So this is actually quite a controversial topic, and is not a recent phenomenon as surprising as that may sound. Certainly with the prevalence of social media and photo sharing sites this has become a bigger issue, but since the advent of picture taking parents feel it is their right to take whatever picture of…
Category: Parenting
Theme Park With Kids Tips
The life altering event of having kids really does follow the cliché and alters your life in ways you hear about but would never think they would apply to you – because you’re too cool to be a lame parent. Well newsflash, you’re not, you will be a lame parent, but you sort of get…
Give Kids A Sense Of Growing Up
There are plenty of reasons why you should make sure your kids enjoy their childhood and try to protect their playful innocence. That comes with making sure that they enjoy what kids want to enjoy from riding a bike to watching cartoons and snacking on junk food once in a while. But as they grow…
A Partner’s Postpartum
I can only speak for my wife and what I was able to observe after the birth of our beautiful daughter (the second of two). She was less confident, more prone to negative thoughts and borderline depression as well as the occasional short term. I realize that postpartum hormones are a big factor and in…
Money Talk 101 (Ontario)
OK so you decide, eventually, to be responsible and worry about money (or lack thereof). It’s a dry topic, but one day you’ll get an AHA moment and realize you’re head has been buried in the sand for way too long. I am by no means a financial adviser, but what I do know is…
The Importance Of Travel Journals For Kids
My son is one of the few lucky children I know who has travelled to many places early on and I for one have seen it benefit him immensely. Leas of which I think travels have long term impact on kids and how they evolve as they grow including: Creative thinking in figuring out how…
Father Figure With Confidence
I find there is a lot of social stigma of the parenting styles of Fathers. I have always felt that having the confidence to parent my child my way has always been criticised, I was told to leave it to the mother, mother knows best, fathers have no intuition, and fathers should focus on the…
Print Those Photos!
My kids are lucky enough to have more clothes and toys in their lives than they know what to do with. So when it comes to their birthday I often opt for other things such as experience based gifts like mini-putt, or aquarium tickets. But in their early years (the first three birthdays of my…
Online Shopping For Baby Products
Let’s face it – online shopping is taking over, and for good reason too. This is especially true for parents whose lives are usually so obstructed with the needs of their kids, making online shopping much more convenient and practical than having a regular shopping spree. This is especially true with baby products where online…
Play Dates Are For Kids; Not Their Parents
Except for certain cases, most kids are the opposite of antisocial. Unlike their parent who, for many reasons, want and need to be in solitude, especially once their lives are taken over by the kids. Parents often underestimate the value of social interaction for kids, that’s where they learn body language interpretation, picking up on…
Candid Life Journeys 