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Forget Ice Cream – Feed This Healthy Dessert to Your Kids 26 Apr 2013 | 07:34 pm
Last week I sent out an email to everyone who is subscribed to my newsletter. It was a pretty simple rant. The bottom line is that too many parents are unaware of the dangers of feeding their kids t...
Autumn Leaves to Fluffy Pillows 1 Feb 2013 | 02:00 pm
(Picture of my daughter and I from a few years ago …) This is a story about fixing tears by asking good questions and being a bit creative. As I write this, it’s the middle of winter here in Toronto...
Going Nuts and Being a Helicopter Parent 14 Nov 2012 | 04:44 am
Is it just me, or is this parent going completely overboard? Not to far from my home in Toronto, a woman is trying to convince the local school board to remove all of the oak trees near her childrens...
How to Develop Your Child’s Interest in Reading 16 Oct 2012 | 09:51 pm
“There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.” – Jacqueline Kennedy Reading is something that almost every child eventually learns. Our schools do a pr...
The Right Way to Teach Kids to Share 2 Oct 2012 | 10:02 pm
If you have a toddler or child of any age, chances are you’ve run struggled with how to teach sharing. Most of the basics of life are instinctual. You don’t have to teach a child how to eat, sleep, or...
Parents: Here’s Why Games are so Important 10 Sep 2012 | 10:40 pm
Playing games with toddlers and school-aged children can be SO much fun for you and your kids. I really encourage you to get creative. This post has some ideas for you. In my family we like to get ou...
Review of 1-2-3 Magic by Thomas Phelan 28 Aug 2012 | 07:10 pm
Here’s something my loyal readers already know: I believe in always learning. I believe that nobody has all the answers. There are lots of other smart people on the planet. We should always be reading...
Do Small but Special Things with Your Kids 13 Jun 2012 | 09:43 pm
Today is a simple Wednesday. Yet there is something my kids are really looking forward to and it isn’t costing us a penny. Special family bonds are not created by big luxurious cruise vacations or bu...
Using a Story to Get Past a Sibling Fight 6 Jun 2012 | 10:29 pm
This morning I woke up at 5:45 and spent some time working for about an hour, followed by a nice jog through my neighbourhood. I had a nice experience doing a good deed for someone, which I’ll get to ...
Help! My Spouse and I Have Different Parenting Styles 29 May 2012 | 06:48 am
Copyright (c) 123RF Stock Photos We’ve all been there, we try communicating with, or disciplining our kids using a style that we have adopted … and out of nowhere, the spouse bursts onto the scene wi...
