Adults often shy away from enjoying the outdoors when the temperatures drop. I would like to encourage you to dress head-to-toe in your winter gear (that's right, even snow pants) and get outdoors this winter! Here's a list of things you can do outdoors with your children once the snow starts to cover the ground.

Snow Painting

Reuse your dish detergent or condiment squeeze bottles by filling them with coloured water. Go to a clean, snowy "canvas" and…

Are you a single parent? Do you dread holidays and special occasions? You know - when the kids start making noise about getting TWO gifts - one from each parent, or when you find out the 'ex' and their new partner have bought a computer for your 11 year old when you've told said child they can't have one until…

I love Christmas.  I love the decorations, I love the music, and I love the time spent with family. While this isn't a comprehensive list of what is going on in the month of December (check our…

You'd better not pout, you'd better not cry...

Whether you love Christmas or hate it, there is no denying that it's rapidly approaching.  And if you're like me, you like to have pictures of your little one with Santa (yes, that's my happy child above, the first time she met jolly ol' St.…

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With Christmas less than two months away, parents are starting to feel the crunch when it comes to stretching the budget for…

• Why does my 3 1/2 year old daughter plug the toilet every time…

 "Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing time. Action with vision is making a positive difference." ~ Joel Barker

Do you have a vision of what your "perfect" future would be? I do. However, sometimes the everyday tasks, wants, needs and routines distract me from focusing on my vision. For example, dreams of travelling to Paris may be derailed by my need to treat myself to Starbucks a couple times a week.



My husband recently…

Today I received my push present from my husband. A push present (also known as a "push gift" or "baby bauble") is a present a new parent gives a new mother when she gives birth to their child. In practice the present may be given before or after the birth, or even in the delivery room (Wikipedia, 2011).



He stuck with the…

I recently visited a fellow blogger's site and enjoyed the pictures she had posted of children playing barefoot in her child care program.



As a Early Childhood Professional who's worked in this field for eighteen years, I contemplated the most popular rule in schools and childcare centres... shoes must be worn at all times. Why? Fire regulations? The possibility of hurting one's foot? At what…

We were told countless times but we didn't listen... "Your first baby was easy... wait until you have your second. It's never easy twice in a row." Thank you nay-sayers! I can now say you were unfortunately right.



For the past three weeks we have been through what seems the never-ending struggle of dealing with a crying baby. Our newest addition is not a happy camper and like so many other parents out there, we feel overwhelmed, tired and helpless.



This past Wednesday, our…

Our home. Peaceful, quiet, playful and full of gentle laughter. Then the bubble burst. Our home of three has changed to a home of four and it seems that with a blink of an eye, our family life has been turned upside down.

How are we adjusting to being a family of four? We're coping... barely.

Read the full story HERE.

How can I begin to write this? I sit here, hormones raging, body riddled with pain, wondering how do I tell this story without losing control, without breaking down? I can't. However, I know this story needs to be told. Armed with a cup of tea, a box of kleenex, and sitting on my donut pillow, I want to tell you the birth story of my sweet little baby girl.



My First Birth

This story actually begins with the birth…