July, 2014 | PTPA | Parent Tested Parent Approved

Welcome to PTPA’s Fan Friday contest! We’re super glad that you’re here. We are thrilled to announce that one (1) lucky winner will receive a Swaddle UP swaddle from Love to Dream (a $30 value!) Enter for your chance to win! This contest will run all day on Friday, August 1st, 2014! Tell your friends! Swaddling your baby…

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First Day of School Anxiety

PTPAJuly 31, 2014

So, here it is, late July and I’m panicking….Yep, I’m already panicking about the start of school in SEPTEMBER! Crazy? Maybe. Maybe not. My only baby…that little boy that I still see as a sweet little bundle swaddled in a bassinet, smelling like a newborn every time I close my eyes, is starting school. BIG school. No more preschool –…

Crafts & DIY For the Kids

Kid Craft for a raining day: Lighthouse Night light

PTPAJuly 31, 2014

Summer time means getting outside and enjoying all that nature has to offer. That can mean taking a hike through a forest, riding your bike around the block or taking a trip to the beach. Going to the beach is one of my kids favourite things to do. A few years ago, a group of coworkers, their families and my…

Everyday Parenting For the Kids

Back to School!!

PTPAJuly 30, 2014

Yes, it’s not as far away as you think! Here in New Brunswick the children return the first week of September. “That’s quite a bit away?” you say. I’ll remember that when I start seeing my Facebook feed blowing up with parents upset that they can’t find adequate supplies like stationary or sneakers. I know your children are in…

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Mothers Against Photoshop {MAPS}

PTPAJuly 30, 2014

Anyone else fed up with the heavy finger society seems to have with Photoshop these days? You see this never seemed to bother me, not quite like it does now. I struggled as a young woman, striving for perfection that was unobtainable without the help from a computer mouse, and now I’m a mother, a mother of a daughter who…

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Go Camping and Still Enjoy Healthy Eating

PTPAJuly 29, 2014

I just returned from what was one of the wettest camping trips ever. It wasn’t a sleep-in-the-van-overnight “oops the tent REALLY leaks” wet like we experienced on our 2012 camping adventure but it did rain for a full 15 hours during the day on this trip. And we were with 7 families and 18 kids. Ice cream and wine got…

Product Reviews

Angelcare AC1200 At Home

PTPAJuly 29, 2014

The screams from the next room can be deafening. Other times, there are no noises at all, and you wonder if your child is already awake. But all smart parents know, you don’t walk in and risk waking up that sleeping baby. Instead, you have another coffee and wait & wonder. At times, this turns to worry. Is the baby still…

Being a Mom Everyday Parenting

Top 10 Back to School Tips for Parents with Young Kids

PTPAJuly 29, 2014

It’s almost that time again! Back-to-School time is looming. Us Parents are trying to prepare to send our Littles to back to school, or off to school for the first time and all the stores are starting to advertise their Back-to-School sales. Back-to-School can be a little bit daunting. In fact, it can be down right terrifying, especially to those sending…

Everyday Parenting Travel

3 Questions to narrow down your road trip destination

PTPAJuly 28, 2014

We all whine about being holed up in the winters and dream of all the fun road trips we’d embark on once those warmer temperatures arrive and yet…how many of us have made the most of it now that it’s here? The doggone days of summer have arrived and instead of just laying around a patio we’ve decided to explore places that…

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Diabetic Problems

PTPAJuly 27, 2014

It’s been 27 years since I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and it’s been a struggle controlling my blood sugars since then. Imagine being a kid that wasn’t allowed to have any kind of sweets. It wasn’t easy even though I was able to eat the diabetic stuff, it just wasn’t the same. I was always told that there…

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