Ask the Doctor
Find out what questions you should ask your doctor.
First published 2009.09.14 | Canada | Health & Wellness
Your family doctor is an excellent resource when it comes to having questions answered about your child’s overall health. Print this checklist to take to your doctor’s office to ensure you have all...read more

Sitting Safely
Seat Savvy Inc.
First published 2009.09.10 | Calgary | Family Life
It’s not something many of us would freely admit to our children but, back in the day, seatbelts seemed more like punishment than precaution. Maybe that’s because seatbelts weren’t mandatory in...read more

Diggin’ It
The Toronto Botanical Garden
First published 2009.08.06 | Toronto | Out & About
In a world where hand sanitizer stations are popping up faster than summer flowers, are we teaching our kids that dirt is bad? Sure there are lots of dirty situations that we want to avoid (let’s not...read more

Ottawa: The Savvy Guide to August
August 2009
First published 2009.07.30 | Ottawa | Monthly Guide
One month and two long weekends to go. Stop thinking the summer is passing you by and make the most of it with our savvy guide to August.  DO Make watermelon pops. Here’s how: Take ⅛ large...read more

Toronto: The Savvy Guide to August
August 2009
First published 2009.07.30 | Toronto | Monthly Guide
One month and two long weekends to go. Stop thinking the summer is passing you by and make the most of it with our savvy guide to August.  DO Make watermelon pops. Here’s how: Take ⅛ large...read more

Vancouver: The Savvy Guide to August
August 2009
First published 2009.07.30 | Vancouver | Monthly Guide
One month and two long weekends to go. Stop thinking the summer is passing you by and make the most of it with our savvy guide to August.  DO Make watermelon pops. Here’s how: Take ⅛ large...read more

Calgary: The Savvy Guide to August
August 2009
First published 2009.07.30 | Calgary | Monthly Guide
One month and two long weekends to go. Stop thinking the summer is passing you by and make the most of it with our savvy guide to August.  DO Make watermelon pops. Here’s how: Take ⅛ large...read more

Summer Armour
All Terrain Kids
First published 2009.07.28 | Canada | Green Living
They’re the Triple Crown of any kid’s glorious summer—legs full of mosquito bites, a skinned knee and dirt under the fingernails. We embrace them as badges of honour and we certainly don’t let them...read more

Choo Choose the Train
Train-Related Fun
First published 2009.07.23 | Ottawa | Family Life
In the summer it’s fun to make up our own special days. It’s Cupcake Day (read: cupcakes for breakfast)! It’s Breakfast for Dinner Day! And one of our favourites…Train Day! And so it shall be....read more

Vancouver: The Savvy Guide to July
July 2009
First published 2009.06.25 | Vancouver | Monthly Guide
It’s really, truly, honest-to-goodness here. We can barely believe it ourselves. Here’s our savvy guide to help you get the most out of the first glorious month of summer. DO Take the kids...read more

Calgary: The Savvy Guide to July
July 2009
First published 2009.06.25 | Calgary | Monthly Guide
It’s really, truly, honest-to-goodness here. We can barely believe it ourselves. Here’s our savvy guide to help you get the most out of the first glorious month of summer. DO Take the kids...read more

Ottawa: The Savvy Guide to July
July 2009
First published 2009.06.25 | Ottawa | Monthly Guide
It’s really, truly, honest-to-goodness here. We can barely believe it ourselves. Here’s our savvy guide to help you get the most out of the first glorious month of summer. DO Take the kids...read more

Toronto: The Savvy Guide to July
July 2009
First published 2009.06.25 | Toronto | Monthly Guide
It’s really, truly, honest-to-goodness here. We can barely believe it ourselves. Here’s our savvy guide to help you get the most out of the first glorious month of summer. DO Take the kids...read more

Strawberry Fools Forever
Strawberry Picking in Ottawa
First published 2009.06.18 | Ottawa | Out & About
We have it on good authority that local strawberries are going to be a little late this year, but we’re okay with that. It gives us more time to plan one of our favourite outings—to the ‘U-pick’...read more

Toronto: The Savvy Guide to June
June 2009
First published 2009.05.28 | Toronto | Monthly Guide
Is the June bug a pesky small beetle that comes out in June or is it that overwhelming feeling you get when you want to drop everything and enjoy the outdoors as much as possible? We think the latter...read more

Ottawa: The Savvy Guide to June
June 2009
First published 2009.05.28 | Ottawa | Monthly Guide
Is the June bug a pesky small beetle that comes out in June or is it that overwhelming feeling you get when you want to drop everything and enjoy the outdoors as much as possible? We think the latter...read more

Calgary: The Savvy Guide to June
June 2009
First published 2009.05.28 | Calgary | Monthly Guide
Is the June bug a pesky small beetle that comes out in June or is it that overwhelming feeling you get when you want to drop everything and enjoy the outdoors as much as possible? We think the latter...read more

Vancouver: The Savvy Guide to June
June 2009
First published 2009.05.28 | Vancouver | Monthly Guide
Is the June bug a pesky small beetle that comes out in June or is it that overwhelming feeling you get when you want to drop everything and enjoy the outdoors as much as possible? We think the latter...read more

Incredible Edibles
Credible Edibles Restaurant and Delivery
First published 2009.05.21 | Ottawa | Family Life
We’ve done the math. Three daily lunches add up to 1095 lunches a year. That’s a lot of bread. So, thousands of lunches later, it’s easy to see how we can slip into a rut and run out of creative...read more

It’s Cooking
Culinary Skills 101
First published 2009.05.21 | Calgary | Food & Drink
The maternal obsession with feeding our children begins at birth with our first try at breastfeeding. It later grows into more of a frenzy during the toddler years with thrown food and picky eating...read more