Jennifer Cox

Jennifer Cox

Jenn Cox is a freelance journalist in Montreal and the mother of an 11-year-old. She loves crafts, gardening, and spending time with her family, including their doodle, Toby.

Latest from Jennifer Cox

What to do When Your Kids Want to Quit Extracurriculars

What to do When Your Kids Want to Quit Extracurriculars

This “finish what you start” attitude worked for me and it’s working for my kid, but it may not work for everyone.

Check Your Kid's Backpack-Trust Me

Check Your Kid's Backpack-Trust Me

I looked through my kid’s backpack and the things that I found were out of a horror story

We Trust You, We Just Don’t Trust Them

We Trust You, We Just Don’t Trust Them

When our kid is faced with a choice between right and wrong, we trust that he’ll make the right decision, but we don’t trust that his friends will.

Cooking With Kids Can Be Fun (Trust Me!)

Cooking With Kids Can Be Fun (Trust Me!)

While cooking with children is more chaotic, I’ve learned many tricks along the way so it’s not only fun for everyone but practical, too.

Cut Down Your Grocery Bill by Doing This

Cut Down Your Grocery Bill by Doing This

How a fun family challenge ended up cutting our monthly grocery bill by 60% and what we learned in the process.

How to Prepare Your Garden for Spring—With Kids

How to Prepare Your Garden for Spring—With Kids

To prepare your garden for spring, let your littles ones maintain their own — they take great pride in preparing the area and planting their seeds.

4 Easy Changes My Family Made to be More Eco-Friendly

4 Easy Changes My Family Made to be More Eco-Friendly

14 Kid-Friendly Easter Recipes Ideas to Try

14 Kid-Friendly Easter Recipes Ideas to Try

9 Cute Easter Crafts and Activities to Try

9 Cute Easter Crafts and Activities to Try

Easter is a fun time to get those creative juices flowing and do cute seasonal crafts and activities.

What Karl Subban Taught Me About Being a Hockey Mom

What Karl Subban Taught Me About Being a Hockey Mom

When I had the privilege of meeting Karl Subban I couldn't help but ask, "What advice do you have for hockey moms or sports parents in general?"

Free Things To Do In Your City This March Break

Free Things To Do In Your City This March Break

Keep saving those pennies for a rainy day and spend March Break doing one of the many free things your city offers.

We Let Our Kids Skip School–Here’s Why

We Let Our Kids Skip School–Here’s Why

How to build in family downtime and get kids back to active routines with more calmness and feeling re-energized.

We Give Our Son Unlimited Screen Time. Here’s Why

We Give Our Son Unlimited Screen Time. Here’s Why

Once we relinquished control of screen time and handed that responsibility to our son, he took it very seriously.

How to Introduce a New Pet to the Family

How to Introduce a New Pet to the Family

A pet can be a wonderful addition to the family, but you need to take the proper steps to ensure a smooth transition for everyone.

How to Beat Cabin Fever this Winter

How to Beat Cabin Fever this Winter

How to beat cabin fever this winter: the best ways to beat the winter blues and do something fun and hands-on

Unwrapping the Magic of Family Advent Calendars

Unwrapping the Magic of Family Advent Calendars

If you're wondering how to make have the ultimate Christmas countdown extra festive, might we suggest an advent calendar?

Why I've Given Up Playing Santa

Why I've Given Up Playing Santa

I've written hundreds of letters as Father Christmas. Here's why, after 16 years, I'm retiring my festive pens.

Clever Kids' Room Organization Tips We Love

Clever Kids' Room Organization Tips We Love

We love these game-changing kids' room organization tips that promise clutter-free living for children of all ages.

The ABCs of Creating a Book Lover

The ABCs of Creating a Book Lover

How one mom helped her son learn to love reading, and in turn reignited her own passion for books.

Age-by-age guide to surviving witching hour

Age-by-age guide to surviving witching hour

The term "witching hour" is usually applied to babies, but all kids can be sensitive and difficult to manage for the hour (or two) before bedtime.