parenting Archive
When I was younger, I loved wearing Velcro shoes because I dreaded tying shoe laces. You see, my mother had tried to teach me how to tie my laces but it was hard. Really hard. My my would show me how to do it, I’d …
Taking care of young children is no easy task and nobody will contest that it becomes far more difficult when you add an illness into the mix. But what about a mystery illness that seems to have come out of nowhere, with symptoms that just …
“School’s out for summer! School’s out forever!” Well, no, not quite forever… as much as kids around the world wish Alice Cooper’s lyrics to be true, school is most certainly not out forever as it returns every fall. So, kids, when you’re on summer break, …
Although most pregnancies do result in healthy babies, the reality is that complications can and do happen and that’s why it’s important that expecting mothers visit their doctors regularly. Many complications can arise if a baby is breech at full term. What does this mean? Normally, …
It was in 2013 that tragedy struck for Heather Clark. Like so many other mothers do every day, Heather entrusted her 7-month-old son, Lukas, with a babysitter. But when Lukas wouldn’t stop crying, the babysitter’s boyfriend began physically abusing him. It was only when Lukas …
“Dad, make me a sandwich.” Dad: “Poof! You’re a sandwich!” There’s nothing quite like a good dad joke because really, dads are awesome. Dads have their own brand of parenting that is often characterized with a lot of cheesy humour, and I mean that in the best …
I have to admit that as much as I love the incredible picture quality of Blu-ray and the convenience of streaming, there’s a part of me that misses the days of VHS. There was just something so fun and charming about them. Most likely it’s …
“Where do babies come from?” It’s the age-old question that parents have dreaded hearing from their children. And that is perhaps why there have been many so fables to explain the miracle of childbirth. The most popular fable is the one about the stork. Most …
Nicolly Pareira is only 2 years old but she has already been through so much. She has been deaf and blind since birth, and has undergone 7 eye surgeries in her home country of Brazil but all were attempts unsuccessful. But Nicolly’s mom, Daiana, wasn’t …
Oh, the joys of motherhood… pretty much anything and everything your baby does is yet another precious moment. From making cute and funny noises while they sleep to wide-eyed giggling at silly things, babies are the very definition of adorable. I know this not because I’ve had a …