parenting Archives - Mayahood https://mayahoodblog.com/tag/parenting-2/ A blog about parenting, family-friendly travel & product reviews Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:47:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 47582663 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/tips-keeping-baby-warm-winter/feed/ 6 5548 Joovy Caboose Too Ultralight Double Stroller – Review & Giveaway {Canada} https://mayahoodblog.com/joovy-caboose-too-ultralight-review-giveaway/ https://mayahoodblog.com/joovy-caboose-too-ultralight-review-giveaway/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:24:33 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=5503 Our oldest son was two years and four months when our second child was born.  While we still needed some sort of carrying “device” for my oldest son, we didn’t want to get a double stroller.  He pretty much always insisted on walking or being carried or riding a scooter or… anything other than sitting in […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/enjoying-expecting-expecting-wonder-expecting-first-time/feed/ 18 5496 Make Your Life Easier. LG G3 Review and Giveaway!! https://mayahoodblog.com/owning-parenting-thing-lg-g3-smartphone-giveaway-canada/ https://mayahoodblog.com/owning-parenting-thing-lg-g3-smartphone-giveaway-canada/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:16:01 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=5463 As a busy mom, my smartphone is attached to my hip.  I might as well refer to it as my fourth child.  Not only do I use it to keep organized but also to stay sane.  It’s my outlet to the outside world; it’s what I do on my “down-time” (aka when I try to […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/kinder-surprise-holiday-giveaway-canada/feed/ 146 5458 How to Get the Most Out of Halloween With Your Little Ones & A Giveaway {Canada} https://mayahoodblog.com/celebrate-halloween-with-a-newborn-and-little-ones-disneybabyca/ https://mayahoodblog.com/celebrate-halloween-with-a-newborn-and-little-ones-disneybabyca/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:40:20 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=5432 Last year was our first year trick-or-treating with our sons.  If it weren’t for my nieces and nephews who joined us, we probably wouldn’t have gone since our oldest son was only three at the time. That’s not to say we didn’t celebrate halloween in previous years though.  The first year we went out, my […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/celebrate-halloween-with-a-newborn-and-little-ones-disneybabyca/feed/ 47 5432 Creating Halloween Traditions with Kinder Surprise https://mayahoodblog.com/celebrating-halloween-traditions-kinder-surprise/ https://mayahoodblog.com/celebrating-halloween-traditions-kinder-surprise/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2014 15:15:25 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=5414 I’m thrilled to announce that I’m a #KinderMom. I get to share with you all of the latest and greatest from Kinder Surprise (Canada) and let you know how my family enjoys the small moments that lead to big #KinderSmiles in our home.  Hope you follow along with me on this very fun adventure and […]

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