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Make bedtime a fun game for your kids

How we tweaked our 30-count technique to make bedtime routine a fun game Is bedtime also so tough for you? Until recently bedtime for us was a fairly easy time, we had our method figured out and it worked well. … Continue reading

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How to turn your supermarket shopping trip into a kids game?

In my previous posts, I already talked about making sure you are well prepared and I shared several tricks you can use once at the supermarket to avoid trouble with your toddlers. Here I want to tell you about how we turn shopping into … Continue reading

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7 tricks on how to deal with your toddler at the supermarket

Tell me about kids and supermarkets and I spontaneously think of the durex commercial with the dad and his boy screaming over a bag of candies. I’ve already shared some of my personal experiences, but let’s talk some more about how … Continue reading

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Warning: energetic kids at the supermarket!

How to make shopping with kids a fun experience When I had my first child, I discovered that my baby adores going to the supermarket. All the colorful things to look at on the shelves, it was fascinating. It makes … Continue reading

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St-Nicolas, between the deceit and the magic

The days are getting shorter and colder. Soon St-Nicolas will be back in town and if you haven’t realized yet let me congratulate you on your ability to ignore the loads of toy-commercials we are being bombarded with. Are your … Continue reading

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Storytelling, one of our positive-parenting-tips tips for teaching patience with children

Why storytelling is one of our favorite positive-parenting-tips tips we use with our kids. The second topic of our series of positive-parenting-tips tips and teaching patience and sharing to kids, is all about storytelling. The concept itself doesn’t need much … Continue reading

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Nasal polyp surgery – diary of a kid’s day at the hospital

At the beginning of the week, Victoria was scheduled for a nasal polyp surgery. A common surgery to remove the polyps when they block too much of the airway and therefore cause snoring (and bad sleep) and frequent colds. As this … Continue reading

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How to Teach Patience to Children

How to teach patience to children and how to handle difficult situations. This is our  ‘count to 30’ approach that help us teach our kids about patience and sharing. In my post on patience and sharing, I touched quickly on 5 ideas … Continue reading

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Positive Parenting Tips: Teaching Kids about Patience and Sharing

If you’re looking for some positive positive-parenting-tips tips, try teaching your kids about patience and sharing. Patience and sharing are two wonderful skills which I believe each parent wants their kids to have. However at what age do they really … Continue reading

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The Best Giant Puzzle: The Giant Floor Puzzles for Kids from Galt

If you ask us what’s our kids favorite toy, we’d  answer very fast: the giant floor puzzles for kids. You want to know why? Before I elaborate more on this -as a side note- we bought our oldest  her first … Continue reading

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