PTAN #34 – When Daughter Becomes Mother – Interview With Jann Arden

Jann Arden talks about caring for her mother, who was suffering from Alzheimers Jann Arden has experienced much in her life. Even so, she wasn’t prepared for the experience of …

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FOOD: I’m Baking Without My Kids During the Pandemic – And I’m Fine With That

I’m Baking Without My Kids During the Pandemic – And I’m Fine With That “If only I had the time.” That was the refrain that I’d say to myself as …

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Essay – Memories of Low Tech Popcorn

Back in the Day, Stovetop Popcorn Was the Only Option And not a microwave in sight… In this Parenting Then and Now Essay, we remember a simple pleasure that’s largely …

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SOCIETY: Dining Out With the Kids Again? You’re Not Alone

  One of the first and perhaps most relatable posts on this blog has been “How to Dine Out With Kids.” It’s one of those perennial favourites that parents search for …

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The Top 10 Classic Parenting Phrases and What They Really Mean

“What did you mean by that, anyway, Mom?!” We’ve all heard them. Those annoying phrases that our parents said to us growing up and now that we’re parents ourselves, we’ve …

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CONTROVERSY: Why I Always Smuggle Snacks Into The Movies

I smuggle snacks into the movies. I admit it. I smuggle snacks into the movies. There. I said it. I practice a form of “cinematic subterfuge” often, and with conviction. …

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PARENTING ADVICE: How to Go Grocery Shopping With Kids

  “Meltdown in Aisle 5!” It’s an inevitability that every parent has to experience. A rite of passage, the “supermarket shakedown” is one that indeed shakes your maternal/paternal resolve to …

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PARENTING ADVICE: Here Are 10 Ways to Dine Out With Kids

How to Dine Out With Kids – Tips For Parents Your blissfully child-free friends looked upon you with pity when you told them that you were expecting. “I guess you …

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