Chevrolet not only makes awesome vehicles, but they sponsor the Safe and Fun Hockey program. Over the last three years Chevrolet has handed out more than 35,000 free hockey helmets to parents of 5-year-olds in Canada. If your child is five and enrolled in a hockey program, Chevrolet will send you a fantastic Bauer helmet. Amazing!!!! Fitness, safety and of course Canada’s unofficial national pastime. WHEN KIDS ENJOY THE GAME EVERYONE WINS. True, right? The kids with screaming hockey parents or those who are petrified of their coach don’t really enjoy the game. And nobody will enjoy any sport if they come home with a concussion.
It was a great start to the new year. The boys played on tablets at the Apple store as I acquired a shiny new gold iPhone 5s. We were getting stuff done. Next up? Pants for my growing 7 year old. Still embroiled in shuffling contacts from one phone to another, my husband finished work and joined us. I suggested he and the boys head down the hall to get some new pants for our little growth spurt king. My husband is a wonderful and attentive Dad, but clothing shopping for the kids is not on his typical todo list. Awesome. Sharing responsibilities, father-son bonding, fixing issues and getting organized. 2014 is going to be great.
When deciding on baby names for boys, often it is best to have a variety of suggestions and know the current trends. In 2014, mythological names, Spanish, unconventional spellings, Biblical references and 1940’s show business names are all on trend. When I was pregnant I had a ton of fun flipping through catalogues and newspapers to get ideas as well.
Baby Name Resources Online
Sometimes we get stuck with very common names. If you want something posh, stylish and fitting for your baby boy to be, you should take advantage of online baby name finders. Here you can find thousands of resources about the nicest baby boy names. We have unique names here too. You can set your search per syllable, origins, the meanings or the popular name settings. This will help you narrow down the category in which you which you want to work with for naming your baby. Some favourites include Nameberry and Baby Name Wizard.
Top Names for Boys
The top 5 traditional names for boys are Jacob, Ethan, Alexander, Michael and Daniel. There are hundreds of classic names that are being given to newborn baby boys. You might want to survey names of kids on your neighborhood if you want to get a really unique name for your child. It’s also helpful to check trends for your country, state or province. Google vital statistics and baby names and the most recent stats will pop up.
Baby Names and Meanings
Names often have meanings and regional or linguistic origins. Some names came from religious sources. You can use this category in order to find something meaningful to give to your child. Giving a name is not just legality. There is a very emotional and deep connection to a parent to name their child. It gives them the identity you earnestly wish they would have. You need to be aware of the meanings so you can also go for name dictionaries to find hundred thousand options for names. To check on the meaning of a name we like Behind the Name.
Celebrity Baby Names
You can name your child using celebrities from pop culture, history, literature, music, arts or fashion. Snag just about any tabloid in the grocery store line and the pages are filled with celebrity baby gossip. There are many iconic names but remember that these names have some historical background and this can really affect your child’s way of defining himself. We have a great Celebrity Baby Names list that is kept up to date.
Most provinces in Canada publish vital statistics info for baby names used in the past year. We have compiled a list of top baby names in Canada for 2013. Now what we would love to do now is a list of the bottom 100! What is your tendency and how did you choose the name of your child? Popular baby names or unique? We wrote an article on where you begin when choosing a baby name that you might want to check out as well. Enjoy the list and be sure to share your favourite baby name(s) in the comment section!
So much stuff happens while you’re pregnant and after you give birth, sometimes it feels as though aliens have taken over your body! Listed below are a few common pre and post natal side effects, and foods that help to alleviate the symptoms.
You’ve got the most fabulous dress. And the shoes. And the champagne. And… whoops. The kids. A babysitter is pretty much impossible, or prohibitively expensive on New Year’s Eve. If you ask family the guilt will consume you all night. Let’s think outside the box, shall we – without compromising your attachment to the kids, or our hip and savvy selves? UrbanMommies has a few ideas about how you can celebrate New YEar’s Eve with kids – and still make the evening special..
1. Dress well (even if you are exhausted). Put the baby down, and make a romantic dinner together. You could choose cuisine from a beloved country or new food that you’ve never attempted and experience something special together. Eat by candlelight and try to stay awake until the ball drops.
2. Sit down as a family and look at photo albums from the past – relate birth stories, marriage memories and the ups and downs of the past year. Top it off with a frozen pizza ‘picnic’ on the floor complete with an extra-special bottle of wine and shirley temples.
3. The whole family can go to Value Village and find the most sparkly, shiny outfits possible. Blow up enough balloons to fill a room and drink milk, oj and champagne out of your best glasses.
4. If you must venture out, swap with another couple so you can watch each others’ kids every second year.
5. Have another couple and their children for a sleep-over. The kids can do art in an empty bathtub and can be allowed to paint themselves and the tiles for the only time all year. Everyone can then have a bath and pick from a huge pile of mismatched jammies for bedtime. Once the wee ones are fast asleep, an adult dinner and fine music can complete the evening.
6. Italian family eating/potluck with movies for kids and crafts, then chocolate Fondue, champagne and board games for adults when the babes are in bed. Everyone stays over and we cook pancakes in the morning. (compliments of @Babe_chilla via Twitter).
7. ‘Family Planning’: list the top 10 books, movies and music you want to experience this coming year. Chart a plan for activities for the kids. Talk a bit about budget. (See our article for help). Then drink champagne and start saving tomorrow.
8. Bowling with the family is always fun at midnight, they give out hats and horns! (from @LollyBopBaby via Twitter)
9. Sit with kids and illustrate with markers and paper your new year’s resolutions and share (from @kiddictionary via Twitter).
10. Celebrate New Year’s in another time zone other than your own so the kids can celebrate too. (from @tykethreads via Twitter).
Please let us know about your plans and ideas, and we will post them as they come (or just comment below).
Trouble catching some Zzz’s? Febreze is here to help! Achieving the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep each night isn’t always easy. To help you get back to a healthy sleeping routine, Febreze is introducing the NEW Febreze Sleep Serenity collection in three scents – Moonlit Lavender, Warm Milk & Honey and Quiet Jasmine. The new collection helps transform any bedroom into a peaceful environment ideal or sleeping. Unwinding during the hours before you climb into bed can make a big difference. Febreze has partnered with the National Sleep Foundation for 5 Tips for Getting to Sleep that will have you counting sheep in no time.
A mom’s life is always busy, but the holidays are even more intense. Have you ever stopped to think of what you honestly & truly want for Christmas? Presenting Mommy’s Christmas List.
I want..
1. to go to the bathroom alone
2. someone to remove the smushed Cheerios & rotten milk smell from my car
3. to check the lost and found and not find something with my kid’s name on it
4. other people to stop telling me how advanced their kids are
5. to open the fridge and not find empty containers
6. to have a few pieces of clothing my daughter doesn’t borrow
7. a Saturday morning listening to whatever I want instead of Dora and the Wiggles
8. my Mom to stop saying ‘you ate/did/played with it and you turned out fine’
9. my kids to know where they put their library books
10. An ipad with my own apps on it
11. invisible full-body spanx
12. to remember every second of their childhood
13. to have someone other than me put on the new roll of toilet paper
What would you add to mommy’s Christmas list?
Potty training doesn’t have to be a frustrating process for you or your child. With some patience, a sense of humor, and the goal of independence in mind your child will soon be able to master this important lesson in childhood.
As I have mentioned in the past, when the world around me is fuzzy and unclear, I become dizzy and my confidence level gets a huge jolt – and not in a good way. Youth in sports at a competitive level must experience this as well – especially when under intense pressure to perform. As a delinquent with glasses (I either forget them or sit on them), I had a pressing question for Kaylyn Kyle and Soflens®.
JA: Do you see a change in the way youth play sports and their level of confidence when they make the switch from glasses to contacts?
Here is Kaylyn’s video response!
One of the benefits of my role at UrbanMommies is that I have the opportunity to experience new things and am constantly pushed in new directions. Often our staff is given the chance to be on the cutting edge of new research and products that genuinely help people. Those times, and our ability to share information and products that really make a difference, are the high points of the job. The insights I have been given into contact lenses through Kaylyn and Bausch + Lomb (and my subsequent confidence boost) have been some of the true highlights of my year. I hope that youth and parents everywhere can share the gift of sight and confidence.