We love having overnight visitors. My mother is coming to visit next week (and staying for three months so she’ll be here for the birth of the baby – hooray!) and we have been excitedly preparing for her arrival. Because I love a clear “to do” list to help me feel less stressed about any job I have… {read more}
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Review: Character Kits by Happy Heart Kid
I am big on character education. Not only teaching my kids what character traits are and using them to work through challenges, but making our experience learning about “good character” fun, engaging, and meaningful. There are many educational kits out there for kids today – science kits, craft kits, gardening kits, you name it. I’m very excited… {read more}
How to Plan Media Consumption Wisely
As I mentioned a few weeks ago in this post, I readily admit that there are seasons of parenting that require more help than others… and sometimes “help” comes in the form of media. During the first few months of my pregnancy, my boys watched so many Magic School Bus and Wild Kratts episodes that even I… {read more}
5 Fun Ways to Teach Children Responsible Eating Habits
Making healthy food choices is an important skill for kids to learn early in life. Modelling is probably the most effective way to teach our kids to eat a well-balanced diet, but there are many other ways to help them learn more about responsible eating habits as well. I would like my children to develop a… {read more}
Housekeeping Tips For Expanding Families
As part of my series Tips for Families Expecting a New Baby, today I am sharing five ways to keep the housekeeping under control. With the aches and pains of pregnancy or a new baby in the house, there are sleepless nights, new routines, and lots of extra emotions rolling around, so having a few plans in… {read more}
Organising Your House for a New Baby
When I was expecting my second son, I spent some time preparing for my mother-in-law and mother to visit after the birth. They were mostly coming to help care for my older son who was two and a half years old at the time. However as they both lived abroad and rarely visited, they really had no idea… {read more}
How to Reduce Stress When Expecting a Baby
When you are expecting a baby, you are going through so many changes both emotionally and physically. There are a zillion things to think about and get ready for, plus the vast (and sometimes unexpected) changes in your body, the extra appointments that fill your schedule, and all the hormones in play as you prepare for the… {read more}
10 Easy Screen Free Activities
After several months of morning sickness, four weeks of international travel, and some pretty intense work load overwhelm, I was feeling very low on energy to prepare activities for my kids. We were watching DVDs more often than ever before and yet I still felt exhausted. Yes the kids naturally enjoyed lots of free play – as kids do… {read more}
