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5 Awesome Breakfast Recipes for Slow Summer Mornings

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There’s rarely time during the school year to bake a fresh batch of muffins or to roll out dough for cinnamon buns. Even weekends seem to be a flurry of extracurricular activities, games and practices, birthday parties and more. But there’s something lovely about slow summer mornings when you can take your time and make something special.

Read on for five breakfast recipes we love for when you have a little extra time in the morning.

Best-Ever Rhubarb Muffins
Mary Berg’s Apple-Cinnamon Biscuit Buns
The Ultimate Breakfast Sandwich
Apple Dutch Baby
Fruity Multigrain Waffles

Do You Have Any Tricks for Getting Your Kids to Stay in Bed?

Pretty much every kid thinks that they need to speak to their parents the second they open their eyes. (You’ve probably experienced a child standing creepily at your bedside, waiting for you to notice them.) Has anyone managed to teach their kids to stay in bed until it’s actually time to get up? If yes, SHARE YOUR SECRET! Answer in the poll below.

🗳 THE POLL

The results of last week’s poll:
Halfway check-in: How's your summer going?

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Great! I don't want it to end! (51%)
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Good, but I'm looking forward to the return to routine. (22.4%)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ It's a total gong show. Is it over yet? (12.2%)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Other (14.2%)

From our readers:

“Summer is so, so, so short. Winter is so, so, so long.” 😂

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Is My Kid Sleeping Too Much?

We know—it seems like a ridiculous question, since so much of our time as parents is spent desperately trying to get our kids into bed and asleep (and stay in bed! Weigh in on the poll above!). The thing is, there is a such thing as catching too many zzzs, and it can be worrisome. We reached out to Jenn MacLean, a paediatric sleep consultant and teacher in Halifax, to share her expertise on the topic. 

Here’s what she had to say:

"Healthy kids who are spending more time sleeping than what is recommended are most likely doing so because they’re not getting good sleep when they are in bed. Disrupted sleep means you never feel refreshed and energized, regardless of how long you sleep. In this situation, children are operating with a sleep debt and sleep needs simply aren’t being met. Feeling grumpy or tired, falling asleep at school or daycare, or having difficulties at home, school, or with friends are all common symptoms of not getting enough rest.”

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