Mom guilt… you instantly have it when you become a mom. Or I should say, when your child is born and you become a mom, mom guilt becomes part of your new identity. It’s a crazy phenomenon due to both nurture and nature. We naturally feel guilty but we also receive a lot of pressure from […]

On a scale from 1 to 10, I’m like a zero when it comes to being a ‘germaphobe’. As a kid, growing up in Israel, we literately walked barefoot everywhere and pretty much ate off the floor without giving it a second thought. Double dipping? There’s no word for that in Hebrew. Basically, germs is […]

Last year my oldest son Kyle started complaining about his eyes half way through the school year. While we weren’t sure if he was ‘faking’ it or not, we knew we should go and get his eyes checked in case it was something more serious. I figured that since we were going, I might as well […]

You either love it or hate it, but regardless of where you stand on the topic, it’s almost time for back-to-school! With three weeks to go, I’ve already started my back-to-school shopping for the kids. My oldest son Kyle is entering grade 1 (someone hold me), so besides a new lunch box and water bottle, […]

What’s the one thing all parents of newborns have common? Sleep… or lack thereof! No wonder the most commonly asked question of newborn parents is sleep related. Questions range from: When can I start sleep training? What method should I use? What’s a good sleep routine? When will my baby start sleeping through the night? And […]