Parenting

How to Turn Your Kids into Model Citizens - SavvyMom

How to Turn Your Kids into Model Citizens

Since children learn what they live, our job as parents is to be sure that we are modelling, teaching and living the values that we believe are important. So what does that look like on a daily basis?

How to Beat the Daycare Dropoff Tears - SavvyMom

Honesty Can Stop the Daycare Dropoff Tears

Sneaking out at school or the daycare dropoff to avoid tears and tantrums does more harm than good. Find out why honesty is the best policy.

How Many Extracurriculars Are Too Many? SavvyMom

How Many Extracurriculars Are Too Many?

Children, like adults, can get overwhelmed. So how much is too much when it comes to extracurriculars?

Misconceptions from Attachment Parenting - SavvyMom

3 Misconceptions Perpetuated by Attachment Parenting

Parenting expert Alyson Schafer discusses attachment parenting and some of the misconceptions harboured by the public.

Myths About Raising Active and Successful Kids - SavvyMom

3 Myths About Raising Active and Successful Kids

Debunking three myths about raising active and successful kids. Spoiler alert! You don’t have to be sporty or overly successful yourself.

If I Knew Then What I Know Now... - SavvyMom

If I Knew Then What I Know Now…

They say hindsight is 20/20. A mom of three shares the five things she did differently with baby #3.

Helicoptor Parenting 101-SavvyMom

Helicopter Parenting: Quality vs. Quantity

It is so hard to know when the right time is to turn off helicopter parenting mode. For us it’s a fine line between mothering and smothering.

8 Things I Learned When My Husband Took Paternity Leave - SavvyMom

8 Things I Learned When My Husband Took Paternity Leave

The five of us—my husband and I and our three young daughters, all too young for school yet—were home together for four straight months. That time alone shaped our little family dynamic and I learned a lot.

How We Healed Our Marriage After Tragedy - SavvyMom

The Loss of Our Baby Almost Tore Apart Our Marriage. Here’s How We Got It Back

The difference in how we grieved—and what we needed and how we communicated with each other—almost tore apart our marriage.