St. John Ambulance is offering babysitting courses during March Break. Check out programs in your area at www.sja.ca.

A good brother and sister relationship is sure to blossom, isn't it?

 “Look everybody. Marlon got pierced.”

Our family went to visit my mother on Manitoulin Island over the holidays. 

It's best to talk it out when kids inevitably fight it out.

Getting used to keeping kid costs down 

Parents who expose kids to adult topics through art, open discussion of difficult topics.

A weekend away without the kids is a time to reflect, plan and make decisions. 

Mark kids' birthdays, not as occasions to eat too much and get piles of toys, but as milestones in their lives, steps towards adulthood and maturity.

A five-year old's faith commitment compelling.

Encouraging kids to tune into much more music.

Does it really make a difference if you solicit a “please” and “thank you” from your child every time you do something for her or give something to her?

Being served breakfast in bed is the scene that plays out in my Mother’s Day memory rewind loop.

Please TRY to read the following sentence:

'Oh look, you ARE reading this sentence'

Exactly! You actually read it and there was an action associated with it.  Allow me to explain.

As the editor of a parenting magazine for about as long as I’ve been a parent to my teenagers, I’ve acted as a conduit of information to other parents.