Chances are, you found this article by searching "How to Help Land Your Teenager's First Job" or "How Can I Get My Teenager Off the Couch?" Either way, welcome to a place of hope and humour while parenting all stages. And today, we tackle the topic of encouraging our teens to find a … [Read More...]
Parenting
8 Things I Really Wish I Had Known Before Parenting a Teen
I expected to have an advantage parenting teenagers, as a high school teacher. Friends would tell me they were terrified of that stage and I would smile because teens are my favourite kind of people. They can be tenacious and fearless. Or … [Read More...]
Money Tips
4 Reasons Your Budget Needs A Fun Category
Stop me if this sounds familiar. You have a few (ahem!) purchases and have to figure out a way to smuggle them into the house. You carefully turn the doorknob, sliding shoes off and tiptoeing like a ninja. Without being spotted, you tuck those … [Read More...]
More Hope and Humour
Are You Trying for a Girl? The Dreaded Question
When my oldest boys were 3 and 1, we were expecting our third. Apart from strangers telling me how huge I was {is that even legal?} they also felt the need to ask the dreaded question, “Are you … [Read More...]
To the Mom Who Cries on Her Child’s Hard Days…Please Pass The Tissues
When do young children tend to become most upset? When socks don't fit properly or their favorite stuffed animal goes missing. Or, quite likely, on the first day of school. We have recently … [Read More...]
These 8 Fast Card Games Will Revive Family Night in Under 10 Minutes
Inside: The best fast card games both competitive kids and adults will love. Tried and tested by our family of two teens, one tween and one little bean. Riding in the van, our 15 year-old leans … [Read More...]
How to be a Good Friend to a Weary Mom: 7 Ways to be Her Hero
Inside: 7 Unique Tips to be a good friend to weary Moms. "I'm a bad boy. A bad boy." His compulsive words filled the pillow aisle in the store. I glimpsed a weary Mom trying to calm her … [Read More...]