It goes without saying that reading is one of the most important skills a child will ever learn. And while reading aloud to your little ones is a great way to help develop literacy, it actually has many other benefits that you might not know about! From developing a deeper emotional intellect to honing teamwork […]
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It’s been a long time since I had a baby in the house, and I have to admit I had forgotten just how exhausting having a baby was when I gave birth to my new little bundle of joy. As cliché as it sounds, I actually fell asleep in a bowl of cereal one morning!
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Parenting is tough, but it gets even tougher when we spend too much time comparing ourselves to our own ideal image of what a perfect parent should be. And as much as I love social media, I also know that a constant barrage of perfect images can be discouraging to those of us doing our
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As adults, we often joke about wanting to be a kid again, but the truth is it can be hard to navigate childhood. Children desperately want to be older and do things that are out of their reach, and processing their feelings when we turn them down can be difficult. They have so many emotions
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Maybe it’s because I live in a province that’s known for harsh winter weather, but as far as I’m concerned, there is nothing more wonderful than being outside once warm weather has arrived in Saskatchewan. In fact, for the last two weekends I’ve been in the back yard relaxing in a lawn chair reading almost
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I had the pleasure of meeting life coach Caird Urquhart at a press event last October and I was very impressed by her down-to-earth approach to life, work and family. We chatted recently, and she very generously agreed to share her knowledge with Mommy Kat and Kids readers through this fabulous article. We all want
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