Nurture

Photo: iStockphoto When I was five years old, I asked my mother which child was her favourite: me or my sister? She pondered the question for a moment, then smiled and said, “You are, dear.” I must have looked stunned because she explained. “I love your sister too, of course, but I prefer the company

7 Tips To Get Your Teen Driver Road Ready When your child hits the age of 16, driving a car becomes a social requirement. Then again, it’s still your task as a parent to make sure your teen driver is prepared for such a responsibility. No doubt, owning a car is nothing like getting a

5 Tips For Relationship Building And Bonding With Your Kids Any empty nester will tell you: They grow up fast. They might be semi-annoying infants right now, but in a year or two, you’ll desperately miss their cuddles and simple needs. As time goes by, your babies turn into kids who naturally develop a distance

Photo: iStockphoto When Blair looked down at her crushed phone, she wasn’t thinking about the money. The loss she felt was far more devastating. Snapshots from the first six months of her daughter’s life whizzed through her mind. 8 digital baby book ideas that are easier than a scrapbook Her husband had dropped the phone

How To Help Your Teenager Deal With Setbacks In Life » Daily Mom The key element in helping teens deal with setbacks in life is to help rather than jump in and do. Because parents love their children there is often a great temptation to “fix” everything so pain is kept to a minimum. It

Mommy Brain: The Baby Cry, & Beyond » Daily Mom Have you fallen victim to the “mommy brain” dilemma? The time when you walk into a room and you don’t know why you’re there? Or you called a child and immediately forgot why you wanted them? Or how about, just forgetting their names altogether? Okay,

Baby Growth Spurts And Everything You Need To Know Has it ever seemed like your little one grew overnight? That may be because they actually did! Babies experience short periods of growth spurts in which they measurably gain weight and length in just 24 hours! Whether you are a first time Mama or have a

Courtesy of: Frankie Nelson Growing up, most of my friends were girls, and this is still true today. My best friend, Debbie, is a girl I befriended over 35 years ago at summer camp and we have been inseparable ever since. For whatever reason I feel safe and more at ease around women than I

Cyberbullying And How It Might Affect Your Child » Daily Mom Nowadays our kids can’t imagine life without technologies and the internet. Sometimes parents give tablets and phones to their toddlers to play so that they will be quiet. That’s why you shouldn’t be surprised when your 8-year old child asks you to set up

Parent Education Programs And Rewards From Baby Box Co. All mothers and fathers will look for parenting advice or even seek parent education programs at some point throughout parenthood. Whether they are expecting their first child or already have children, most likely questions will arise that parents may not know the answers to. When this

Photo: iStockphoto Despite decades of campaigns pushing for increased awareness, injuries and deaths caused by heatstroke when kids are left in hot cars continue to happen. Dozens of children across North America die each summer while trapped in hot cars, where interior temperatures can jump more than 30 degrees Celsius in just half an hour

The Importance Of Dad And The Father Daughter Bond-Daily Mom The importance of a dad is very crucial. A father plays a big and important role in their child’s life. Being present in the child’s life has a huge impact on them and molds him/her into the person they become. Whether it is the father

What Is An IEP And What Parents Need To Know » Daily Mom In education there are dozens of acronyms that get thrown around by teachers and school personnel, so chances are if you have a school-aged child, you have heard the term IEP. But what is an IEP? There’s a lot to know, so

25 Dad And Daughter Activities To Try This Year » Daily Mom Fathers have a different, yet special bond with their daughters. A father’s role is of utmost importance when it comes to raising their daughters to be smart and confident, as well as powerful women. There are many different dad and daughter activities that

Photo: iStockphoto As a working mom, I can handle a lot: sick kids, school projects, two guinea pigs, a fish, a very busy French bulldog, tight work deadlines, business trips, an aging mother, groceries, laundry. But June rolls around and the thought that my kids will soon be out of school just breaks me. I

Whether you’re looking for a quick gift, a cool knick-knack for yourself, or a must have gadget you just can’t ignore, we have collected 25 unique and cool gadgets you don’t want to ignore. No two people are alike so get away from the everyday, run-of-the-mill items everyone owns pick up something neat and trendy

When the last dismissal bell rings for the school year, students everywhere will run out of the building with summer learning as the last thing on their mind. Instead, they have big plans for how they will spend their summer. Sleeping in, days at the pool or playground, family vacation, and just taking a ‘brain

Photo:iStockphoto As a mom of six, I wear lots of hats.  One is mom, but I’m also a kids fiction author, an essay and poetry writer, an editor and a ghostwriter. But it’s my mother hat that seems to come with a whole slew of secondary hats. Here are just a few of them: 1. Lunch

Photo: iStockphoto When I was working full-time, our morning routine went something like this: I’d wake up at 5:30 a.m. (or earlier, on days when I’d exercise), get myself mostly ready and then prepare breakfast for myself and my two-year-old. If I was lucky, she’d sleep until at least 6 or 6:30, so I could get this

Being a full-time mother is definitely no walk in the park, especially when it comes to school days. The stressful business of having to wake up early in the morning to prepare meals for the kids and get them ready for school is no joke at all. Add to that the hassle of driving the

Photo:Danielle Donders Mothership Photography I consider myself a lucky woman: I got to marry the same amazing person twice—the first time they wore a tux, and the second time, they wore a wedding gown. For nearly eighteen years of marriage, I knew my spouse as a man. When we got married first time around, we were

STEM Activities for elementary school children are extremely important with regards to their educational future. We hear a lot about the prevalence of STEM careers in the modern age. Although science, technology, engineering, and mathematics have always been important subjects, they are even stronger when they’re together — and when they are introduced starting at

Pregnancy is not known for being a time in a woman’s life when she’s feeling her most comfortable. Sciatica pain during pregnancy is something that many women deal with during and after their pregnancy. Many of the usual pain relieving medications, like ibuprofen, are not allowed during pregnancy which leaves moms-to-be searching for natural and

While millennials continue to get fair amount of flack for the things they do [job hop, travel, kill off napkins, love the color pink], more millennials are becoming parents each day. According to Pew Research over 17 million moms in the U.S. are Millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) and that number continues to grow.

Photo: iStockphoto Ah, family dinners. Such a lovely opportunity to get together and enjoy a meal, touching base with grandparents and uncles and aunts and cousins, shooting the shit and catching up on our lives. Good times. Until, that is, someone in the family says something that makes you do a double take. “It’s just

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ ” – Fred Rogers The baby books never mentioned how to go about discussing tragedy with children. Thankfully, our generation grew up with

If you are looking for some inspiring Bible verses about mothers, Ecclesiastes is a book in the Old Testament of the Bible that seems to have an answer for everything, and that answer is “To everything, there is a season”. Things will come, and things will go, but God’s Word will be there through all

One of the perks of homeschooling is that you have the freedom to choose your own curriculum and homeschooling style. There are a variety of options for homeschool curriculum, so much that it can become overwhelming to decide what is right for you. If you are new to homeschooling, you may be unfamiliar with some

Photo: iStockphoto It’s a pretty special thing to grow up Canadian, eh? We’re not without our imperfections, and we can always work on being more compassionate, but we also pride ourselves on our ability to say we’re sorry … a lot. Plus, the poutine is always flowing, Beaver Tails aren’t just an appendage and no road trip is

Photo: Jamie Scrimgeour This past summer, after two years of the kids begging for a dog, I caved and said yes. Now, I’d love to sit here and say that I finally said yes because I knew that our family was ready for the extra responsibility that comes with a puppy. I would love to