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Sibling Rivalry
Dear Mr. Dad: When our now-18-month-old son was born, my husband and I thought he'd be a wonderful playmate for his big brother. Instead, our older child seems to hate his baby brother-the two of them yells at...
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No Good Reason To Be Without a Will
This year more than 31,000 Canadians will die without a will leaving their families to face the uncertainty and financial burden associated with not having a legal will. It's startling to realize the future of...
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Parenting Commitment Quiz
Are you a committed parent? Do you place family first? Is your success at home as important as the success you achieve in other areas of your life? Most parents would answer "yes" to these...
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Today's Family Man: The Laugh Track
Somewhere in the traffic jam of the last year, I lost control of my favorite vehicle of parent-child bonding: making my kids laugh. I became so wrapped up in the relentless responsibilities of life that my...
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The Tsunami Heartbreak - DO SOMETHING!
As I write this, I happen to be staying at a beautiful condo on the beach in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I planned months ago to escape my busy life and spend the year-end holiday enjoying the sun, the beaches, the...
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Talking to Your Children About Disasters
My dad and step-mom live on a nice quiet block where nothing much happens, except when the grandchildren come to invade and cause a world-class ruckus. But two days after the horrific natural disasters that...
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Explaining World Tragedy to Children
Your 6 year old has just seen video of real children being washed out to sea. Your teen sits transfixed watching images of people clinging to trees, mothers wailing as they discover dead children in an endless...
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Today's Family Man
For a family man, the opportunities for taking your best lady out for a New Year's Eve on the town are few and far between. However, you can still have quite a lot of fun with the kids by getting a little...
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Allergy & Asthma Triggers in the Home
House Dust House dust is everywhere. It is part of our life! House dust is a component of who you are. House dust is not just dirt but a mixture of potentially allergenic materials, such as...
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Want to Get Rid of the Fighting?
Once upon a time… I accidentally found the “neutral zone.” It was some 25 years ago. I was a young mother with a two-year-old from hell who was stubborn to the core. One day, when she was...
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Meditations on Genius
"No doubt, this society is obsessed with genius. Don't we all want our kids to be the smartest? Isn't that why we buy them jump ahead computer applications and put them in special programs?" The first item I heard...
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The Mind of the Lost
Alright. I confess. There's no point in attempting to hide what is now painfully obvious. Somewhere between graduating college and my child turning six years old, I became culturally illiterate. It was reverse...
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The Handwriting on the wall
I had great plans for my son Mark, the grade four graduate last June: I was going to give him a major head start on his future academic career over the summer. I was going to teach him how to touch type...
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What's A 'Kosh'?
My two-year old son Marty approaches me, looking intently into my eyes. 'Mowmay, whe Kosh?', he asks. 'Oh, she's playing in the toy room', I reply. 'Listen, can you hear her?' We pause to listen and sure enough...
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Simple Living
Simple living can mean different things to different people. For many it means simplifying your life so that you have time to enjoy it. Some people live more frugally so that they can afford to work less...
