by DanielleBinns | Aug 18, 2015 | Mommy Mantra
I couldn’t sleep last night. There was too much excitement knowing that our amazing nanny was back, after visiting family for 5 weeks in Indonesia. Five weeks with a 2 year old, a newborn, and a new business was more than I could (or wanted to) handle alone. ...
by DanielleBinns | Aug 11, 2015 | Recipes
As much as I adore living in Canada, our summers are much too short. With only three months of solid summer weather, we are in our boots before we get our bathing suits on [sigh]. My husband and I try to squeeze the most out of the season, and this weekend we headed...
by DanielleBinns | Aug 5, 2015 | Feeding strategies, Kids' nutrition, Picky Eaters |
I have always had a healthy appetite, so watching my daughter subsist on two blueberries was baffling and concerning. Despite eating ‘solids’ for over 18 months, I could only recall her requesting food a handful of times. But today something rare...
by DanielleBinns | Aug 4, 2015 | Mommy Mantra
Our daughter, the selective eater, made history the other week. She ate sausage for the first time and enjoyed it. This was a big deal for a chipmunk – I mean a child – who was notorious for holding hard-to-chew foods in her mouth. I almost cried tears...
by DanielleBinns | Aug 1, 2015 | Picky Eaters
Let me just say that I don’t love labelling our kids in any way, especially not as “picky eaters” (or other unspoken names I feel like throwing out when they drive me crazy!). Here’s why: If they hear us call them “picky eaters”,...