Penny

I loved waking up on Saturday mornings when I was a child, making tea for the whole family then sitting down on the couch and watching cartoons from Road Runner to Care Bears and Captain Planet – yes I am a 90s baby. It just filled up my love tank. It was a beautiful part […]

Meal prep especially dinner is always a “hot spot” where I was constantly handing over devices and tablets so as to “get dinner done.” After all, we had made it to this part of the day right? After I read the book : Hunt, Gather Parent: What ancient cultures can teach us about the lost

Growing up as a kid in the 90s, we played board games. My siblings and I were so competitive it was so all fun and games until it was not all fun and games. Not everyone got a trophy for showing up. Second place was as good as last and so on and so forth.

My son today on the way out to pick his little sister from daycare, told me this words as he was shutting off the TV for us to head out – “But mum, I am not yet done.” It was at that instant I realized that try as we may we will never be “done”

I remember taking this picture one of those days at the height of the pandemic when I could tell cabin fever was at an alltime high. It was morning, hubby had just gone to work as he has been frontline since day one. Morning is a time I guard fiercely – I will write about morning

So today (Friday) something happened that gave me pause. Friday is what we call in our house – Pizza & library night. So we grab books and DVDS after school from the library, have pizza and popcorn and watch a movie. So the first couple of Fridays I was so excited, I was all in,

Today marks a year since Colin Kartcher put down his sword and lay to rest after battling daily for our kids in the digital space. I remember the night so clearly. I had been thinking for a while about sending him a message asking him how he got his podcast off the ground as we

So our son started kindergarten at the beginning of this new school year. A few days a week after school ends he is picked up by our neighbor and friend who they are in the same class as I finish up at work. One thing I notice every time he gets in the car he

When was the last time you went to your pediatrician and during the assessment asked (if at all they did) how much screen time does your child watch in a day? Did they offer any education or follow up questions? Chances are it probably did not happen. The science on screen-time use is in its

Many times when we go to the local playground – my kids and I are usually met by empty swing sets. Granted schools are back in session, though honestly it feels pretty much standard all year round. Not that I mind so much – it actually takes away some of the pressures of having to