Parenting
What My Son’s Hockey Coaches Taught Me About Parenting
My 10 year old son was throwing a fit on the hockey rink. He was banging his stick on the ice. He was furious. The other team had scored while he was on his defensive shift. The Mom in me was nauseous. This was, in my opinion, a major regression of behaviour I thought we
How A Ski School Turned Me Into An Angry Mama Bear
My son finally found his thing, I thought. We recently tried skiing during a family getaway weekend and he loved it, so I enrolled him in lessons at a hill closer to our home. He was so excited… and I was so nervous. I knew if he didn’t have a positive experience it could leave
Are We Making Our Kids Less Grateful?
I recorded this VLOG one night while reflecting on my day and was feeling guilty for “losing it on my kids” (watch time under 3 minutes). Are We Making Our Kids Less Grateful?Who else has deep parenting thoughts while doing the dishes late at night ? are we making our kids less grateful? Posted by
Is Your Child Ready for a Forward Facing Car Seat?
This is part two of a three part series on car seat safety sponsored by Steve’s Auto. For the first video on rear facing car seat safety and other FREE helpful video links and tips on car seat safety: click HERE. This video focuses on when to turn your child around into a forward
Why Are Snowsuits So Dangerous In Car Seats?
Car seats can be such a pain. I feel like there should be some kind of award for getting a kid successfully buckled in. Throw in the Canadian winter and bulky snowsuits, and the stress can be intense! We seriously avoided leaving the house for almost seven years during the winter! We’ve come a long
To The Kid Who Gets In Trouble For Throwing Snowballs At School
Life and parenting has changed since I was a kid. Parenting today focuses a lot more on listening to kids rather than just seeing them. We are a safer society for sure. We have car seats and actually wear seat belts. Recently my kid got into trouble for throwing snowballs at school. It made
Hey Parents: Cut that Coach Some Slack
I recently over heard some parents complaining about the unbalanced shifts and lack of ice time their kids were getting. Shortly before I overheard that conversation (one I’ve heard MANY times before), I volunteered to help commentate for my son’s hockey game. I watched the coaches on the bench. I watched the referees. I watched
Hey Mom: Put on Your Bathing Suit & Get Your Hair Wet
I love swimming. I love swimming with my kids. I don’t love wearing a bathing suit in public (especially in the winter) and I don’t like getting my hair wet. The struggle is real OK. It takes 45-50 minutes to make my wet hair look good dry. Does this sound ridiculous when I write