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Enjoying fiddleheads this season? Here’s how to clean, cook and prepare them safely so your family can get the most out of this springtime delicacy. If you’ve ever wandered through a farmer’s market in early spring, you’ve likely spotted these tightly coiled ferns set out in a basket amongst the carrots and spring onions. Officially

These free typing games will help make learning this important skill fun. Photo: BBC Living in today’s digital world, it’s pretty crucial that kids know how to type. But learning this important skill doesn’t have to be a chore—there are plenty of fun ways to log some online typing practice hours. Here are 10 typing

Try these easy, inexpensive games to keep your birthday guests busy and entertained at the party. Photo: Erik Putz The invitations have been sent, and it won’t be long before your child’s birthday party! How will you keep them entertained for two hours? That’s the age-old question—and one of the main reasons why some parents

10 BENEFITS OF MINIMALISM FOR KIDS The Parenting Junkie is intentional about parenting with minimalism for kids in mind. Have you seen the minimalism with kids home tour? Today, let’s talk about how minimalism for families can improve your experience. If you consider minimalism with kids toys you’ll soon realize how great minimalism with children

Why I am Not Supermom // Let Go of Supermom Syndrome! The Parenting Junkie is not supermom. In fact, supermom is a term she wishes would just drop from our vocabulary. Too many mothers suffer from supermom syndrome, trying to be everything to everyone and still not feeling good enough. This video shows why it’s

Moms need help catching up on sleep even after the newborn phase. Here’s how loved ones can help. Many possibilities for gifts come to mind to acknowledge Mother’s Day for new mothers—family and friends think about flowers or brunch. But because inadequate rest is often a key source of distress for mothers, we need to

MP Karina Gould isn’t just a champion of affordable child care. She’s also reminding American women that if they lose their abortion rights, Canada’s doors are open. When a leaked document showed the U.S. Supreme Court’s intentions to overturn Roe v. Wade, putting American women’s right to abortion in jeopardy, the outcry didn’t stop at

Reducing food waste while feeding kids can feel impossible. Mama Earth Organics can help. Their journey from farm to table is direct, conscious and planet-friendly. That’s easier than schlepping the kids to the store, non? Created for The latest gameshow? Guessing how much food was eaten when you open your kid’s lunch box. Navigating kids’

If you give your kids water first when they ask for a snack, or serve vegetables first so your kids fill up on them, you may be following outdated, harmful advice. Many of us grew up steeped in the belief that a good body is a thin body. This is known as diet culture—the idea

There are around 100,000 individual’s suffering from Sickle cell disease nationwide and St. Louis Children’s Hospital continues to be at the forefront for the support and management of this condition. With a dedicated Sickle Cell Program team (as a division of pediatric hematology/oncology), our doctors are able to use state of the art techniques and

Mother’s Day looks different for moms with a sick child. Learn how you can help. Created for There are few situations as difficult as having a seriously ill child. In Canada, 65 per cent of families live outside a city with specialty children’s hospital. Many families must travel long distances to access the medical care

10 reasons you might (even sometimes) hate parenting – no shame, we all do. I want to help you get out of these patterns so you can start love parenting and parent from love. I’m Avital, aka The Parenting Junkie, mother of 5 and my goal is to help you create family bliss. In this

“Keep pushing, Simone!” Gerren’s voice rings out through my back room as our eyes meet in the mirror. I don’t expect it but can’t deny the rush that shoots through my body. For the last eight weeks, I’ve been testing out Mirror from Lululemon and these tiny thrills have (sadly?) become one of the highlights

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From fun things to do in NYC with kids to new hotels, restaurants and weed vendors (they’re everywhere!), here’s what parents should know about the Big Apple right now. Considering a trip to New York with the kids in 2022? As always, there’s tons for families to do in New York. But a few things