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Open Adoption in Canada
Open AdoptionYou hear it all the time: this couple or that one had an open adoption. But what exactly does that mean, and how does an open adoption differ from, say, a private adoption? In a nutshell, open...
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Growing a Greener Family
Instilling a sense of environmental responsibility is good for your children - and their future. Your kids absorb all of the values that you live as a family. That means you'll exert an influence just by making...
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The Power of Choice
Would you like to get your kids to willingly cooperate? Stop the daily battles? Teach your kids valuable life skills? If your answer is Yes! Yes! Yes! then read on... There are so many things we must...
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Clipboard Magic
Back to school means back to life for most families. After a break from homework and activities, we’re ready to dive in and get ourselves back on schedule. Staying organized can be a challenge as we try to...
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How Not To Upstage Your Child Star
Let’s face it. Stage moms and dads have, over the years, gotten a bad rap. Some deserve the mommy/daddy-dearest moniker and wear it proudly; others are simply trying to do their best to help Tammy or Timmy...
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Quiz: Am I a Normal Parent?
Prior to writing AM I A NORMAL PARENT?, Sara Dimerman, our CPO Child and Family Therapist, conducted research with parents to figure out what was most typical, or normal. The majority of parents that responded to...
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Depleted Mother Syndrome
Parenting can wreck your life. One morning a few months after our second child, Laurel, was born -- we'd been up much of the night (again) and were blotto with fatigue -- my wife looked at me and said...
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Talking to our Children About Sexuality
Easy!! How can talking about sex with your child possibly be easy? At first it may not be but with continued discussion and use of proper language it will get easier especially if your child is still young...
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Special Moments
‘Ring around the Rosy. Pocket full a posy!” my two-and-a-half year old daughter sings happily as she pours a cup of pretend tea for me. Today is going to be a more productive day, I think as I type...
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Baby Talk
According to Health Canada, good health depends on more than a good health care system; factors such as having support networks and camaraderie with other people can also affect your overall health and...
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Siblings
Wondering what you can do to help the relationship between your older child and his new brother or sister get off to the best possible start? Here are a few tips: Involve your older child in your...
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Self-Discipline
1. Don't rescue. As difficult as it is to watch our teens flounder, it is far worse to raise young adults who cannot take responsibility for their actions and expect Mom or Dad to rescue them. This is a lot...
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The Three-Ring Circus: 5 Tips for Single Moms Who Work
If you're a single mom who works, you probably don't have a lot of time to read, so let's get right to the point. In addition to your salaried...
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Chaos, Children, and Chores
Of course we all love our children dearly, but who knew they'd be so messy? When you have children, you can never count on how long your house will actually stay clean after you've cleaned it. A day? An...
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Are you ready for a sick day?
”Sick days” are inevitable and somewhat unpredictable when you have a child. Preparing for a sick day when you and your kids are healthy will make dealing with them a whole lot easier especially if...
