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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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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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Great Finds: Our Favourite Calendars
The back to school season may mean new clothes, backpacks and pencil crayons to our kids but to us Moms, it is a time to get organized. One of the best tools for organization is a great calendar. To help, the...
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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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Adoption in Canada
Screening criteria People who apply to adopt children face a rigorous screening process to determine whether they will make suitable parents. In many respects screening criteria may appear discriminatory...
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A Problem with Praise
One of the most important things we do as parents is let children know how special they are. That's our job. There is no one else in the world who is as crazy about our kids as we are. We ooh and aah over...
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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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Sibling Harmony Versus Rivalry
Two siblings, ages three and five are bickering over the toys. The parent admonishes the younger child, “You are almost four, now share.” The older child next hits the younger child and the parent...
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Creating the Marriage of Your Dream: Lesson Six
What is love and why is it so important to us? We need to learn how to really give what the other person needs and also how to receive from them...
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Creating the Marriage of Your Dream: Lesson Five
Relationships are fiery and passionate and the friction that results is the pathway to closeness. We need to never run away from conflict. We just...
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Whose Baby is it Anyway?
If you thought your in-laws were intrusive before you had kids, then hold onto your maternity pants. The “fun” has just begun. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the truth is that your...
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The Keys to Good Self Esteem: Free Time and a Passion
I think the most important thing you can do as a parent is to sponsor good self esteem in your child. If a child believes in themselves and feels...
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How do you score on kids' safety? Mark yourself with the Safe Kids Canada Report
Despite a drop in injury rates over the past 10 years, unintentional injury, such as car crashes, drowning, or threats to breathing, remains by...
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Dealing with backtalk
Lately Dan and Sabrina's 4-year-old daughter Amy has become somewhat defiant over the simplest situations. She refuses to pick up her toys or to get ready for bed when asked. Not only is she demonstrating this...
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