The 12 Green Days of Christmas
Not only do I find the song – The Twelve Days of Christmas — incredibly annoying, it’s also highly impractical. Woe to the gift-giver who offers me a partridge in a pear tree or anyone drumming, piping, leaping or dancing.
Birth order, wish lists and tarty attire
Question: I’ve heard, in the past, a little information on birth order. Can you share with me the common points?
For The Birds
If you have a backyard birdfeeder, you could turn it into a science project for your family. Volunteers involved in Project Feederwatch collect bird data to help scientist detect and understand
Health Benefits of Blueberries
Blueberries continue to top the charts as one of the best ingredients of a healthy diet.
Considered a "super food," blueberries are full of disease-fighting and anti-aging properties. They also help promote urinary tract he
Switching From Work Brain to Parent Brain
Making the mental shift between work and home can be particularly tough when you’re a parent who works from home. Here are some tips that will help you to leave your work-related worries at the office, even if work happens
Pre-teen night owls
It’s taken scientists more than two centuries to figure out why Benjamin Franklin’s timeless advice—”Early to bed and early to rise” makes so much sense.
Page advice: Books for children of all ages
Children love to read and be read to. Books make the perfect holiday gift. Here are my picks:
12 toys of Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas with every toy you see. Here’s a selection of what we saw and liked this year.
Dear Santa
There’s something special about the hand-written wish list and its accompanying envelope addressed to Santa Claus, North Pole, HOH OHO that
On-course, off-course, or lost
In September’s column we examined how your child could LEAP ahead this year through the creation of a Learning & Academic Action Plan (L.E.A.P.)—using the
Bring peace to the season
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Chanukah or Kwanzaa, the holidays are supposed to be a time of peace, joy and happiness. Yet for many families, the overriding feeling is stress.
Just ask Christine Campion. The 38-year-
How to write a family newsletter
We’ve all received them — those dreaded holiday newsletters that either drone on about Aunt Sue and Uncle George’s summer vacation in Tucson or brag about how Shane (the preschooler) is reading at the second-grade level and Billy got
Sticker charts revisited
Let word of your toddler's new-found fascination with his potty make the rounds at the next family get-together and you're bound to find yourself on the receiving end of a lot of potty-centric trivia and advice: which members of the
Why isn’t my child listening?
At some point in every parent’s life the question is asked "Why isn’t my child listening?" While caught up in the emotion, it is difficult to remember the stages of development your child goes through
Kids with undesirable friends
Q I can’t stand the kids my teen is hanging out with. They are rude and disrespectful. What do you recommend?
A It’s very difficult for parents to admit they don’t like their teen’s friends. When I do my
Kick junk food habits
Question: Now that the New Year has arrived, I started making a New Year resolution list for our family. At the top of my list was around eating junk food
Sweet support
To help serve breakfast to needy kids across Canada the National Bank of Canada is spreading Gouash around this holiday season. Proceeds from the exclusive sales of Gouash fruit spreads at the bank will go to Breakfast Clubs of Canada,
Confronting body image
Question: My daughter and I were talking this week about how she wants 2007 to be different for her. Immediately she started talking negatively about her body. She just turned 13. What can I do as her mother to help
Keeping baby safe
When you were growing up, you always swore that your parents had eyes on the backs of their head. And now that you’re a brand new parent, you know why: an accident can happen in the blink of an eye,