This Week: February 2, 2017

VancouverMom.ca is for young, professional and stay-at-home moms raising their kids in Vancouver.

There's a lot of chaos on the world right now, and kid's stress levels are on the rise, so we talked to a children's psychiatrist about

ways to create resilience and joy in our families.

This week on VM, we've also got our T

op January Instagrams

,

reading tips

, and a few great weekend activities for the family including 

Winter Wander

 and

 Lunar New Year celebrations at Wesbrook Village.

There’s so much uncertainty in the world and kids’ stress is on the rise, but there are a

few

simple things we can do as families to bolster resilience and joy

for our children and ourselves.

VM Instagram Roundup: Top 5 winter photos. 

Snow, ice and sunshine were the name of the game this month, and moms snapped some spectacular shots of the kids.

The city was a abuzz with

Lunar New Year

events last weekend, and the festivities continue woth Lion Dancing and more this Saturday, February 4th at

Wesbrook Village at UBC.

On February 4th, explore some of Vancouver’s family-friendly attractions at Vanier Park for the annual Winter Wander. Six attractions for only $5. Kinds under 5 are free.

Rain?

It's never too far away is it? We rounded up some

rainy day activities

(in the house and out) to help you through the next few months ...