My son is in the age of video games, and I wrestle with the idea of screentime because it’s also his “socializing” time. With all this, I’ve gotten…
Read more Parenting 101: We all need to give our kids a lesson on online etiquetteMy son loves reading. I mean, loves reading! He’ll forgo cartoons on a weekend morning to continue with a chapter book I made him put down the night…
Read more Supermom In Training: 5 Ways to help your kid develop a true love for readingSpring has sprung, and our home is teeming with fun little crafts to welcome the warmer season. Here are a few spring crafts we love. Birdfeeders. We want…
Read more Supermom In Training: Spring crafts we loveNow is not the time to spend hours in the stores shopping for festive Halloween decorations – and besides, with everything going on, who has the time?! So,…
Read more Supermom In Training: 7 Ways to make your house Halloween-ready in 10 minutes or lessHow many times have you heard your child say, “I’m bored”? OK, not you saying it in your head… your child whining it while they pick at a…
Read more Supermom In Training: 5 Responses to your child saying “I’m bored”I don’t know why, but some kids are reeeeally not into brushing their teeth. They fight their parents on it and seem adverse to anything that has to…
Read more Supermom In Training: Ways to encourage healthy teeth with kidsI wrote a blog recently about chores by age and got slammed on social media for even giving my son chores. Yep- a few parents told me it…
Read more Supermom In Training: Why it’s important that my 8yo son do choresSo, at 8 years old, the bean isn’t as “into” Valentine’s Day this year (he’s in third grade and refused to hand out those “lame” little paper Valentine’s…
Read more Supermom In Training: 5 Quick Valentine’s Day surprises you can prep for your kiddo right now!Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Valentine’s Day has a whole different meaning now that I’m a parent… in the past, it was all romance and flowers and fancy dinners,…
Read more Supermom In Training: Our favourite Valentine’s Day craftsHow many times have you heard your child say, “I’m bored”? OK, not you saying it in your head… your child whining it while they pick at a…
Read more Best of 2021: Supermom In Training: 5 Responses to your child saying “I’m bored”We’ve got to live with the white stuff, so why not embrace it and make it as fun as possible? After all, it’s our safest play-place this winter.…
Read more Supermom In Training: 6 Ways to make snow play more funOn an episode of Suburban Parents Talk, we discussed things to do in November. There’s just something usually dreary about this month – it’s sandwiched between Halloween and…
Read more Supermom In Training: 5 Places to go in NovemberI am grateful. I am soooo grateful. I have a warm and wonderful home, and a partner to share my life with, and I have a beautiful and…
Read more Supermom In Training: Instilling gratitude in childrenMy once 8-year-old son was pretty adventurous, and we’d always encouraged him to try new things. But, when he was 4 and we attempted to teach him how…
Read more Supermom In Training: My 8yo FINALLY learned to ride his bikeWe were a Playmobil/Marvel superheroes household – our 2-year-old son (and his mum and dad) loved adding to his Playmobil City Life collection, and what little boy isn’t…
Read more Supermom In Training: Want to keep your toddler busy? Go simple!Got March Break fever? Looking for something fun to keep the kiddos entertained? My bean and I have done probably hundreds of crafts, a lot of which I…
Read more Supermom In Training: The best crafts ever!The other day my 9-year-old wanted a bowl of Goldfish crackers. As usual, I told him if he wanted something “junky” like that, he had to eat something…
Read more Supermom In Training: Parent challenge: Eat what your kids eatWhen they told you it takes a village to raise a child, they weren’t entirely right. You can raise a child without the village backing you. But when…
Read more Supermom In Training: It takes a villageWant to know why you need to talk to your kids about sex?! Just Google “what is sex?”. If you don’t tell them what sex is, this is…
Read more BEST OF 2022: Supermom In Training: Why you NEED to talk to your kids about sexI ranted about this during a recent episode of Suburban Parents Talk. My bean has done a lot of different sports and extracurriculars, and I’m proud to say…
Read more BEST OF 2022: Supermom In Training: Put down your phone and watch your kids’ sports!
