Will boys be boys when they bring on the bling
The little red plastic barrette is long gone but there was a time when it sat on my son’s dresser and when the spirit moved him, would be clipped into his curly blonde hair.
Why procrastination is such a rewarding goal
It’s when we don’t decide to get something done within a certain amount of time that it doesn’t get done.
Spring ahead: The good news and the bad news
I’m preparing for jet lag this month and not because I’m going on a wonderful adventure to another time zone.
Modelling belief
When it comes to more fundamental questions of ethics, morality, faith, and belief, I want to encourage my kids to explore these things for themselves.
Enjoying the Moments
It's one of the great cliches that children grow up too fast and that you need to enjoy each stage while you can, but being cliche doesn't make it any easier to practise some times.
Losing the big game
My oldest son takes his fandom very seriously. When his teams win, he's jubilant. When this teams lose, he's crushed.
You don’t know how good you’ve got it
My kids don't seem to have any idea how easy our lives really are in comparison to most people in the world today and throughout the course of history.
Why Canadian children need a champion
Some of the most complex needs of my patients stem from poverty and not disease alone
Get a job
I've only developed a true appreciation for the housework my four brothers and I created now that I have kids of my own.
Dads are different, let me count the ways
Whether a mom or a dad, each is a parent and in some instances, that’s where the similarity ends.
Pondering the eradication of a sunflower forest
Something has been eating our sunflowers. Just as they start developing more leaves, they are snipped off at the ground.
Just say yes
There is a parenting principle that I've found quite useful but that I sometimes have a hard time practising. It goes like this – say “yes” when you can.
Big passions
One of the things that worries me about many of the teens and young adults I know is a real lack of passion about much of anything
Public Displays of affection
One of the things that I want to provide for my sons is the model of a healthy marriage.
The ABCs and the birds and the bees
If only teaching our kids about their bodies were as simple as helping them learn the alphabet.