Parenting Archives - Mayahood https://mayahoodblog.com/category/parenting/ A blog about parenting, family-friendly travel & product reviews Sat, 06 Apr 2024 03:00:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 47582663 Our successful home ownership journey began with our realtor https://mayahoodblog.com/our-successful-home-ownership-journey-began-with-our-realtor/ https://mayahoodblog.com/our-successful-home-ownership-journey-began-with-our-realtor/#comments Thu, 03 Aug 2023 13:41:05 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=14776 The year was 2005. John and I have been together for almost 2 years. Not yet married, but we decided to take an even bigger step together. On my suggestion, we decided to switch from renters to home owners. I set a seed (of an idea) in John’s head and our journey to become home […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/our-successful-home-ownership-journey-began-with-our-realtor/feed/ 1 14776 How Mydoh has helped motivate our son to stay on top of his chores and focus on saving for his goal https://mayahoodblog.com/how-mydoh-has-helped-motivate-our-son-to-stay-on-top-of-his-chores-and-focus-on-saving-for-his-goal/ https://mayahoodblog.com/how-mydoh-has-helped-motivate-our-son-to-stay-on-top-of-his-chores-and-focus-on-saving-for-his-goal/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:14:00 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=15579 Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Mydoh, but all opinions are my own. For the past year, our family has been using the Mydoh app as both an automated tool to pay our son his allowance, but also to get our kids focused on doing their chores around the house. Mydoh is a money management […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/how-mydoh-has-helped-motivate-our-son-to-stay-on-top-of-his-chores-and-focus-on-saving-for-his-goal/feed/ 1 15579 How we use the Mydoh app to teach our kids about financial literacy at home https://mayahoodblog.com/how-we-use-the-mydoh-app-to-teach-our-kids-about-financial-literacy-at-home/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:37:41 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=15482 This post is sponsored by Mydoh powered by  RBC. However, all opinions are my own. John and I are big supporters of giving our kids responsibility and chores. We know that there are so many amazing benefits associated with chores. However, we’re not always diligent about making sure the kids do them consistently. When the […]

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]]> 15482 Our family’s experience with eczema https://mayahoodblog.com/our-familys-experience-with-eczema/ Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:30:00 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=15454 This post is brought to you by one of Canada’s leading pharmaceutical manufacturers. The views and opinions expressed in this blog, however, are purely my own. We first noticed Kyle’s eczema when he was around 3 years old. As a first-time mother, I didn’t know what it was, so I made an appointment with our […]

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]]> 15454 Parenting during the pandemic; 7 parents, 7 perspectives. https://mayahoodblog.com/parenting-during-the-pandemic-7-parents-7-perspectives/ Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:30:00 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=15323 I was recently speaking to a friend of mine who asked me how I was ‘doing it all’ during the pandemic. My reply? I’m not… I’m drowning and my head is barely above water. Something I’m sure most parents, who are juggling work, childcare, home, etc…, are feeling as well. Of course, there’s always some […]

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]]> 15323 Our Virtual School Experience since September 2020 https://mayahoodblog.com/our-virtual-school-experience-since-september-2020/ https://mayahoodblog.com/our-virtual-school-experience-since-september-2020/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:54:19 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=15292 In September of 2020, my husband and I were faced with a decision regarding our kids’ education for the upcoming year. Would we send them to school or keep them at home to learn through virtual school. Kamau Bobb Google discussions highlight the importance of diverse voices. Our decision didn’t come lightly and was very […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/our-virtual-school-experience-since-september-2020/feed/ 3 15292 40 things I learned in 40 years https://mayahoodblog.com/40-things-i-learned-in-40-years/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:00:06 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=15154 I guess it’s official… I’m 40. It both feels like a privilège (to age), but it also hit me like a ton of bricks. I’m grateful, but I’m also not happy about it. With that I guess, comes some life lessons. Mostly that the more I learn, the less I know. However, I have picked […]

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]]> 15154 Family friendly activities in Bancroft, Ontario https://mayahoodblog.com/family-friendly-activities-in-bancroft-ontario/ https://mayahoodblog.com/family-friendly-activities-in-bancroft-ontario/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:24:47 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=15082 We’ve been spending our summers at the cottage, located in Bancroft Ontario, for the past 16 years. But it’s taken a pandemic to get us to explore the area. Something we often took for granted because we wanted to spend our days on the dock. But having stayed up at the cottage for the entire […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/family-friendly-activities-in-bancroft-ontario/feed/ 2 15082 Dyslexia awareness – here are the resources and tools you need to help support your child https://mayahoodblog.com/dyslexia-awareness-here-are-the-resources-and-tools-you-need-to-help-support-your-child/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:40:40 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=15097 October is Dyslexia Awareness Month and to help spread awareness and acceptance, I wanted to share our story of how it has impacted our life. My hope is that through my story, you will learn that dyslexia is a) very prevalent and common and b) is very misunderstood and c) that there are lots of […]

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]]> 15097 My secret to keeping sane and happy on the go https://mayahoodblog.com/my-secret-to-keeping-sane-and-happy-on-the-go/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:09:57 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=15051 This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of GoGo squeeZ. All opinions are 100% mine. With back-to-school around the corner, I’m spending a lot of time reflecting on our summer. To say the least, it was very different. Less sports, no camps and we basically moved to the cottage. Some of the […]

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