PARENTING
Carving out couple time
Taking time to nurture your relationship is the key to its success
Budget friendly activities for father and son
Having fun with your baby doesn’t require a trip to the toy store, fancy baby equipment or a special membership to a baby gym. ...Recession-Proof Resilience: What Mothers Can Do to Help Their Kids
These are the times that try moms’ souls. When you’re worried about job loss and keeping a roof over your family’s head, it’s hard to be an effective parent. Here are some practical strategies to help you and your kids deal with adversity (financial and otherwise)....Managing multiple schedules
Karen Gibbons calls herself “anally organized†and it’s not difficult to see why. The Whitby mom has a family business card at the ready in case any other parent, coach or child needs to reach someone in her clan....Is your child ready to be home alone?
What is the appropriate age for a child to be home alone? The Durham Children’s Aid Society (DCAS) and Durham Regional Police (DRP) advise parents to assess children individually to decide if they are ready, using these DCAS age guidelines:...Tips for coaching little athletes
Bob Kyle has played hockey his whole life, and he coached teenagers even before he had his own three kids. But that experience didn’t quite prepare him for his son’s first hockey team....How to raise an activist
Not long after his school ran the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope almost two years ago, Matthew Coates told his mom that he, too, would like to run across Canada. Proud of his empathy, but realistic enough to know “he’d be in his 20s and still runningâ€, Wanda Coates-Latour offered to help her son find another cause to support....
Sidestepping Cupid’s arrow
It’s an inevitable rite of passage in childhood: the first crush. But many parents aren’t prepared for it to happen at seven or eight years old, as seems to be the case – at least anecdotally....Organized Chaos: Finding serenity amongst the clutter of raising kids
I dream of being an organized mom, the type who not only makes beautiful cupcakes for school, but does it the night before; whose child returns library books faithfully every week; the parent whose children are on time for Beavers, with badges sewn on. However, I am not....Many life skills can be learned at a teen's first job
Teens like to have their own spending money for clothing and entertainment. They also like to have a sense of independence. What better way to provide them with both than to let your teen work part-time?...The grandparent connection
Not all the grownups in the waiting rooms at pediatricians' offices these days are moms and dads. Approximately one per cent of Canadian grandparents are responsible for raising their grandchildren without any hands-on help from the children's parents....
Finding a family faith
Another Easter is approaching and still my husband and I have not resolved our spiritual struggle. We’re trying to find a family faith, a religious vehicle through which we can give our children spiritual guidance. The trouble is that – like so many other couples our age – we come from different backgrounds and experiences....Learned helplessness
Do any of your children suffer from learned helplessness? Do they seem to give up or quit as soon as a task gets difficult? Do they ever refuse to try activities, or get labeled as lazy or unmotivated? ...- Sleep is elusive for me
- Elite Care Canada / Nannies and Caregivers
- My dirty little secret: How I failed breastfeeding 101
- Prepare home-cooked family meals for under $10
- How to go green and save green
Sandy Morgan
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08 April, 2009 05:10:32
A Single parent support group offering single parents and their children support, activities and friendship.
Meet 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at the Oshawa ...
Melanie
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26 March, 2009 03:58:18
This article is just the reassurance that I needed. Though on some level, I agreed with myself that stopping to breast-feed was the right decision, ...
mpcoc
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19 March, 2009 04:24:04
Make it whole grains. In the bread department look for products that are high in fibre and made with whole grains, and choose whole wheat ...
3freester
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14 March, 2009 08:39:48
Painting small clay flower pots, or making paper napkin rings (paper, heart stickers, and staples). Children will enjoy participating in activities that are meaningful to ...
K. Lytle
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11 February, 2009 04:58:53
I'll share with you something my father told me when I had my children. It's a fairly new ideology, within the history of man, that ...
