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« Previous EntriesA Little Inspiration: Young Heroes
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Oddee has a nice and inspiring article posted yesterday titled 10 Amazing Little Heroes. It features 10 children who went beyond what any child would do, or even what most adults would do, to save someone.
It never ceases to amaze me to see what children can be capable of. We often assume that they are too young to understand [...]
You’re Not My Boss!
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Ode Magazine published an interesting article titled “You’re Not My Boss” which considers the potential harm of bossing a child around vs. allowing the child to make his own decisions.
Children should never, really never, be forced to do something against their will. That’s the starting point of a curious movement of parents who think that [...]
The Top 10 Things Children Really Want Their Parents To Do With Them
Thursday, December 31st, 2009Erin Kurt from ErinParenting contributed a wonderful article as a guest writer to LifeHack titled: ‘The Top 10 Things Children Really Want Their Parents To Do With Them. The points listed made a lot of sense. Here they are:
Come into my bedroom at night, tuck me in and sing me a song. Also tell me stories [...]
Girls will be girls!
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009My two little ones have been keeping me on my feet! Today was certainly no exception! After we spent some time painting together, they decided they each wanted a bath.
…then after Dawn safely got out of the tub, I felt the need to grab a nap. I woke up to this:
Yup! Things are as active [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
8 Ways to Beat Sibling Rivalry
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Unless your children are future-patron-saints-of-something-or-rather, chances are pretty strong that you have to deal with sibling rivalry. Sibblings often spend more time with each other than they do with their parents and as with any close relationship, they have their ups and downs.
They are cunning little beasts who sit and play quietly until you need to sit [...]
