WHAT ABOUT THAT PICKY KID?

WHAT ABOUT THAT PICKY KID?

Tell me, does this sound familiar to you: dinner time rolls around, and that kid of yours takes a bite of something, makes a face, and runs away/gags/whines/complains/vomits? Or eats the only thing he/she likes on that particular day- carrots, maybe, or a piece of...
CHOOSING WINS OVER POWER STRUGGLES

CHOOSING WINS OVER POWER STRUGGLES

Watermelon is one of the things we look forward to every summer. Both boys do too…but my second son is still selective in how he chooses to eat his.   When I sliced it up for him the way the way I eat it, on the rind, looking like a triangle, he left half the...
HEALTHY KIDS ARE HAPPY KIDS

HEALTHY KIDS ARE HAPPY KIDS

Covid-19 is certainly something remarkable to bear witness to! I woke up today thinking this thought: A healthy body is a happy one. A happy body is a healthy one. There are millions of people right now locked in a struggle of despair, worry, grief, sickness, pain,...
QUALITY OF LIFE IN COVID-19

QUALITY OF LIFE IN COVID-19

Not a day has gone by in the last few months where my second son tells me, “Mom, the world is a really weird place right now”…and he’s right. This pandemic life has turned everything we knew and understood and took for granted upside down. Coping in a healthy way with...
CELEBRATE YOUR WINS!

CELEBRATE YOUR WINS!

Many years ago, Monday morning coffee was a weekly ritual. A couple of kindergarten mom friends and I would meet up at our local Tim Hortons and “debrief” from the last time we met. I will never forget how many times I would tell them excitedly about the tiny little...
BECOME “THE BEST COOKER” THEY EVER KNEW

BECOME “THE BEST COOKER” THEY EVER KNEW

This is high praise when coming from a #pickykid. Never mind that you’re probably the ONLY cooker they ever knew! How does your little eater convey how much they love your food? I mean, sometimes your dinners don’t quite meet the mark- they can’t, if your kid is a...