Did everyone hear the recent U.S. study that found a child drowns in a backyard portable pool once every five days in the summer? (original study is in the Journal of Paediatrics). From inflatable pools to wading pools even to in-ground pools – this is a big parent reminder – children should be closely supervised…
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#TravelTuesday tip | stroller shade
This is an inexpensive travel tip to shade your baby when you go out & about in the sunny world. Get some rip-stop (available at fabric stores) and a hair clip. (yes, I sewed the borders so it wouldn’t frey – extra June Cleaver points for me – you don’t have to do this). Drape…
Fisher-Price Makes Diapers? Who Knew?!
Parent News Alert!: Fisher-Price makes diapers. Wait. Change that. Fisher-Price makes great diapers. My 5 month old had a chance to test-drive Happy Days and Happy Nights Fisher-Price diapers. Result: not one diaper failure! (a #WIN as baby is transitioning to pureed foods and you know…when babies change to food…well…their diaper deals change too). ? My rolly-polly baby…
Ontario Science Centre | #TravelTuesday
THE TRAVEL DESTINATION: Ontario Science Centre THE WHERE: Toronto, ON., Canada THE AUDIENCE: completely family-friendly! For the 8 and under crowd: KidsparkFor kids and parents: hands-on exhibits to explore, live performances, IMAX moviesFor teens: Sci Fri HOURS & PRICES:open 7 days a week 10am – 5pm$8 parkingAdults $20, Child $13, Youth $16, Infants FREE *Science Centre…
PosterJack Review
THE WHAT: posterjack.ca THE CANADIAN COOL: This Canadian Company turns your digital photos into artwork. From posters to canvas to peel n’ stick photos and more. THE HOW: Simply chose your photo, select product and size and upload. It’s that easy. Delivery is only to Canadian residents at this time. THE BONUS: Just in time…
An Interview with Craig Kielburger
A very cool read…surf over to my yummymummyclub.ca column for my interview with Canadian child rights activist Craig Kielburger (founder of Free the Children, Me to We and also a recipient of the Order of Canada). Kids helping kidsAn Interview with Craig Kielburger I had the chance to review two titles from Me to We…
Homosexuals in Hockey? Does it matter?
?Surf over to my yummymummyclub.ca column to read my latest postHomosexuals in Hockey? Does it matter? This was a shock tag line I heard on the radio the other day. I thought to myself? In this day and age, what does sexual orientation have to do with sports? Then days after, my kids asked me…
Check out this month’s Oh Baby! magazine
???Pick up the magazine or check out the on-line issue to read my latest contribution to the reading world Busy all day and yet nothing ever done. It’s a featured look at the life of a mom…with a newborn…and kids…and to-do list…which may or may not include laundry. www.parentclub.ca
The Benefits of Outdoor Play | #playpanel
http://www.fisherpriceplay.ca/ So far this Spring, (on what seemed like the only two warm, sunny days, thus far) we broke out our Fisher-Price infant to toddler swing for my son. Swinging outside changed the whole mood of those days…making baby and Mom SO much happier.According to Kathleen Alfano, Ph.D. (Director of Child Research at Fisher-Price) “Playing outdoors…
blog header blockage – part deux
I know – Parent Club header is different yet again. That is because 2 of you dear readers told me the cartoonified version didn’t do it justice. So I’ve {yet again} put a temporary header up. Maybe Parent Club will just be like Google and change the header everyday. The thing about blog headers is…