Being a mom is the best thing I’ve ever done, but it’s a tough job day in and day out and certainly not a job for sissies. And if you’re a mom who works outside the home, it’s a superwoman feat to get lunches made and kids hustled out the door by 8 am so…

Many of us can probably recall putting on the occasional ‘sick day’ performance (ahem) to stay home from school. My mom would bring me chicken noodle soup and make me all cozy. It ranks up there as one of my favourite childhood memories. Now I’m nursing my three kids through the flu. (Isn’t there a…

I’m getting ready for the October launch of the MomShift profiles (so blog action might be a bit slow!) but I wanted to share what I wrote in today’s Huffington Post – full text below! Working Parents Need Real Choices – Regardless of Test Scores. While paying for my groceries last week, I had one of…

Who knew a few weeks ago that this Canadian federal election – the election “about nothing” – could become so exciting? With E-day just around the corner, the unimaginable has occurred – the Liberal party, which has dominated Canada’s political scene for decades – looks as though it might implode altogether. Many are blaming Liberal…

The child care debate in Canada has been a hot topic since the last federal election, and I believe it will continue to be in the years to come. The Conservative Party’s Universal Child Care Plan (UCCP) includes the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) which provides $100 per month for children under the age of…