April, 2014 | PTPA | Parent Tested Parent Approved

I recently asked my 4 year old daughter whether she liked a girl she does an extracurricular activity with and she put her hands on her hips, looked at me seriously, and said “Mom, she is just a fat girl!”. I could not believe that my little girl (who is not perfect herself) said this, let alone said this to…

Germs

PTPAApril 30, 2014

Today my four year old is home sick from school. He started throwing up this morning and has been at it about once an hour for the whole day so far. It’s so sad and it seems like it’s been happening a lot this year. Along with dealing with what feels like the Narnian Eternal Winter, it’s been the winter…

Product Reviews

Testing Opportunities!!

PTPAApril 30, 2014

If your PTPA tester profile is complete, and you would like to be considered a tester for the products listed below, please complete the form that appears once you’ve signed in to your account. Testers chosen will be notified via email in the next day or two. Opportunity #1 Looking for testers with newborns to evaluate an innovative baby swaddle…

Being a Mom Everyday Parenting

Show me the grit! Parenting teens is hard work.

PTPAApril 30, 2014

I didn’t see it coming … the point in time when I would start sounding like my parents. A day when I would say things like, “You have so much potential, but are not living up to it.” or “If you just applied yourself more you would see much better results.” or even “You can do better than that.” This…

Health & Wellness Safety

How Do Your Kids Get to School?

PTPAApril 29, 2014

If you are in Toronto you may have noticed last week that the Toronto Police Service, in conjunction with the Ministry of Transportation and the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, has launched a four-week long campaign to raise awareness and educate the public on pedestrian safety, specifically in school zones. This campaign is dubbed the “Walk Your Kids to…

Safety

Safety Alert: Baby Monitor Hijacking

PTPAApril 29, 2014

Parents who use video baby monitors, pay attention! FOX19 has recently investigated a situation where someone hacked into a family’s internet and was able to hijack their baby monitors video stream. A couple from Ohio were woken up by a stranger’s voice in their home yelling at their baby to wake up. To their horror, it came from their baby…

Being a Dad Everyday Parenting Lifestyle

Tough Love, or Parenting Gone Too Far?

PTPAApril 28, 2014

A Florida man was filmed kicking his (6yr old) child off a skateboard ramp while the boy hesitates going down it on his skateboard. This story is blowing up online via social media and the father is now being investigated by the Department of Children and Families. Watch the video here: http://youtu.be/3Q8EUL4S65o The video, was originally posted to Instagram by user @lilbubs, and…

Everyday Parenting For the Kids Lifestyle

Victoria Day Fun in Toronto & GTA

PTPAApril 28, 2014

Victoria Day Fun in Toronto & GTA By Toronto4Kids.com This year, Victoria Day long weekend runs from May 17 to May 19, 2014. Since 1854, Canada has been celebrating Victoria Day in honour of Queen Victoria the “Mother of Confederation.” The day also recognizes the birthday of the current reigning sovereign. For most, this widely anticipated long weekend marks the…

Being a Dad

Holocaust Remembrance Day

PTPAApril 27, 2014

Holocaust Remembrance Day begins on the evening of April 27th and ends the evening of April 28th. It’s a day that is meant to commemorate the Holocaust. I’m sorry but that sounds so wrong in my mind so I’d like to think of it as a day to remember and celebrate the innocent Jewish lives that were so savagely taken during…

Being a Dad Everyday Parenting Just Between Us Lifestyle

The Trials and Tribulations of Bringing Up an Only Child

PTPAApril 25, 2014

I didn’t have this issue growing up as growing up in a family of four siblings there was always one to play with or terrorize, so to speak. We always found things to do even at a young age without running to our parents telling them we were bored and there was nothing to do. I can’t say honestly that…

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