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Chore Chart for Kids

Have you ever created a behavior or chore-chart for your kids? I have attempted this task several times, to always fail. Yet my children need routine and reminders – that is just how it is and I need them to have routine and me harping…

Family Travel: Summer Road Trip Tips (AND A CONTEST!)

Who doesn’t love a good road trip with the whole family in our beautiful Country? It’s the best possible getaway to celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday this Summer, and the Laughing Cow is celebrating too, with a contest! We do regular road trips as a…

10 Ways to Save on Your Next Local Getaway

Looking for tips and tricks to save money? If you are like me, getting away on a trip that is more than a few hours away is just not in the cards for us right now. Having two kids of a “bickering age” in the…

Verbal Diarrhea – Part 1

For the last while I have what many call, writers block. I have been really stressed out. In part by the things going on in my personal life and at work that I just have not had the time or energy to put into figuring…

Wellness Trends 2023

As we look to 2023, what trends will we see in fitness, food, self-care, beauty and sustainability? The Wellness Show has been at the forefront of wellness trends for the past 30 years, and here’s what we think will shape the future of the wellness…

Modern Mama Holiday Gift Guide 2022 + Giveaway

It is that time of year yet again! Finding the perfect gift for your children can be a struggle so, we want to help make things just a bit easier with our holiday gift guide 2022. Beyblade Burst QuadDrive Interstellar Drop Battle Set Beyblade…

Use it Up, Wear it Out, Make it Do, or Do Without

Lessons that were learnt from the 1929-1933 Great Depression in Canada were instilled in many of us who are Baby Boomers and Generation X’ers, as children. Those same lessons have been gradually lost over the last 30 years. We now live in a very “disposable…