deborah lowther

Schools Out! While kids are jumping for joy, parents all over the neighbourhood are wondering what the heck are we going to do to keep the kids busy all summer! While summer camps are great, not all families choose all day camps and even if they do, there are still another 4-5 evening hours that kids are looking for something to do. Being Active & Free Play The benefits…

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Get the Kids Making Their OWN School Lunches!

PTPASeptember 17, 2013

As a kid I had to make lunches and I never liked it. Now as a mom to 3 school aged kids I like it even less. Who likes what, who won’t eat what, who drinks what, same snacks, same sandwiches – or worse, they won’t eat sandwiches! What is there to love about making school lunches?

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Super Simple Soccer Snacks That Are Fun (and Healthy!)

PTPAJuly 3, 2013

Soccer snacks have become an expected ‘treat’ for kids at half time of 60 minute games played on soccer fields throughout every city. Kids of all ages run their little hearts out and happily grab a drink of water at a short break but half time seems to have turned into treat time.

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Your Family Eats Healthy, So Why Take A Multi Vitamin?

PTPAMay 9, 2013

The best source to get your vitamins and minerals will always be by eating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy, grains, protein and omega 3 rich fish. The fact is many families are on the go and busy and quite often the side of vegetables is not served at the drive thru and the only fruit you may get into your kids is a glass of orange juice.

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly- Get The Facts on Fat

PTPAFebruary 19, 2013

We have been inundated with the term ‘fat free’ in the media, at the grocery store and in health magazines, leading us to believe that going fat free is the healthy route. Truth is, once fat is removed chemicals, sugars, refined carbohydrates and fillers are added to replace the flavour the fat once provided. Consuming fat is OK, even healthy, as long as you know the facts on fat and can distinguish the good from the bad and the ugly!

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Health Triangle = Eating Right + Exercise + Vitamins

PTPAFebruary 7, 2013

There is no one magic pill that will make you healthy, no one perfect exercise that will get you in shape and no one super food that will give you all the energy you need to face the day. The truth of the matter is being healthy takes all three: eating right, getting regular exercise and taking vitamins to ensure you are the healthiest you can be.

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Pinky Promise: Is the Tooth Fairy Real?

PTPAMay 10, 2012

Sometimes kids ask the darnedest questions. On the way to dance classclast night my 8 year old heard something at school and wanted to know if it was true “Can 9 year olds get pregnant?” What??? “I guess it is possible, but it won’t happen to you when you turn 9 in TWO Weeks!” Thankfully we arrived at dance and I avoided any further discussion on that topic! Then on the drive home I reminded her she needed to write the Tooth Fairy a letter as she lost another tooth that day and she had another one for me. “Is the Tooth Fairy real?”

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Sunshine – Your Winter Survival Guide Without it!

PTPAFebruary 16, 2012

We don’t see many gorgeous days like this, it’s usually a grey Winter’s day and you could use a little sunshine and a boost of energy! Without a private jet to whisk you away to a tropical destination, what is a family to do?

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Healthy Routine for Back to School

PTPAJuly 28, 2011

Forget January, September is when everything starts anew when you have school aged children! I figure I have survived 1065 school mornings so far and every September I vow that this is the year I am going to achieve the perfect back to school morning! We all dream of smooth and calm morning routines where everyone walks out the door…

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Perfect Father’s Day Gift . . .for Mom!!

PTPAJune 15, 2011

I have the perfect Father’s Day gift . . .every mom should run out now and get one of these for their kids Dad! This perfect gift gives back every weekend, to ME! I sleep in (LATE) every Saturday morning. Daddy HAS to get up. The kids beg for him to get up. The kids never let him skip a…

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