Topics: Lifestyle

I have a confession to make. I forced both of my kids to be outdoor babies. They started napping outdoors when they were two weeks old and continued to do so until they were kicked out of their strollers.

Just because it’s cold doesn’t mean you have to be housebound

Learning to give one’s third born a little more free reign

Developing physical, social, and cognitive skills for the whole family

A simple solution for throwing, juggling, target practice, and more

Do you wish your family spent more time moving? It’s a goal that’s well within reach! It’s about finding ways to fit physical activity into our busy days.

It doesn’t just happen, it can be cultivated

That enthusiasm watching can quickly turn into a desire to play

Invest five minutes for a fun, rewarding kids experience

Decorative and sturdy, they’re easy to create

And why starting with the birthday cake should be number one

Dancing every morning can lead to a great day

Here’s how you manage that calendar from hell

Managing a busy schedule starts with careful activity selection

This article was updated on Oct. 12, 2024. Below are some tips on creating your own kid-friendly walkable community, from Jennifer Keesmaat, former chief planner and executive director for the City of Toronto. Start walking to school “Create a walking school bus,” says Keesmaat. “Identify other parents in the neighbourhood whose kids go to the … Continued

How to develop traditions that leave positive, lasting impressions

Choosing wisely means being able to spend more quality time outside

Give your kids the gift of an active December with this cool printable

A fun printable to help keep your kids mobile throughout the celebration

May they carry this with them all the days of their lives

Being a new parent is exciting, tiring, and sometimes downright scary. You’ve been given this incredible task of shaping a new person’s life and sometimes you aren’t sure if you’re doing more harm than good for your little one. You know what doesn’t help make being a new parent easy? Other people’s parenting advice. I’m … Continued

If you asked your kids for advice on how to parent, they’d probably tell you to let them eat candy for breakfast. So we took the liberty of coming up with a list that we’re sure they’d agree with.

From superheroes to everyday heroes

My son and daughter enrich my life in so many ways