Kids & Company Blog: Parenting

When, oh when, will my child be dry at night?

Posted on: Wednesday April 30th, 2014

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My twin boys were potty trained shortly before their 3rd birthday.  Luck was with me and I was able to accomplish this in a few days going pants-free in our backyard in the spring.  Friends (who mainly had daughters, I realized after the fact) noted that a couple of weeks later, I might find that… [read more]

Toilet Training Steps for Success!

Posted on: Friday April 25th, 2014

Posted by: Victoria Sopik

After training 8 children, the most important message that I can share, is to be sure that each child feels “ready” and personally interested in the idea of shedding their diapers. As a mother of six boys, there were a number of futile efforts on my part with boys that would prefer to be kicking,… [read more]

I Just Might Be the Potty King

Posted on: Tuesday April 15th, 2014

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As a parent, it is sometimes funny how obsessed & excited we can become over certain milestones in our kids’ lives – especially those we take for granted as an adult.  The mere act of your child actually using a toilet or potty is definitely one of them.   And when it happens, it is like… [read more]

Tips and Tricks of Potty Training!

Posted on: Friday April 11th, 2014

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I can’t say potty training was my favourite part of parenting.  My dislike for potty training had little to do with the “accidents” that occurred, the feeling of being trapped in a house, or the actual acts of the training process, but all to do with the constant feeling of pressure to have my child… [read more]

Potty training Twins – Twice the Fun!

Posted on: Thursday April 10th, 2014

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One common piece of potty training advice is to capitalize on your toddler’s interest in the toilet or bathroom functions.  Unfortunately, my 2 year old twin boys showed lots of interest just as my husband was commuting to a job 400 miles away from home and I was packing up our apartments for our move… [read more]

Preparing for the Potty Training Adventure!

Posted on: Friday April 4th, 2014

Posted by: Jackie Kardesh

 As most of you know Landon, my son, is a toddler and the question regarding when to potty train has been lingering through our household for a couple of months now. Especially with number two on the way…From what I’ve heard/read you have two choices when it comes to adding baby number two and potty… [read more]

Sibling Harmony

Posted on: Monday March 31st, 2014

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I grew up in the family of three girls where sibling rivalry was always very  prevalent. In fact as adults I would say in certain circumstances  the sibling rivalry is still there!  Being the youngest of the three I often felt the need to  be careful of what I did and said so as to… [read more]

Kidco Kitchen Challenge – In the Spirit of Nutrition Month!

Posted on: Wednesday March 26th, 2014

Posted by: Lisa Ruscica

As March, or Nutrition Month as the Dietitians of Canada call it, comes to an end, I want to promote their ideas once again (If you missed last week’s blog, take a quick look here to see the campaign Dietitians of Canada has going on for the month of March.). It is so important to… [read more]

Getting Young Children to Sleep

Posted on: Monday March 24th, 2014

Posted by: Victoria Sopik

Spring is the time when many of our families are anticipating the arrival of their second child. A very important time to ensure that child number one is a good sleeper. Tough to go from feeding a new born baby one hour and then soothing a toddler back to sleep the next. I learned the… [read more]

The Arrival of Child #2 – How Not To Do It

Posted on: Friday March 14th, 2014

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As this month we are discussing all things “siblings”, I just thought I would share the crazy story of how our son (Joshua) arrived into this world (and how I got to share the news to my then 2 year old daughter Jainie). So, I will preface this story by saying my wife and I… [read more]