Bringing back play
Canada is a country with great facilities but as the cost of participation increases, fewer parents are able to enrol their kids in sports.
Dressing up
Kids aren't just trying on costumes or different styles of clothes, they're also trying on the roles that go with them.
Worry less, parent more
Parents worry that they won't use the right parenting techniques or choose the right educational options or buy the right diapers.
Ten easy good turns for Good Turn Week
Scouts Canada’s fifth annual Good Turn Week is happening April 26-May 4
Sweet smelling babies are always on the menu
I gobbled up my own baby boys daily and they giggled and wiggled encouragingly. My hunger for baby has never been satisfied.
Harbourfront Centre festival welcomes spring
Harbourfront Centre’s inaugural Spring Fling festival presents eight new interactive programs (Easter weekend, April 18 to 20) including music, dance and hands-on activities.
What’s in it?
It's become something of a sport with my kids to find the food with the most sugar, salt, and calories and buy it with their allowance.
Building connections
Playing organized sports means enduring all manner of silliness that should have little or nothing to do with playing hard, winning with grace, and losing with dignity.
How times have changed toys marketed to girls
Toys designed for girls have morphed drastically. The trend in feminizing and sexualizing toys and brands is very apparent.
Spilling Milk
Focus on the things that matter and let spilled milk go, no matter how many times it needs to be cleaned up.
Crazy healthy
I have been going “good crazy” this month with juicing and smoothie recipes and working out.
Make your own sugar ice
To decorate a Frozen inspired cake, try my tried and true recipe for sugar glass.
Birthday time
A birthday is a time for more than just presents and cake, it's also a time for reflection and maturing.
Saying goodbye is never easy
I’ve lost a woman who enriched my life with so much love, humour and a passion for all things living.