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I snapped this pic after the kids woke up from an afternoon nap. It was a lazy day – really nothing exciting happening. After sitting around for a bit I begun to hear, “I am bored” what should I do? (The older one more than the younger one as usual). So we sat. At one […]

This past weekend after browsing all over from Netflix Kids to Disney Plus and watching part of Buzz Light year we settled on a sitcom – Good Luck Charlie. I am a 90s baby. I grew up rapping line by line The Fresh Prince of Bel-air, Blossom, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, Step By Step, 227.

So today we ended up in the Emergency Room. Our son (6) fell off the monkey bars a few days ago and the swelling just would not let up on his right wrist. So we headed over to get an X-ray done and thank goodness today is a holiday here – Labor day so the

Last season of the podcast, I interviewed Dr. Ann Fishel, the visionary behind the Family Dinner Project. An organization out of Boston whose work revolves around food, fun and conversation about things that matter. One of the things she likened family dinners to are like “a seatbelt in the potholed road of adolescence.” Phew. This

A while back I was in a parking lot as my husband dashed into the store to grab something. I sat in the passenger seat and do what I always do. People watch. Yes I am those people. In the car next to me there was a boy about aged 8 and his sister about

My family lives miles away from our extended family. Like two flights over the Atlantic for a total of 17 hour commute. This has meant we have relied heavily on technology to stay in touch with “cucu” and “guka” aka grandpa and grandma. Enter video calling. This has been a lifesaver for so many reasons

We are the parenting generation, that has watched our kids take their first steps as Instagram took her first baby steps We are the parenting generation, that has had to navigate bullies coming home with our kids in their back pockets. We are the parenting generation that has watched our kids hop from one Zoom

The other day I was watching a mom-daughter duo discussing the importance of “teaching kids to wait well.” Their biggest message was around etiquette, learning to ask before interrupting conversations. This was an eye opener for me because I realized how instead of requesting our kids to give my husband and I few minutes during

I have been toying with the idea of creating a digital detox specifically for kids in the early years who have got into problematic video gaming. Reason is I just completed a course for health care professionals through Intenta on managing problematic gaming use. It was mind blowing. But the more I read up on

Pull out a card game. Card games are like a pocket swiss knife. They are so small yet have so many benefits /uses. When at the restaurant, at the doctors appointment, kids have transitioned from naps and you are looking for something to maintain that slow tempo – pull out a card game. Our favorite