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“Note that my kids aren’t the problem; my aging body is” “I don’t know how you do it, Sam!” I hear this often. It’s apparently supposed to be a compliment. …
Parking rage…undeserved? The other day, I had just gotten into my car to pull out of a parking spot at the local supermarket. My window was rolled up …
Should Kids Learn Cursive Writing? Should kids learn cursive? That was the question that I tackled during this interview on CJAD 800 recently. If you’re a regular reader of this …
The Challenges and Benefits of Later-Age Parenting What’s it like to be an “older”mom, and what is “older” anyway? This was the question that I was asked on CTV’s Your …
What are your kids up to this summer? How about nothing? So your kids are off for the summer, are they? Feeling stressed? Perhaps you have them set up for …
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 …
Opening Gifts at Birthday Parties is Part of the Fun Should kids open presents at birthday parties? There’s a new trend that I’ve noticed that makes me very uncomfortable. I say …
Your Child Has No Friends: Now What? All parents want to see their children happy, engaged and interacting with their peers. In other words, we want our kids to have friends. …
Fear of the unknown stops many parents from giving their children responsibility Are there still latchkey kids these days or have they gone undercover in the age of helicopter parenting …
How to Survive a Family Road Trip Traveling with kids can be stress free by following these simple tips Us parents are a brave bunch, aren’t we? With the prospect …
Childhood meant something different back in the day “Childhood” not too long ago meant something so different that it does today. It was a certainly a different time, a …
“Mom, why does she look different?” This is a question that many of us have had to grapple with as we raise our kids in an increasingly multicultural and multiethnic …
Top 10 Tips For Surviving a Road Trip With Kids “Are we there yet?” Those four little words are ones that every parent dreads as the family makes it …
Remember Her On Mother’s Day. She Has a Story. You pass her on the street and give her nary a glance. That frail old woman, doddering and slow, walking along …
Plastic Furniture Covers and Memories of Youth Whatever happened to plastic furniture covers? There are a few things that exist as faded memories of childhood. Plastic furniture covers are …
Top 10 Tips For Surviving Play Dates Your kid wants to go to a playdate. What do you do? Whether you’re on the giving or receiving end of the dreaded …
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. …
Top 10 Tips To Make Your Child Love Reading Reading is wonderful. There’s nothing like curling up with a good book and escaping to another place, time or world. …
“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 …
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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