Recent Posts

• Alone in the swimming pool

  

  A look back at my experiences with swimming as a kid helps me reframe the goals I have for my own children.

  by nonsportymom - April 18, 2013

• Our family’s new approach to summer camps

  

  Now that the kids have more interests they are ready for a more well-rounded camp experience.

  by nonsportymom - April 09, 2013

• The risky business of being brave

  

  A 10 year old girl facing her fears at the top of a ski jump caused me to reflect on my own relationship with risk

  by nonsportymom - March 04, 2013

• Celebrating hearts on Valentine’s Day

  

  Monitoring the physical health of one's heart is a good thing to keep in mind as we celebrate our metaphorical hearts this Valentine's Day.

  by nonsportymom - February 12, 2013

• My family ventures onto the ice for a New Year’s Day skate

  

  On New Year’s Day, we took our shiny, freshly-sharpened skates out of their boxes and headed over to the local outdoor rink for the first time

  by nonsportymom - February 04, 2013

• Resolutions of a non-sporty mom

  

  One of my most important resolutions was to stop pushing our 5-year-old around in a stroller and instead have him start walking everywhere. Nailed it!

  by nonsportymom - December 31, 2012

• Exploring winter sports is a family affair

  

  I still haven’t embraced winter the way many of my fellow Canadians seem to. This year, I'm going to give sports a try.

  by nonsportymom - November 20, 2012

• How your kids can have an active and healthy Halloween

  

  Halloween is a tricky time of the year for parents who want to keep their kids involved in a healthy lifestyle.

  by nonsportymom - October 18, 2012

• Getting ‘sporty’ on my own terms

  

  Even though I’m active in other ways, I’ve always said I would never run. So it was a big surprise when I started hearing whispers in my head saying I should try it.

  by nonsportymom - October 01, 2012

• How to host an active kids birthday party

  

  Executing a child’s birthday party well is a bit like trying to get all the colours to line up on one side of a Rubik’s Cube.

  by nonsportymom - August 27, 2012