Raising resilient children
Expert will offer tips on raising resilient children at Halton Waldorf School presentation.
Navigating gender expectations
Children try on various roles with no regard for gender and parents need to accept and accommodate them.
Classroom Secrets: Getting S.M.A.R.T. about goal setting
A few time tested strategies to improve the odds of success—helping you to stay S.M.A.R.T. about your goals.
Parenting solo
A good reminder to me of how lucky I am to have two other parents in the house.
Moon teeth: Milestones for middle-school girls
Children are like sunflowers in August; I turn my head and they seem to have grown taller.
Five ways to promote literacy and learning through music
Here are five easy ways parents and caregivers can implement music education to improve literacy and learning.
Classroom Secrets: More than words on a page
"Good readers" by today's curriculum, must also be proficient at thinking about and responding to what they read.
Five reasons to exercise with your baby
The reality for most new moms is grabbing whatever we can to eat after a less than peaceful night of sleep. It’s important to be kind and give yourself adequate time to get back into your pre-baby shape and embrace
Acting their age
Observing our kids without them knowing gives parents new insight to their capability and maturity.
Helpful Hints for Tween/ Teen Conversations
Tweens and teens may not always feel communicative about their school life. Because of busy, often over-booked schedules, parents may feel out of touch with their kids.
From ukuleles to speech arts, festival showcases talent
The Rotary Burlington Music Festival is a competition and an opportunity for amateur musicians to perform before friendly audiences, but above all, it’s designed to be fun.
Classroom secrets: The emotionally intelligent student
Your child might be good at Math, and even better at English, but what about Emotional Intelligence?
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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.
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.
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.
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.