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Dear Savvy Mom,

Heard you were thinking about some good summer reads for a kind of savvy list and I thought I would submit my thoughts.

Remember LBK (life before kids) when we just read whatever was in front of us? Now we have to be more selective and make sure our reading time is used wisely, right?

The Good Help Guide

Martha Scully from CanadianNanny.ca gives us some advice about hiring a babysitter. After all, we know you wouldn’t leave your most prized possession with just anybody.

The Future is Financial

Lose the guilt. We’ve all thought it. Sometimes you look just a little bit forward to the day when your kid is off to university. As far away as that may seem (2000 more diaper changes?), guaranteed your bank account might require a bit more preparation than you do.

Safety First

Remember back to a time when danger was sort of cool? (We mean way back.) But now that we’re moms, keeping kids safe and out of danger often takes precedence over broccoli.
Today, to launch Safe Kids Week, we have some good news from a national report on injuries in Canada.

Our Gift to You

For most people, time is money. For moms, time is a chance to breath, sleep, finish the laundry, pluck their…

The One You Want

Once that seed is planted, sleep is never the same for moms. We’ve got discomfort during pregnancy, infant night feeds,…

Will Not

Major avoidance, major. You can get away with that attitude about your will and estate planning right up until about…

We Believe in Sick Kids

Moms and kids, they go together like PB& J. There is just no denying it. And when those kids get…

March Breakdown

It’s a well known truism that March Break isn’t a break for everyone. Namely parents. But if you have a…