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Birthdays and school parties are fun for children to look forward to and it is a time for sharing with their friends. They love the change from the regular routine, special songs & rituals and of cou..

Our first podcast interview! Jason recently had a chance to chat with Amber Strocel on her popular blog Strocel.com. On top of discussing what makes Coco and Tini so special, Jason also gave his tho..

Older babies and toddlers who can sit up and pour, stack, splash and topple toys are ready to add bath toys to their bath time fun. Bath toys for toddlers can be really simple or more elaborate toys ..

We thrilled to have been named a "Best Bet" by Calgary's Child! Click here to see the layout...

As we see the first signs of the crocus and cherry blossom buds, many of us are getting the gardening itch! Perhaps you have dug through the shed to find your seed planting flats and shaken out your g..

I recently attended a parenting talk at the children’s school on the topic of “Being the Parent You Always Wanted To Be.” It was quite enlightening and certainly gave us parents a lot to talk about th..

Do you ever watch your child in amazement and think about how much they learn every day? It's remarkable! I have heard that a person learns more before the age of four than they do for the rest of t..

This week many of our friends and family will be celebrating the Chinese New Year and welcoming the year of the rabbit. For those of us not of Chinese heritage, it's a great opportunity for the whole..

This week our family got out the picture hanging kit, found an empty section of wall in the kids room and hung up responsibility charts for each of our two children. We had tried the home-made respon..

The announcement comes today as the Canadian federal government has finally agreed to ban six phthalates, chemicals that are commonly used in the manufacture of children’s vinyl toys. This new regula..

I was walking through the neighbourhood enjoying a lovely evening stroll when a woman who was out working in her garden stopped to ask how far along I was. At that point I was about 8 months pregnant..

We plan for weeks, cook for days and eat for minutes. Of course, we we couldn’t possibly not have enough for the holiday feast so, what the heck, throw in a bit extra, just in case. Well, now what d..