Family Life

Children and technology

How Does Technology Affect Children’s Behaviour?

Studies have shown that over 80% of children ages 2-6 use screens every day to play, read, and learn. But what does it mean for their mental health?

I Had Over-Scheduled Kids - SavvyMom

I Had Over-Scheduled Kids and Moving Set Us Free

It kind of snuck up me, to be honest. I heard about these too busy families and I was not going to have over-scheduled kids, no way, no how.

How to Pack Minimally for Warm Weather Vacations

How to Pack Minimally for a Warm Weather Vacation

From choosing a colour palette to creating a base outfit, we’ve got packing light (only taking a carry-on!) for a warm weather vacation down to a science.

Trader Joe’s is the Most Overrated Supermarket in America. Fight Me.

Trader Joe’s is nothing but an overpriced discount supermarket dressed up with pretentious marketing and staffed by nice bearded young men.

Dear NFL: I’m Available for the 2021 Halftime Show

Enclosed you will find an audition video of me doing the Sprinkler and the Lawnmower dances. I know they’re a tad risqué, but I promise to keep it PG.

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I Have Survivor’s Guilt From Dodging the Ontario School Strikes

Where do I even begin with Doug Ford’s dismantlement of public education in Ontario?

How to Pack a Carry-On for the Entire Family

Our best tips and tricks for packing a carry-on—for everyone in the family!

Books We Can't Wait to Read

17 Books We Can’t Wait to Read This Year

The best way to spend any day or night is to curl up with a good book, so we’ve included a list of some of our most anticipated reads for the year.

Are You Settled Now? Starting a New Life With the Kids South of the Border

It has been just over four months since my family of five has moved from Toronto to Washington, DC, and everybody keeps asking, “Are you settled now?”