Low tech, simple joys
Remember when fun was governed by games and activities like Red Rover, I Spy, couch forts and hopscotch?
Classroom secrets: The emotionally intelligent student
Your child might be good at Math, and even better at English, but what about Emotional Intelligence?
Should music lessons play into after-school agendas?
While it’s officially back-to-school time, it’s also back to extra-curricular time and for many, part of that time is taken up with music lessons.
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Laugh that sleepless nights are on their way. Laugh that there is nothing we can do about it. And laugh that this is our life and we won’t know what it will look like until we get there.
How to beat back-to-school clutter
In the back-to-school rush, parents’ best intentions may be buried under kids’ backpacks, homework assignments and missives from administrators. The best offense against back-to-school overwhelm is a strong zone defense at home.
Music education tunes in both sides of the brain
There’s more reason to take up a musical instrument than fulfilling your rock and roll dreams or being the centre of attention at a party.
Backyard water play
A family’s backyard can be a year-round haven for outdoor fun. During those summer months, there will be days when the heat is unbearable and your kids will want to have nothing to do with being outside.
Lunchbox Makeover contest
Submit your favourite way to make kids’ lunches more inviting and exciting for a chance to win a prize. The Lunchbox Makeover contest runs until Tuesday, Sept. 10.
Redefining family
The definition of family is not with the nuclear family, not even with the biological family. It spills into all those who are willing to be family to each other.
No place like home school
One foot in the home school door, the other in the public is a looming possibility for this family as September approaches and kids make choices.
Tips for Coping with the Loss of a Baby
These creative self-care tips helped the author move through her grief, and eventually led her to healing and transformation.
Technologically advanced kids
Today’s children grow up in a world filled with electronics, gadgets, multi-media entertainment. Televisions, computers, video games, tablets, smart phones have all contributed to how a child’s brain absorbs new information.
Dates with dad: 5 ways to reconnect with your daughter
One of the best ways to begin to reconnect with your daughter is to spend time with her. Find time once a week to do something with your daughter. Here are some ideas to get you started.
Breastfeeding for the long haul
How I rose above the shame of long-term breastfeeding and managed to continue to nurse my baby after going back to work.
Camp Erin
Camp Erin is a free week-end Bereavement Camp for children ages six to seventeen where normal camp activities are blended with special programs designed for children coping with death.
Crybaby cafe
Breastfeeding has amazing benefits for both mom and baby. But when a happily breastfed baby starts putting up a fight at every feeding, it brings anxiety and drama into an otherwise peaceful relationship.
Relationship travel truth tips
No matter what the stage of your relationship, a vacation with your partner might be just what the doctor ordered.
Doing it for the kids is a done deal for parents
The things we do for our kids. Most recently, the thing had my husband and I careening down an extremely steep, narrow mountain bike trail, bumping over logs, dodging trees, navigating roots and streams and evading bees.
