Mama Foom aka Catherine Mellon is a mother and a social media maven specializing in products and services related to kids and families.
As a mother with an in-home daycare who stayed at home with her daughter for the first 5 years until June of 2014, I have spent much of my time reading, learning, shopping, buying, creating, crafting and enjoying all things kids. When my career turned to social media marketing, it made sense to keep some of my attention on children. This page serves to offer up interesting & current information ab
04/22/2015
Parenting expert, Kim Knull, along with optometrist Jacinta Young discusses vision issues in children and how they can affect their behaviour. If your child is facing vision or behavioral issues, this is worth a listen.
http://www.cbc.ca/edmontonam/columnists/parenting/2015/04/21/parenting-column---vision-issues/
04/21/2015
So helpful and kids love it. I bet you could even use these as a tantrum distraction.
5 Kid-Friendly Yoga Poses To Help Your Child Avoid A Meltdown Maybe it’s a refusal to put on a hat, maybe it’s wanting to get out of the car, or not get out of the car — whatever the trigger (and it can be anything, can’t it?) we all know the moment when our
04/17/2015
I finally got around to making these & I am so happy to say my kid LOVES them. It makes mornings so much easier when she can just grab a couple of, um, cookies and go. Although there is quite a bit of 'natural' sugar in these, I'd rather she have these than some of the other 'breakfast' stuff on the market! Try them & let me know what your kids think!
Easy Breakfasts Breakfast Cookie Recipe :: YummyMummyClub.ca
04/14/2015
Here, here.
indeed...
04/13/2015
Insanely cute.
22 Gloriously Geeky Newborns Who Are Already Winning At Life The force is strong and the future is bright.
04/12/2015
Coming up soon in Vancouver
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01/20/2014
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This is a brilliant, useful, practical article about making parenting young children easier. http://m.parenting.com/article/7-rules-for-a-peaceful-home?src=SOC&dom=tw
10/29/2013
Vote: Should Canada have a universal daycare system? Canada is without a national daycare program and critics say there should be one. Based on your experience, are you happy with the availability and cost of daycare in Canada.
While I agree that 4 year olds are easier to hang out with because they are more self-sufficient in many ways, I have also come to realize they are more intellectually strategic and keep me on my toes in a different way than other toddlers.
08/13/2013
I absolutely love this site.... I just noticed the Mom/baby data base for kids products. We've almost completely changed the products we use from checking everything on this site!
http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/browse/baby+bubble+bath/
Baby Bubble Bath Products || Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database | Environmental Working Group Not seeing the product you are looking for? Since not all manufacturers disclose their products ingredients online, some products may be missing from the database. If you have purchased a product not currently in the database and have the package or label handy, consider creating a provisional repor...