My son B is not a big eater. Actually, he has never been a big eater, ever since he was born. When he was around two or three years old, there were probably five foods we could choose from: Mac … Continue reading My Picky Eater Won’t Eat Jam—but He’ll Eat Sardines
Here we go again. We got another birthday party invitation. Isn’t a birthday party fun? Yeeees. Isn’t a birthday party exciting? Yeeeeeees. Isn’t a birthday party expensive? YEEEEEEEEES!! This time, the birthday party is for twins. (Duh duh duh.) Double … Continue reading Kids’ Birthday Party Etiquette: Siblings, Gifts, Allergies, and the Loot Bag Problem
When Do Kids Start Expecting a Big Birthday Party? My friend, who had a boy before I did, once gave me this advice: Put off having a big birthday party for as long as possible. Because once you start, there … Continue reading How Much We Spent on a Kids’ Birthday Party in Toronto—and Why We Chose an Indoor Playground
We went to Ribfest twice this summer, and we may go one more time. Not that we are the biggest Ribfest fans or anything. Although after our first visit, my husband did mention that he wanted to go to another … Continue reading Two Ribfests Down—and Maybe One More to Go
Every year, our family goes strawberry picking and apple picking. Strawberry picking usually falls around my husband’s birthday and Father’s Day weekend. For apple picking, we just choose a day sometime in September and go. For the past several years, … Continue reading Apple Picking Near Toronto: Our Family Tradition at Applevale Orchard
Our Recent Visit to the SickKids Emergency Room As a mom of young kids in Toronto, SickKids Hospital almost feels like a mandatory place to stop by at some point. I’ve visited the SickKids emergency room many times—mostly with my … Continue reading Our SickKids ER Visit: A Possible Wrist Fracture and a Surprisingly Short Wait
My son’s pee problem doesn’t only happen at night. Even during the daytime, there is a wet dot on his underwear most of the time. Small dot. Big dot. Many times his undies were stinky of urine. When he comes … Continue reading My Almost-Six-Year-Old’s Pee Accidents: Part 2—Daytime
My son, my lovely almost-six-year-old, well-spoken, BTS material (to me), still has pee accidents at night. 🤦♀️ His three-year-old younger sister stopped having nighttime accidents when she was two. Why? Why… It is almost a once-a-week event, which gives me … Continue reading My Almost-Six-Year-Old’s Pee Accidents: Part 1—Nighttime
My 3-year-old daughter bites her nails, and it drives both me and my husband crazy. I keep her nails as short as possible, but apparently, there is always something left for her to bite. The good news is that she … Continue reading My 3-Year-Old Won’t Stop Biting Her Nails. So We Tried This.
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