To my 5 year old daughter one's age is a direct reflection of their status. Height helps but age is key. In her camp group she knew everyone's age to the 1/2 or 3/4 year but could only identify one or two of the group by name. This weekend I had some insight into exactly why this is so important in her world. We were lucky enough to be invited up for a few days to a friend's cottage in advance of my son staying with them for the week. The group of kids consisted of my 9 year... More »

This is a bit of an experiment and to be honest with you I'm a bit weirded out by it. Since when do I have a lisp like Kath? Since when is my hair fuzzy instead of curly? Since when are my lips totally non-existent? OK. I already knew that but now so does the world. Anyway, the purpose of the Mom's the Word video podcast is to a) try out some new technology b) put a face to urbanmoms.ca and c) to get you guys contributing. So please, be kind. And please, comment on the questions and topics from... More »

As most of you know, urbanmoms.ca is McDonald's official Mom Media for their innovative Moms' Quality Correspondents program in Canada. As a mom and a marketer I LOVE this idea and it is my job to report on the latest news throughout the whole process - from selecting the moms, to the behind the scenes tours, to reporting on the tough questions posed to the McDonald's team. I recently attended the first meeting at McDonald's head office in Toronto to sit in on a meeting with the McDonald's team where they were sifting through the hundreds of mom applicants from... More »

While my husband and I were on vacation in England and staying with my "little" sis and her hubby we attended a party at their place. Also in attendance was baby Cassandra. The first born to Keith and Angela she is a sweet and smiley little beauty who normally relaxes and zonks straight into sleep. Not so on the night we met. On this particular evening Cassie was up for a party. However, truth be told, the kid needed some sleep. By the time she would normally be sleeping she was putting up a bit of a fuss and... More »

Yup, lucky me! I just got back from 10 days in London and Paris. I had been to London before (my "little" sis lives there) but never Paris. And, it was just me and my hubby. Jealous yet? Don't blame you. It was amazing. It was my gift to him for a very special birthday. Gotta love those gifts where you get to enjoy the benefits too. Anyway, I decided to start things off with my Top 5 things about my now favourite city in the world - Paris. Here goes: 1. The City. Paris is alive! It is so... More »