to get things done!
When your Kids Get Overwhelmed
When your kids get overwhelmed, how do you help them cope with stress? Here’s some tips and strategies to help your children deal with stress, especially over the holidays.
Why your kids should get outside more often
The benefits of getting outside are well known. Here’s 3 reasons why your kids should get outside more often. It’s good for them and good for you.
How to swap kids’ seasonal clothes
It’s that time of year! Here in southwestern Ontario, Canada — just north of New York — the leaves are changing and the days are getting shorter. We know cold weather is on it’s way, so it’s time to do our semi-annual clothing swap out. That’s when we change over…
10 Tips to Get Your Kids to Do Chores
How do you get your kids to do chores? You start with yourself. Here are 10 tips to get your kids to do chores, easily, and with minimal fuss.
My Top 5 Favorite (Non-Electronic) Educational Value Toys!
Educational Value Toys are the best kind of fun. Kids love to play. And play is how kids learn! So anything that encourages creative, problem solving play is a great toy, in my books. I look for high play value, hard-wearing, educational value toys whenever those gift-giving times come around.…
Single Parent by choice: Why I have no regrets
I’m open about being a single parent. I divorced my ex husband in 2014, after years of domestic violence. Leaving my marriage was not a hasty decision, but one I planned for 6 months. Ending it entirely took a year, and I left plenty of room for the process to stop…
Summer Vacation: Your Beach Trip Checklist!
Want to make sure your trip to the beach is perfect? Use this beach trip checklist so your day is memorable for all the right reasons.
Single Parenting: Sanity Savers for Single Moms
Single parenting seems to be synonymous for exhaustion. I live on caffeine and sugar, and a constant nagging feeling that I’m going to forget something. I live with a feeling of being behind and always wanting to rush to “catch up”. So what kind of sanity savers for single moms…
How to Get Things Done with Small Children Around
How do you get things done, if you have a houseful of small kids? From a single mom of 6, here’s some simple tricks to get things done!
When your Kids Get Overwhelmed
When your kids get overwhelmed, how do you help them cope with stress? Here’s some tips and strategies to help your children deal with stress, especially over the holidays.
Why your kids should get outside more often
The benefits of getting outside are well known. Here’s 3 reasons why your kids should get outside more often. It’s good for them and good for you.
How to swap kids’ seasonal clothes
It’s that time of year! Here in southwestern Ontario, Canada — just north of New York — the leaves are changing and the days are getting shorter. We know cold weather is on it’s way, so it’s time to do our semi-annual clothing swap out. That’s when we change over…
10 Tips to Get Your Kids to Do Chores
How do you get your kids to do chores? You start with yourself. Here are 10 tips to get your kids to do chores, easily, and with minimal fuss.
My Top 5 Favorite (Non-Electronic) Educational Value Toys!
Educational Value Toys are the best kind of fun. Kids love to play. And play is how kids learn! So anything that encourages creative, problem solving play is a great toy, in my books. I look for high play value, hard-wearing, educational value toys whenever those gift-giving times come around.…
Single Parent by choice: Why I have no regrets
I’m open about being a single parent. I divorced my ex husband in 2014, after years of domestic violence. Leaving my marriage was not a hasty decision, but one I planned for 6 months. Ending it entirely took a year, and I left plenty of room for the process to stop…
Summer Vacation: Your Beach Trip Checklist!
Want to make sure your trip to the beach is perfect? Use this beach trip checklist so your day is memorable for all the right reasons.
Single Parenting: Sanity Savers for Single Moms
Single parenting seems to be synonymous for exhaustion. I live on caffeine and sugar, and a constant nagging feeling that I’m going to forget something. I live with a feeling of being behind and always wanting to rush to “catch up”. So what kind of sanity savers for single moms…