Defiance, thy name is a 4 year old child Parenting often seems to be a juggling act and the balance

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I've been told I'm a bit of a pack rat. I am loath to part with anything, knowing that I

"Knock Knock" "Who's there?" "Toilet" "Toilet who?" "Stinky-toilet-banana-breath-silly-face!"   It's clear that my 5 year old is a budding humorist.

  My children never fail to find the most appropriate times to drive home life lessons, and last night was

  We're always told that we shouldn't run away from our problems, that we should courageously face them head on.

October is one of my favourite months. For us Canadians, we get 2 holidays with both Thanksgiving and Halloween occurring

Being a parent is tough right? I don't know about you, but being a sleep deprived working mama of 2

  Ever since my 6-year-old was very young, we've had a special, if unusual Halloween tradition. We typically travel to

So my 18 month old FINALLY slept through the night last night AND slept in. For those of you who