Our one day of the year to finally be treated like a queen is upon us. We know the usual suspects of flowers and chocolate are probably on their shopping list but this year, we’re hoping for gifts of a different nature to be served up along with our breakfast in bed.

Actually, if it were totally up to us, the only gift we’d really love to get is to spend Sunday May 12th by ourselves. Alone, solo, no kids. It [...]

While we won’t likely admit it to them, our kids’ childhoods are so much more complicated than ours were. Texting, Facebook, email and IMing have made it so much easier for them to connect with their friends and battle it out with their enemies. We may not condone the use of a cell phone in circumstances other than an emergency but chances our that their usage is usually out of our control. So we’ve found a solution to ensure our [...]

New Years Eve with kids isn’t what it used to be. We may not be wining and dining at five course meals but since becoming a mom we’ve cooked up our own recipe for the perfect New Year’s celebration, as a family. Find out how all us moms at the Kid Scoop are planning to welcome 2013!

Cindy – Our kids have been at every New Years since they were born. In the early years, it included us wishing quiet literally for silent [...]

While we may say that all we want for the holidays is the love and kindness of our families, who are we really kidding? We want time for ourselves, luxury and to feel like the woman we once were pre-kids. So husbands, grandmother, grandfathers and kids – here are some gifts for mom that we really want (feel free to forward to anyone else who loves us!)

Change Lingerie

This one is for hubbies only. Cotton briefs and t-shirt bras make us [...]

You’re having a baby! Congratulations!  It’s the most exciting time with a baby is on the way. You’re ecstatic but wondering how you will get back into shape once your baby has arrived? You don’t have to sacrifice it all for baby…staying in shape is possible!

As a mother of 3 small children and a Pre and Postnatal Fitness Specialist, I know how hard it is to find time to exercise!  Once you get into an exercise routine or a pre/postnatal [...]

Now that the kids have come down from their holiday highs and the over-stimulation created by too much sugar and too much fun, it’s on to the next parental challenge. The kids are already thinking about their next break in mid-March from the routine of school, homework and extra-curricular activities. And all I’m thinking about is how my husband and I can’t prevail on the generosity of our employers – again – to take off time to entertain our threesome [...]

Mention the word “lingerie” to most women and their eyes get a faraway look as they try to remember the last time they paid attention to their underwear. Lingerie may epitomize femininity and sensuality, but for most busy moms, what they are wearing under their clothes is the last thing on their mind.

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s a good time to take another look at your neglected self and review the contents of your lingerie drawer. It [...]

Weight gain over the holidays? Step away from that cookie jar and go into the holidays with a game or “gain” plan. If you’re seeing food everywhere this holiday season check out these Top Tips from Today Show contributor and registered dietician Elizabeth Somer.

 Everyone acknowledges that the holidays are a stressful time. There’s food to prepare, gifts to buy, decorations to put up – no need to continue? By the day after Christmas, you’ll likely be checking the calendar to see what day the kids return to school. But you can actually enjoy the holidays by giving yourself permission to relax. In this way, you can focus on what’s important: yourself and your family.

A little pre-holiday planning ahead will go a [...]

A coupon hunting frenzy has been spurred south of the border, following last year’s premiere of Extreme Couponing.  The second season began  this September and it has us wanting the scoop on Extreme Couponing for Canadians!  We love our kids so much, but they are EXPENSIVE!  Any way we can save money is a bonus!!!

Extreme couponing is much more profitable in the U.S. than it is in Canada.  We just don’t have the abundance of coupons that they have. It [...]