Rebecca Eckler
Rebecca Eckler is a journalist, columnist, blogger and best selling author of nine books; three on parenting, including Knocked Up!, Wiped, and Toddlers Gone Wild. Her latest book is The Mommy Mob: Inside the Outrageous World of Mommy Bloggers. She lives in Toronto with her 12-year-old daughter, Rowan, and her 4-year-old son, Holt. She loves eating in bed, watermelon, Chelsea Handler, and The Big Bang Theory. And, of course, her children.
Dads Don’t Really Care About Father’s Day
Do Dads care about Father’s Day? Nope. Not really. Actually, maybe not at all. At least that’s the way it seems to me.
You Said My Son Was ‘Perfect’? He Must Be Leading A Double Life!
At playdates, at school, and at birthday parties – pretty much anywhere not in my home – my son puts on an Academy Award winning performance, with his character being ‘good,’ ‘sweet’ and ‘well behaved.’ Bravo, kid! You’ve got them all fooled!
So I Let My Son Pee Outdoors. Chillax!
I used to find boys peeing outside disgusting. Then I had a son.
I Believe in Teaching Kids About Charity, Just Not on Their Birthdays
I’m left wondering if I’m the only parent who still thinks, in this day and age of politically correct birthdays, that young children should get gifts?
If I’m Such a Modern Mom, Why Do I Say ‘Wait Until Your Father Gets Home!’ ?
I’m a modern lady, and it’s 2017, so no one was more surprised than I was when I heard the words, ‘Wait until your father comes home!’ come out of my mouth recently. For the first time in my life, I felt like a 1950’s housewife.
Blended Family 101: Coping with Disappointment on Mother’s Day
To be a stepmom is to accept that you will probably be disappointed on Mother’s Day.
I Volunteered for My Son’s Field Trip and Something Amazing Happened
If you’re feeling like you’re not in the ‘Mom Club’ or have a hard time meeting other mothers, take just one day out of your life and volunteer on a class field trip.
Joanna Track Talks ‘The Bullet’, Single Motherhood, and Online Dating
One of our favourite serial entrepreneurs, Joanna Track, is back with The Bullet, a free daily news blast described as ‘a shot’ of daily news.
An Epidemic of Fidgety Kids? ‘Fidget Widgets’ are the Latest Fad
Why are our kids so fidgety these days? There seems to be an epidemic of ‘anxiety fidgeters’, and a bevy of fidget toys to keep them appeased.
My Teen Suddenly Won’t Kiss Me. It’s Worse Than Any Breakup
I’m still completely baffled and, worse, very hurt. I didn’t get my kiss goodbye. In fact, I barely got a goodbye. Something in my daughter’s and I close relationship had shifted overnight, except no one had given me the memo.