by Maria Lianos We know the amazing perks that come along with being raised in famous family. What are some of the pitfalls and challenges the children face? 1. Freedom Children of celebrity parents may not have the freedom that average children have. “They may be more sheltered and protected so as not to fall
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Motherload is a fictional show about a fictional Mom based on a very real life. In the show, Erin is a former song and dance gal turned Mom who shares the humor and experiences – big and little – that all mothers deal with. In real life, Erin, is also former song and dance gal.
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by Christine Stewart I remember it vividly. Waking up to the smell of a full diaper, there he stood in all his glory with a precious gift wrapped in “diaper” for me to behold. I don’t even think the chickens are up this early, and he had already produced a steaming pile of last night’s
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by Kathy Buckworth “I yam what I yam and that’s all what I yam.” Or so Popeye used to say in the cartoons I watched when I was a kid. And while there’s something comical and fun about these words, I believe they really do sum up how each of us starts life with certain
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by Kathy Buckworth “When does it get easy?” If I had a dime for every time a new Mom said that to me, a hopeful, somewhat desperate look in her red-rimmed, sleep deprived eyes…well I wouldn’t be getting excited over BOGO days, that’s all I can say. Yes, there is no denying that having a
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by Maria Lianos Now that summer is officially here, we need to remember keeping our children safe. In the United States, a child goes missing every 40 seconds. In Canada, 150 children will be reported missing today. These are staggering numbers. As all parents know, every second counts when it comes to finding the child
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By Elise Butowsky When I was asked to write this article about what our life is like in raising two young men with Aspergers Syndrome, I started to think about just what that meant. What did it mean to raise a child with a disability? The interesting thing I figured out is I actually have
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By Kathy Buckworth Being in the right place at the right time is a long time accepted principle of success in life. This can also be true when trying to achieve success in the parenting world. From getting the registration into the soccer club on time and scoring that preferred Monday versus Sunday timeslot, to
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by Julie Watson Our kids whisper to us every day. We can choose to hear them, or we can brush the whispers off as ‘they’re just being kids’. Sometimes they speak at normal levels, sometimes they scream it at us, but whatever the method, there is always a message. My kids whisper to me constantly,
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by Cathy Barbarossa Before I went down south last December, my anxiety was climbing up north! Although I was excited about my trip, I was a little nervous about traveling with a toddler. In fact, I was so nervous, I let my “pack attack” get in the way of my excitement. Now that I’m back,
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