SUMMER LIVING

There will be less posts this summer as I've decided to live the family life to the fullest and try to have a computer disconnect. All the kids are home for the summer and I'm really enjoying just being their mum, and not thinking about work, career & performance.

Just thinking about the fact that my mat leave has an end-date makes me want to fully enjoy every minute of it, especially since everybody's home, reading about stories like this one, summers in Montreal are the best and mostly because it's my last mat-leave and baby (nobody told me this last-baby thing would bring up so many emotions. And I just read this article, it made me laugh and weep even more).

Until I get to a regular schedule, you can follow my oh-so-exciting adventures on Instagram at @wordsofwismom. You're also invited to read through our archives. Some of the readers's favourite series are The Book Club,  Travel City Guides, Before Reno House Tours, and After Reno House Tours.

Thank you and hope you are enjoying life & summer as much as we are.

xo
Kim-Anh.

SUMMER KICK-OFF

School ended last week, which means it's officially summer!

The last couple of weeks flew by so quickly. 
We were running around with end-of-year recitals at both daycare and school,

the spring semester activities ending and the last-minute shopping for teachers' gifts.

On their last day of school, the kids got to play on inflatable games, which made me realize

how our definition of the beginning of summer has made a full circle now that we're parents.

ENGAGED FATHERHOOD

Engaged Fatherhood, The 'New Normal'

To the dads who take care of the morning and/or evening routine, 

To the dads who get involved in parents committees, 

To the dads who stay home while the moms go to work, 

To the dads who work hard to be more involved in their children's lives, 

To the bosses and co-workers who let the dads go home early to pick-up the kids without judging, 

To the parents who support their children in their new dad role, 

To the moms who let the dads get fully involved, 

Thank you for helping make 'Engaged Fatherhood' the 'new normal'.

TEACHING YOUR CHILD HOW TO RIDE A BICYCLE / EASY AS 2-2-2!

Blood, tears and sweat

In his first speech to the House of Commons back in 1940, 

Winston Churchill probably hadn't planned for these three words to so well describe 

one of the major milestones in today's parenthood.

Teaching your child how to ride their first bicycle can become quite an experience, 

for both the child and the parent.

We want to be patient and supportive, yet we want to push them to persevere and succeed. 

We want them to be strong, yet we're scared that they'll get hurt

Today I'm sharing with you a simple technique borrowed from my friend Hélène

It worked so well that all the kids on her street learned how to ride a bicycle in a day!