Kathy Buckworth

I had a dinner party this weekend. It was a Hunger Games themed dinner party which may or may not have included a "Pin the Arrow on Katniss's Face" competition. But not all dinner parties have to be that fancy.

At my house, inviting people over for dinner works...

"Mommy Bloggers" have changed the way that marketers and brands interact with consumers and their products. Many bloggers have relationships with brands in the form of an ad on their website, running a Twitter chat contest, or doing product reviews.

But now they're looking for more lucrative opportunities to...

Mother's DAY? Try The Year of Mom

There is so much emphasis on the second Sunday in May, it's no wonder most of the time it ends up in disappointment and dissatisfaction. Sort of like cramming a year's worth of love into Valentine's Day. But just like the opponents of...

I've always believed in the parenting principle of finding out what your kids like the most... and then taking it away from them as a form of punishment.

The thing is, kids are very transparent, or "authentic" in today's social media terminology. They simply cannot hide when there is...

Love is in the air. Being electronically transmitted, in all likelihood.

For reasons I can't explain, Pee-wee Herman and, in particular, his show, Pee-wee's Playhouse, have always appealed to me. Fans of the show (back me up here!) know that if Pee-wee had had a BlackBerry, he would have...

What You Really Don't Expect
Expecting your first child in 2012? You'll find that there are many books in the parenting section that contain the phrase "Things They Didn't Tell You" in the title. They're referring to things about childbirth, babies, becoming a mother, co-parenting with your partner, what...

Let's face it, if you're a mom with a newborn you may as well give in and embrace the world of Twitter, and chat online at 2 a.m. instead of watching those infomercials. If you haven't entered the world of Twitter yet, make 2012 the year to get online and...

I recently engaged in a debate online with other parents about whether they thought the teen years or the toddler years were harder to survive.

Depending on the age of your children, opinions vary, although I think that parents of toddlers who nod and say, "I hear teens are...

There's a new industry that has emerged as an offshoot of one of the oldest professions in the world. It's dirty, often takes place late at night, behind closed doors, and creates controversy in terms of what's really right and what's really wrong. That's right: parenthood. But fear no longer,...

So a talking yam and a New Kid walk into a conference... Blissdom Canada

From Oct. 13 to 15, Toronto hosted the second annual Blissdom Canada conference. If you don't have a clue what that is, you're not alone, but it's also clear that you're not a part of the...

The holiday season is mere weeks away and our ambitions to fit into that cute sleeveless little black dress gain strength. But who has time or energy to work out? Good news, moms: it turns out you already are working out. As a public service, I just wanted to remind...

Thanksgiving in Canada comes a whole month earlier than it does south of the border, and for that I am especially thankful. Mostly because it lands before Halloween, and then allows me to have a full two months to take off the candy and turkey poundage prior to indulging in...

What do comedienne Kathy Griffin and Premier Dalton McGuinty have in common, besides their Irish roots? Within the space of 24 hours, I saw them both in person; so follow along with me.

I attended a sold out performance Sunday night by Griffin at the Sony Centre in Toronto....

The 27th annual Medoc Marathon was run last weekend, through the beautiful countryside of France.

For those who haven't heard of it, this is in fact a real marathon, with real runners. I was invited to participate, as press, not as a runner (I only run if someone is...

Sitting in my hotel's dining room this morning in Bordeaux, France, watching residents drink impossibly small espressos, I likely gave an audible sigh of relief when my server offered me a large coffee. I'm not sure if it was my North American accent that tipped her off to the fact...

There's a new program which was introduced into an Alberta elementary school where kids as young as seven-years-old will be able to choose a "major" or specialized stream of learning, based on their very well-developed areas of interest.

Unless they have a category called "Watching the Transformers...

Like many 12-year-olds, my daughter recently completed her babysitting course, which in theory will enable her to venture forth into the world of watching other people's children with insight, knowledge and experience.

However, after having reviewed the course materials and grilling her on the information that was shared, I...

Recently there has been a lot of research published on the significance that the birth order of children, the number of children, and the sex of the siblings have on forming who we and our children turn out to be. Is it really that predetermined?

Stereotypically, the oldest child...

A recent report has suggested that family "fun" is anything but, indicating that finding personal happiness through the act of having children is a tad... overrated, and concluding that in fact children can bring the level of "happy" down, not increase it.

I don't really think this...

The huge on-line success of the book Go the F**k to Sleep is due mainly to one thing: Every single parent in the world has uttered these words, either in their inside or outside voice.

From the string of sleepless nights a newborn delivers the minute they come home...