Name please… Hélène Boudreau What’s your specialty? (work-wise – you’re probably pretty special at a lot of things)Children’s author. I write picture books, chapter books, novels and non-fiction for kids and teens. What’s your shameless plug? (books, blogs, bling, etc.) My new book, REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS, is about first zits, first crushes…
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My Child Has Chicken Pox
“Chickenpox or chicken pox is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV).[1] It usually starts with vesicular skin rash mainly on the body and head rather than at the periphery and become itchy, raw pockmarks, which mostly heal without scarring.”–Wikipedia Timeline: Wednesday: bad cough through the nightThursday: stay home…
Winners: Crayola, Johnson’s & Dorset
Winner of the awesome activities from Crayola is: Cathy B said…The Crayola site will be visited often ’cause it’s so creative. Love Crayola products! Cathy B. Winner of the Johnson’s Baby Gift Basket Colleen said… I think the Johnson’s Bedtime Lotion with Naturalcalm would be good for my niece and her newborn, as she tells…
Bullying, Kids & KidsHelpPhone
I remember a boy, in elementary school – a grade above me, who was bullied. Really badly bullied. Like jacket ripped bullied. Like moved to tears bullied. Like isolated from the whole school bullied. He must have gone through hell. Parent Club recently had the opportunity to interview Shawna Ginsberg, a counselor, at Kids Help…
Parent Club Review: Medieval Times Thrills Kids’ Birthday Parties
THE WHAT: Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament – Toronto, ON castle THE WHY: It all started with a discussion about where to have Thing 1s 10 year old party. Being October, we couldn’t have it in the backyard. Being pregnant, I didn’t want to go to great lengths to host at home. Solution? I offered…
Kid Activities for Thanksgiving
In preparation for Thanksgiving this weekend (Canadian – that is)…I have made a few suggestions over at my Yummy Mummy Club column for… Activities for kids – while you’re busy with the bird Some of the ideas include having the kids make decorate the table with fall multi-coloured leaves, making menus, folding napkins. Whether you…
Back to School Interviews – with Caroline
Tune into Real Moms on RealityRadio101.com tonight at 7pm where I will be discussing “Making Back to School Easier” with Alanna Cushnan-Szewczyk and co-host Jane. And on the subject of Back to School – surf over to CityLine where I was the expert parenting source for their article on “Your School Lunch Dilemmas Solved!” www.parentclub.ca
Lunch Box List
Below is the essential Parent Club Lunch Box List – feel free to bookmark, print, comment or share with the club! Crunchy Category cut vegtables: carots, celery, broccoli, cucumber, peppers pretzels, fish crackers, rice crackers, popcorn, crackers dry cereal cereal bar crunchy fruit: apples, grapes Soft Category yogurt, cheese soft fruits: pears, banana, clementines, orange…
Back to School Tips
I, for one, am fairly excited it’s back to school season. It’s been a great summer. It’s been fun. But it’s time to move on (seriously…let’s move on). And I have been busy writing back to school themed articles… These were for the good folks at everythingmom.com Building Homework Habits Tips on How to Organize…
Tips For Visiting Great Wolf Lodge
Great Wolf Lodge is a fun family destination with many locations across North America (we go to the Niagara Falls location). My family of 5 has enjoyed a few staycations at Great Wolf Lodge and we have learned some important tips for making the most of the rooms, activities, water park, and food. Here are…
Keeping Cool
Summer heat can be an activity buster…here are a few ideas for keeping cool… Visit a local library (air conditioning and books – what is better? My kids love to be able to sit at the computers and play webkinz…I like that the computers automatically log them off after 30 minutes). pool, splash pad, sprinkler…
Interview with Lays ChipTrip Spokesperson: Kathy Buckworth
Parent Club: You are the spokesperson for Lays ChipTrip – what is that? Kathy Buckworth: I’m working with Lays to promote their ChipTrip program, which has been developed with the Canadian Tourism Commission, as a way to encourage Canadians to become tourists in their own cities and provinces, or to travel to new provinces and…