Eschelle Westwood, Author at Modern Mama

7 Patio Drinks Perfect For A Hot Spring Day

It is starting to look and feel a lot like Spring time finally here in Canada and we couldn’t be happier. The nice weekends are bringing people out of their homes to fix up their yards and patios. The days of lounging in the backyard…

Arts Umbrella’s Annual Expressions Theatre Festival Is Back

The city of Vancouver is booming with amazing talent all across the board and across all ages. There are so many great opportunities for everyone to find exactly what they love and if theatre is that thing you are especially in luck here in YVR….

Getting Your Fussy Toddlers To Eat Their Veggies

A tale as old as time or at least as long as macaroni and cheese competed with vegetables for plate space. No, not talking about Beauty and the Beast but the age-old question of “how do I get my child to eat their vegetables?” Many…

5 Ways For Mom To Get A Great Night Sleep

** Disclosure: We received product to test for this great night sleep post, opinions are our own.** Getting a great night sleep is everything when you are a parent. It can be the biggest deciding factor in how you manage to get through your day:…

6 Tips To Help Moms Find Time For School Volunteering

All moms struggle to find more hours in each day. Trying to find time for your kids, your partner, your job, your house, your friends and if possible time for you, doesn’t leave much time for anything else. The thought of having time to get…

What Moms Should Look For In A Daycare

Being a first time mom is hard, you are just getting the hang of things, you are healing and you are tired. Some of your first time mothers are also already thinking about preparing to go back to work, which means you are already on…

5 Things You Should Never Do To Your Daycare Provider

When you are a parent you aren’t just faced with a new relationship between you and your child, but you are also starting new relationships with all your little ones new care provider’s. That includes doctors, lactation consultants, nutritionists and for some daycare provider’s. As…

Beat Winter Skin Issues With Household Products

Every time the winter knocks on the door, there are issues related to skin and hair. Normal skin surely gets dry and dehydrated with extreme cold conditions. There are creams that can help you to deal with winter skin issues. Natural products can help you to…

Cooking with Kids: 5 Essential Tips

Cooking is an essential skill, a skill that everyone needs to learn how to do before they move out of the family home. Something that all of us parents need to start teaching at a young age and inside the family kitchen. Not only is…

6 Affordable Ways To Get Your Home Organized

When you have a messy kitchen all the time life can start to feel a little chaotic. It can be distracting and for some even a source of anxiety, but there are so many amazing ideas out there to help. So we rounded up 7…