karen, Author at Canadian Moms Magazine

Make-Up Hacks For Busy Mothers

If you are attending a party or have a fancy date with your partner, you likely want to feel more glamorous with great make-up and hair. Understandably, you could be busy, so here are some make-up tips if you are crunched for time.
Consider Your Key Facial Features to Save Time
If you do not have much time to apply contour, you can work more on your base. You can apply your primer, foundation, and concealer. This is a simple way to enhance your features.
Nevertheless, if you want to be more glamorous, you can choose a key facial feature and focus on enhancing that. Do you want statement lips? You can opt to apply red…

Kids

How to Help Your Child Overcome Too Much Shyness?

Have you noticed some children being comfortable talking with people they just met for a long period and your child becomes overly shy just by greeting another person? You do not need to worry because there are ways that you can make your child deal with extreme shyness.
Discuss with Your Child What They Could Expect in Social Situations
When you go to a place wherein it is noisy or there are a few people he only knows, you can tell him a particular task he can do. In a family gathering, you can tell him to give something to his uncle and smile after their uncle thanks him. After that, you can tell him that he can rest. By …

Kids

Ways to Discuss Scary Things Your Child Encounters

It can be challenging to talk about scary stuff your children see or hear every day. As a parent, you have to know the amount of information your child could take so that you will know how to talk about it. Here are some tips on how to do it easily.
Consider How Your Child Develop Emotionally
You should be familiar with how your child reacts to real or imagined events. This is how you will know what information your child could handle. For news, children are interested in how it will affect them or your family.
Never Invalidate What Your Child Feels
Do not disregard when your child expresses their feeling of…

Kids

How to Discuss Sex on Teens

You likely think that your teenager does not know a lot about sex since they are not at the right yet. Although they might hear or read about it, you probably also think that they will not show much interest in it. However, they might be exposed to a lot of information about it, so the best people learn more about it is from their parents.
What Should I Tell My Teenager?
Teenagers know or are familiar with reproduction and other related words, the basics of intercourse, and the dangers of doing it such as unwanted pregnancy or diseases. Even though this information might seem too much for them, it is for their safety. You …

Pregnancy

Insider Secrets About Giving Birth

Are you curious to know secrets about birth? You are in the right place because we will guide and help you get ready for this. There are things no one will share, and here are some of those.
First Borns Seldom Come Out before Their Due Date
At the 39th month of pregnancy, a lot of expecting mothers feel uneasy and cannot get quality sleep. There is a higher probability that first-born babies will come at around the 42nd week.
Water Breaking Is Commonly Not the First Sign of Labor
Many mothers experience the first sign of labor when they feel consistent cramps and contractions. After this, their water breaks …

Pregnancy

Ways to Deal with Second Infertility

Second infertility is common. The Lancet, a medical journal, published data stating that 9 to 12% of women who easily conceived a child the first time may have difficulty to be pregnant again. Therefore, for those who planned to have another child, this can be a very devastating situation. Here are some ways to deal with it:
Accepting What You Feel
Identifying and accepting your feelings is normal and reasonable. If you feel worried and stressed because of the situation, you keep in mind that it is okay to go through what you are feeling.
Trying to See the Positive
Instead of blaming yourself and thinking …

Pregnancy

Possible Ways to Choose the Gender of Your Baby

One of the most common reasons why couples opt for a certain gender for their baby is balance. Though there are possible signs to determine the gender of a baby, the most reliable method is PGD or pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. This procedure costs around $2,000. The gender is guaranteed, but this is usually done for couples who want to prevent passing on genetic diseases to their child.
Home Methods
Though there are no concrete studies about home methods such as putting a wooden spoon under the bed for a girl or eating the ends of bread loaves for a boy, there could be a scientific truth to these methods.
A …

Family Life

Different Stages of Love

The duration of couples on a certain stage varies since it depends on the couple. Many couples do not go to the next stage because of immaturity or incompatibility.
Getting Attracted and Falling in Love
This is the first stage all couples go through. This is the phase where you learn about each other and go on dates. This is called the fantasy or honeymoon phase since everything seems perfect. This stage usually lasts for around 3 months.
Starting to Feel the Reality
In this part of the relationship, problems and issues happen slowly. This phase normally lasts for half a year. It can be longer depending on …

Pregnancy

Ways to Deal with Undesirable Attention When Pregnant

Even though a lot of people get excited to know that you are pregnant, they need to realize and respect your personal space. If you get uncomfortable with the attention, you can give appropriate responses so that you can have peace and better relationships, especially with your family, friends, and colleagues.
Getting Too Close
A baby bump gets a lot of people’s attention. Most of them cannot stop themselves from touching it. Nevertheless, there is something you can if you feel uneasy. You can tell them nicely or jokingly that you are not comfortable with them touching your tummy and not to take it personally. You can …