One of my favourite lines from the The Simpsons is when Bart complains he is having the worst day of his life. "So far," responds his unsympathetic yet correctly predictive father, Homer.

I liken that to a study by Today.com that suggests three is the most stressful number...

"If you've got your health..." Well we all know how that quote ends. We also know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. But how are Canadians making sure to protect their health, for themselves, and their families?

According to a recent poll, 64% of...

My latest book I Am So The Boss Of You: An 8 Step Guide To Giving Your Family "The Business" compares life in the corporate lane to life in the car pool lane, and provides tips on how moms can use corporate structure and rules to rule the household.

But...

Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, is encouraging women to "Lean In" to their careers, with her book of the same name. Essentially she is tackling the age-old dilemma of how women should compete in a "man's world." She argues that unless women approach a relentless pursuit of success...

The next time you visit a corporate website, look at the "About Us" page. Most feature a mission statement, a few sentences or paragraphs that tell the world at large what the company does and what it wants to accomplish.

I have a theory about mission statements. I believe that...

1, 2,3 and...break!

March Break. Just because the kids are on a so-called "break" doesn't mean you get to take a break from being a parent. (I've tried.) Personally I like calling it "March Break" instead of "Spring Break" mostly because it's more descriptive in terms of the timing of...

I loved The Brady Bunch as a child, but after re-watching a certain episode I love it even more as a parent. It featured middle daughter Jan Brady (the family's perpetual loser) trying to discover if she had a natural born talent...for anything. Predictably, she failed at many different things...

Sun, spa, and shopping. The perfect Girls Getaway trifecta can be found on the island of Bermuda. Only 26 square miles in area, this (northern) Caribbean destination is a quick trip from Toronto but a long, long way from the routine of kids, work and making dinner.

Bermuda has...

They really should launch the new BlackBerry on February 14 instead of January 30. Here's why, at least for me.

For reasons I can't explain, PeeWee Herman and, in particular, his show, PeeWee's Playhouse, has always held great appeal for me. Fans of the show (back me up here!) know...

Another year gone by, another year filled with annoying parenting trends. Here are some fads I'd like to see disappear by the end of 2013:

1) Trophies for all: This one has been around for a while. We are raising our kids in a generation of "everybody wins and nobody...

As a mother of four children, at any given time there are a multitude of electronic units recharging themselves in my house. Between BlackBerrys, iPhones, hand held gaming units, video cameras, digital cameras, toothbrushes, and the occasional ill-advised noisy toy, our outlets are jam packed with cords leading to devices...

Quebec City got very animated this week as cartoon professionals from all over the world met for the 2012 Cartoon Connection conference taking place at the Quebec Hilton. The main theme of the conference was to evaluate the benefits and successful execution of transmedia, or cross-platform marketing, for properties in...

It's the "B" word most moms dread hearing. That's right...balance. If I had a dime for every time I've heard it, or said it, I could retire right now. Whether it's juggling family and personal time, the oft referred to "work-life balance," working off the stress of the day by...

Like most holiday seasons, many families are planning on multi-generational get-togethers, particularly if there is a "baby's first Christmas" to celebrate. But having a new baby around at Christmas can be as stressful as it is wonderful. Try to keep things nice, and not naughty by following this tips:

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"Hey be careful with that toe of yours," I said to my 10-year-old son as he attempted to cut his toenail with what appeared to be medieval pinking shears, "I grew it for you, after all", I said. He looked over at me and said "Really? All you did was...

At this time of the year, many parents are visiting their doctor's office with kids in tow, for everything from routine vaccinations to dealing with the sudden influx of colds and fevers. But just going to the doctor's office can make you sick...of thinking of ways to entertain them while...

My 13-year-old daughter came home from school and said her teacher had asked the class how many families had dinner together on a regular basis. To her (and my) surprise, she was the only one who raised her hand. Fellow students reported that they were more likely to eat in...

Two of my kids have Post-it notes stuck to the fridge which read "Money Mom Owes Me." The irony of this is not lost when I've known that the average cost of raising a child in Canada is approximately $300,000. That's for one child. As the volume of children go...

According to a new study by President's Choice Services Inc., 48 per cent of Canadian parents with children aged 11 and over now let their kids carry a cell phone.

The majority of Canadians (52 per cent) felt somewhere between the ages of 13 to 16 was...

"You look good...for someone who's had four kids...especially since one of those kids is 21."

Okay, stop. In fact, stop two sentences ago. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that no mom ever wants to hear anything past "you look good." If in fact someone...