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Parents Who React RIGHT to Report Cards Guarantee Great Results!
You take one look at those marks and the frustration sets in. How many times do you have to explain that good work habits are a life skill he or she...
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Easy Steps to Scrapbooking with Young Kids
Kids grow up so fast and if you don't try to capture some of these wonderful memories through some means, they'll all slip through the fingers just...
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Solving Sibling Rivalry
Squabbles between siblings are as inevitable as they are exasperating. The good news is that a certain amount of sibling rivalry is normal. In fact, the wrangling between brothers and sisters can teach children...
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Activity Overload
Even though provincial test results suggest academic skills are declining and standards are dropping, many parents appear to be too busy to pick up the slack. When David Elkind wrote the Hurried Child...
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Pack a Healthy School Snack
School snacks provide children with the energy they need to move through the day. Packing tasty food that will keep them going is important. CPO Nutrition Expert, Heidi Boyd shares advice on packing...
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Manners Begin at Home
“Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners.” (Author Unknown) Although we’re more relaxed about etiquette and manners today than we...
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Backpack Safety
Parents spend an average of $1,098 (1) and countless hours ensuring their children get off to the right start for the school year – from school books to electronic accessories to nutritious snacks – and...
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Allowances
Before children can learn to manage money well, they first need to be able to get their hands on the stuff. The debate about allowance - how much children should receive and who should manage it - rages...
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Affirming Your Children's Voice
"Stop interrupting me when I'm talking." "You have to learn to speak up for yourself." "You ask too many questions." "Tell me with words. I don't understand...
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Back to School Traditions
Family traditions can bring a family closer together; they can make children feel secure, and promote feelings of togetherness and uniqueness. The back-to-school season offers a great opportunity to celebrate the...
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Beat the Back to School Blues
Coping with the fear of the unknown, meeting new teachers, plus the anxiety of being separated from parents and siblings are all bound to make children nervous when beginning - or returning to school. Specialists...
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Macaroni and Please: Lesson Eight
When a child is three, simply getting him/her to show interest in food and eat it, even if that means using his/her hands, is good enough. Using utensils seems less important and sometimes a young child’s...
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Summer Fun
Summertime. The kids are out of school and they have the long lazy days of July and August ahead. They could spend their days in front of the TV or they could be using their imaginations to create projects that...
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Making School Trips Safe
I loved school field trips when I was a kid. Even if my class headed out the door to a neighboring park to collect colorful maple leaves for a fall art project, it was a real treat to break free from the...
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Is your child a healthy weight?
You've all heard about it - over one quarter of children and over half of adults in Canada are overweight! Obesity rates among children and adults have increased substantially during the past 25 years, according...
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