by Renee Tratch | Apr 10, 2017 | Parenthood
Navigating Sibling Fighting with Toronto Mom Sarah Rosensweet I never really got siblings – in the literal and not-so-literal sense. I’m an only child and have only great memories of our little family of three. (Here’s why). Siblings, from the outside...
by Renee Tratch | Mar 24, 2017 | Parenthood
I’ve got summer camp on the brain. And like many GTA parents, I’ve also got French on the brain – rather, how to keep French in their brains over the summer holidays when the majority of camps for kids are in English. Whether your kids are in a full French program,...
by Renee Tratch | Jan 19, 2017 | Free, Fresh Air, Parenthood
Growing up, the rink was my second home. The cold, small-town arena was a meeting place for the community and where lifetime friendships were made. (If those dressing room walls could talk…) I spent almost every day skating or coaching – starting at 6 a.m. for my own...
by Renee Tratch | Jan 10, 2017 | Keep Mom Sane, Parenthood
It was my first week back after mat leave and as I was fast-walking out the door at 5 p.m. on my race to daycare pick up, a colleague, whom I hadn’t seen in a year, greeted me with “oh right, you’re on mommy hours now.” Mommy hours?! You mean the schedule where...
by Renee Tratch | Nov 30, 2016 | Keep Mom Sane, Parenthood
Parenthood is really hit or miss. Sometimes you are dead on and other times you’re landing anywhere but on target. It’s kind of how I felt when I visited Stryke, Toronto’s newest target range where ‘big kids’ can meet up for group archery, knife and...
by Renee Tratch | Nov 3, 2016 | Parenthood
Earlier this fall I sat in a room full of guilty moms. Guilty, as we all confessed, of not fulfilling what seemed to be the most daunting task on our mom to-do lists — do something with the millions of photos we’ve accumulated of our kids. You know it –...
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