Beauty and the Beast
(Stage West Mississauga) – It may not be Broadway but this modern Disney classic offers big entertainment on the smaller stage thanks to a stellar cast. From the moment we meet Belle, played by Ashley Taylor, she enchants us and
Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children
(Famous Players Canada Square) — We’re so lucky to have one of the world’s top film festivals right here in town, and luckier still that it runs a side festival that brings unique international children’s films toget
Enviro Baby
New parents today often do not even consider cloth diapers as an option when caring for their child. Often when cloth diapers are suggested the response is something like “Yuk, that’s disgusting” or “My mom did that, you’ve got t
Roll on Baby
Strollers can be one of the most exciting purchases for your new baby, as well as being very overwhelming. There is an enormous selection of strollers with many different features and it’s sometimes hard to know which is best for
Rock a Bye Baby
When planning your babies nursery, parents never forget the crib, change table or beautiful décor, but hey do often skip over a comfortable chair or glider. A glider is often an after thought once the baby has arrived and the
Laptops for kids
Now that laptop computers are outselling traditional desktop computers, it’s a good possibility that your kids will try to sell you on the idea of getting them a laptop. But typical laptops can be expensive investments, most especially w
Toddler timeouts get thumbs down
Australian Researchers Give Toddler Timeouts A Thumbs Down: They Don't Change Toddler Behavior or Ease Maternal Stress – Sending your toddler for a timeout so he can reconsider his behavior doesn't increase the odds that he'll behave any
Midnight munching
By now many people realize that eating has as much to do with boredom or habit as it does with hunger. Studies have shown that munching while watching television or being distracted cause people to consume much more than they
Sucking in our teenagers
We parents can't avoid it and, you can be sure, we're not half as vulnerable as our kids are to the process. The branding of everything from clothes to coffee to beer pervades just about every minute of our lives
Now hear this
Do you sometimes feel like your six-month old is hanging on your every word, imploring you to continue the conversation? It's not your imagination. Your baby is fascinated by every sound that leaves your mouth. You could be reading the
Honesty and father/son relationships
Question: I want to be really honest with my kids since my own parents weren’t with me. How much should I share with my kids about my past?
Deep Sea on IMAX
(Ontario Science Centre) — I’m sure all of you have seen your share of underwater documentaries. But still, getting an eyeful of coral, eels and plankton one more time is still a completely amazing experience. The IMAX scope of things
Join the club
If you head online and search for "kids' club," you'll end up with all kinds of hits for book clubs, environmental clubs, innovation clubs, digital photography clubs, and other clubs that sound fabulous, but suffer from one tiny
A chimp’s world
Some would say, that nature is the best classroom. Dr. Jane Goodall has taken that thought to heart. For the past 40 years she has conducted remarkable research on the Chimpanzee family, close relatives of the human family. Now you
What Happens on the Cooking Show Stays on the Cooking Show
If your preteens are big fans of the ever-popular food and restaurant reality TV shows, you might want to give them a heads-up that the food-handling techniques that tend to get demonstrated on TV should never be attempted in real
Kristine
If you haven’t been checking out this classical music series for kids (there are five throughout the year), see if you can get tickets for this show that’s all about strings.
Cooking project to turn little lions into lambs
In like a lion and out like a lamb. This old saying might have been referring to the rapid weather change in March but in my house I think it’s more like the mood of my children. With March break
The procrastinating child
Do your kids take forever to do simple homework? Keep putting off studying for tests, or working on long-term projects? Is getting them to clean their rooms a huge struggle? If this sounds familiar, you may have a procrastinator in
