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IN THE NEWS: Different Families, Different COVID-19 Rules

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Parenting During COVID-19: It’s a Challenge What do you do when your kid wants to go to that birthday party that all of his other friends are attending? Yes – …

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IN THE NEWS: Should Parents Be Honest About Their COVID Fears?

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COVID Fear: You’re a parent and you’re scared. Is it okay to exhibit fear in the face of this pandemic? That’s the question that parents are grappling with as we …

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IN THE NEWS: Back-to-School Tips During COVID-19

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Back to school in 2020 is causing anxiety for parents This year, back-to-school is something different. COVID-19 has put a new perspective on this annual event, one that was previously …

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IN THE NEWS: Parental Guilt and Back-to-School

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  “Back to school” means something very different this year… It’s time to send the kids back to school…or not. Parents are facing a tough choice in this first September …

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PARENTING: I’ve Become ‘That’ Mom Because of COVID-19

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  I’ve Become ‘That’ Mom …and I feel so very bad about it   Thanks, COVID-19. I’ve never wanted to be “that” mom. You know the one I’m talking about: …

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IN THE NEWS: Teens and COVID-19

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How do we get our teens to take COVID-19 seriously? We’ve all been there: in our teens, rife with attitude and feelings of immortality. Nothing’s quite changed in millennia, in …

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INTERVIEW: The Difficult Conversation That is Race

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How do you start the difficult conversation about racism with your child? A few years ago, I had a difficult conversation with my son Erik about an incidence of racism …

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IN THE NEWS: Racism, Kids and Current Events

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 Racism – A Difficult Topic to Discuss With Kids Race and Real Life – Speaking to Children About Disturbing Events These are trying times. The disturbing events that underscore the …

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IN THE NEWS: Parenting Guilt During COVID-19

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Parenting During COVID-19 These are challenging times, particularly for parents. COVID-19 has shaken up every aspect of our lives. Let’s face it: most of us are stressed, trying to work …

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IN THE NEWS: Parent-Shaming in the Age of Coronavirus

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Should You Send Your Kids Back to School During a Pandemic? Every month, I chat with Natasha Hall on CJAD 800 about parenting-related topics. This latest discussion was timely, to …

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CONTROVERSY: Help! My Teen Wants to Wear a Sexy Halloween Costume!

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Your teen wants to wear a risqué  halloween costume. What do you do? It’s that time of the year. Trick-or-treating and costume parties are in the air. Your tween/teen is …

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PTAN #31 – It’s All About the Hustle

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  Work, Work, Work, Work, Work Broadcast personality Taylor Kaye learned early on that “the hustle” was what would lead to success. As a child, she watched her mother work …

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Retro Memory #28 – The Test Pattern

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Once Upon a Time, TV Ended For The Night… The test pattern was once the image that you didn’t want to see on your television screen. Often indicating the end …

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NPR INTERVIEW: White Skin, Black Emojis

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Does Emoji Representation Matter? How much do emojis really matter? Depends who you ask, I guess. If you ask a tween or teen, it’s probably safe to say that the …

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CBC PARENTS ARTICLE: Parenting Young Children in Middle Age

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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. …

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IN THE NEWS: Should Kids Learn Cursive?

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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 …

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