Social Families

Social media week is approaching here in Toronto and I have just signed myself up! I’m really looking forward to hearing what the future of social media holds as well as how to use it better for business. I’m also attending a talk called the Social Family to discuss how to appropriately integrate social media [...]

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Introducing “Travel Mom” Eva Hamori

Introducing Blogger/Author Eva Hamori, our travelling mom, with two kids aged 6 and 8. Eva was working at Safeway for nearly 20 years, when after a string of deaths in her family, realized now was the time to live her best life and not wait for retirement to do everything she and her family wanted. [...]

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Introducing “Sleep Mom” Pam Nease

Pam will be sharing her adventures in sleep here! Check in to read the latest advice from Pam for those especially sleepy situations. Described as a miracle worker by her clients, Pam Nease left a successful career in the Fall of 2009 to open up her own business as a Sleep Consultant.  She rescues babies [...]

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Introducing “Rookie Moms” Erica and Lorraine

The first two moms to join our team of TF Moms are Erica and Lorraine! Read more about about them below and keep up to date with their adventures in rookie motherhood here on TogetherFamily.ca. Authors Erica Wells and Lorraine Regel are real moms who have experienced the everyday ups and downs of new motherhood. [...]

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Yoga in Daycare

How yoga can enhance early childhood education “Yay!” thirteen young children chant as Mai Meret, owner of 123 Kids Yoga, walks into a classroom at Courtleigh Place Child Care Centre. They see her bright, familiar smile and her bagful of yoga mats and they know that today is “yoga day.” “Yoga is good for people [...]

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Saying Goodbye to Naptime *Sniff*

It had to happen eventually, but I’m not sure I’m ready for this. We’re saying farewell to my son’s naps; a reluctant farewell. Since my 4 year old started preschool in September, fitting in naptime has become more trouble than it’s worth. By the time we get back from preschool and have lunch, unless he [...]

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Moroccan Meatloaf

Yum, Yum, Yum! this exotic twist on a classic a super simple way to get new flavours into your family’s diet. Getting all the spices for this recipe is the only minor challenge and it’s well worth the investment because you’ll want to make this again and again!       Ingredients 2 lbs ground [...]

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When to introduce solid foods?

 My four-month-old daughter is physically ready to start eating solid foods but breastfeeding is still going well and I think I want to delay the introduction of solids a little longer. Is there any advantage or disadvantage to waiting a little longer? How do I know when I should start feeding them real food? There [...]

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The Second Time Around

Three mothers share their experience and advice for ‘baby number two’ “Be prepared for fits of rage and jealousy,” warned a friend of Vanessa Shields’ (Windsor, ON) when prepping her for her second child. Vanessa, mother to Jett (5) and Miller (3), felt reprimanded by her well-meaning friends and family when announcing that she was [...]

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