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Easy Rice Salad Recipe
This Easy Rice Salad recipe is a great side-dish, vegetarian option, and potluck food. It’s good for summer time as…
How to Teach Your Child to Self-Regulate
You can’t tell someone to “calm down” and have them suddenly say to themselves “Ah yes, now I feel a…
5 Sensory Play Activities for Early Learning
Sensory play has many benefits for young children, and is crucial to brain development. Lucky for us parents, these sensory…
Vancouver Island Road Trip for Active Families
We live in a beautiful province and appreciate that by hopping in your car (and sometimes on a ferry) you can…
I Left My Kids Alone In The Car. That Doesn’t Make Me A Monster
Is it ever okay to leave your kids in the car while running errands? I have written many times about…
How Do We Get Our Kids To Do The Right Thing?
Use manners, be polite, be honest – just a few of the things we want from our kids. As parents…
How To Make Homemade Paint for Kids
This is an easy, kid-friendly, “recipe” to make homemade paint (using ingredients you have in your kitchen pantry) for your…
Your Kids Don’t Give A Sh*t About Your Summer Activities And Bucket Lists
“Stop making that noise, it makes me want to throw squirrels.” The sound of crackling plastic was driving my husband…
Is it ever okay to discipline somebody else’s child?
As a stay-at-home-mom I have the “privilege” of watching my kids ALL THE TIME! I get to see who they…
Dear Dads (And Future Boyfriends), You Don’t Own Your Daughter’s Body
“Don’t mess with her,” reads the caption. In the picture, a delicate baby girl sleeps, with older brothers of varying…