Archive for September, 2009
REPLACE ANTI-PARENT ACTIVIST AT PEACE SUMMIT SAYS PARENT GROUP
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 2009
REPLACE ANTI-PARENT ACTIVIST AT PEACE SUMMIT SAYS PARENT GROUP
Edmonton – A parents’ group has asked for the replacement of one speaker booked for the Dalai Lama’s Heart-Mind Education discussion at the Vancouver Peace Summit. Kids First Parent Association of Canada reports that World Bank consultant Clyde Hertzman is funded by the [...]
How do you like to get organized?
Sunday, September 27th, 2009A topic of conversation around the local listserv is about how people get organized with their homeschool supplies. I personally feel as though I’m constantly battling a monster in my home that refuses to go to sleep. I guess it’s time I begin taking some ideas to heart and find solutions to keep this monster at [...]
LooLeDo: an awesome new site for crafts and projects
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009If you’re looking for a superb and interactive site to pick up (and share) craft projects and ideas, take the time to check-out LooLeDo.
From the site:
LooLeDo is a project-based website for parents, teachers, and educators. LooLedo makes available the ability to share and upload your own photo and video craft projects, and allows you to [...]
THE Scissors…
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009What I find most endearing, and completely frustrating about children, is that despite our efforts to warn them about the perils and consequences of certain actions, they still HAVE to try said-action.
By now, you already know what I’m talking about. One glance at the photo in this post says it all…yes people, we had *THE* [...]
On Parental Intentions: before and after birth
Sunday, September 13th, 2009Before my daughters were born, I swore I’d never give them anything containing sugar, introduce them to vegetables before fruit (so that they learn to like their veggies), and never raise my voice. Well…that was before I had children…
Now they enjoy eating freezies in the summer, want cake before their dinner, and my voice does [...]
On Living a Life
Sunday, September 13th, 2009I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.
–Maya Angelou
It’s interesting how the terms “making a living” and “making a life” have had their meanings melded together over the past 100+ years.
Making a living is what people do when they get up, send their children to school, then come [...]
How do YOU Measure Success?
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009I was having a discussion with the girl’s father a few weeks ago about how success is measured in life. I told him that I rather see them as happy plumbers, rather than unhappy doctors. His response was that there was no such thing as a happy plumber and the only way to be truly [...]
Annual NOT Back to School Picnic
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Yesterday was HLSA’s annual ‘NOT Back to School Picnic!’ A fun time was had by everyone as families came together to chat about plans for the months ahead and to give their children a chance to play and explore in Edmonton’s River Valley. I have the full intention of signing up for membership with them [...]
Fruit Picking, Anyone?
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009This is for those of you living here in Edmonton and surrounding areas…
If you’re looking for a field-tripish outing with your children, why not go out and pick from fruit? Operation Fruit Rescue Edmonton just started up a few weeks ago and is a wonderful idea to get some fruit that would otherwise be wasted.
Every [...]
A Sad State of Affairs
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009We are (as a society) in a truly sad state of afairs when we can’t wait to ship our children off to school.
This year’s “back to school” ad campaign for Staples uses the popular Christmas song “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” to entice parents to get shopping for their children before they ship them [...]
