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 Back to School Parenting News: Bullying, Breakfast, Grades, and Sensitive KidsIt won't be long until the kids head back to school (although it pains me to think of that because I'm still very much in mid-summer mode myself). But with September just a few weeks away, I thought you might...
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 Middle School Meets YouTube - and It Ain't Pretty: Cyberbullying Goes VideoI just finished watching a series of videos that have left me feeling grateful that I'm heading into middle-age rather than heading into middle-school. You know what? You couldn't pay me enough money to live through adolescence in the age...
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 Introducing.... A New Baby ColumnI've got some exciting news -- except it's not really news anymore, if you happened to read Thursday's newspaper. I'm writing a twice-monthly column for ParentCentral.ca and The Toronto Star. The column -- The Mother of All Baby Columns --...
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 $100 a Month to Watch Your Kid Be Parented By Big Brother? I Don't Think SoI know we parents seem like easy marks at times. We are known for scooping up too-cute baby outfits and kid toys that we secretly want for ourselves. But we aren't total pushovers. Sometimes we'll read a marketing pitch that's...
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 Since Facebook Says You're in a Good Mood....I was in a good mood this morning: in such a good mood, in fact, that I posted, "I feel like "liking" everything" as a status update to Facebook. (Okay, I admit. It's not the most inspired thing I've written....
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 Scavenger SeasonIt's scavenger season at our place. If you have a son or daughter who is heading off to college or university, you should know exactly what I'm talking about. It's the nesting instinct reborn in your very own offspring. And,...
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 From Trampolines to Disco Balls: The Great Canadian Shoreline CleanupLooking for a fun way to spend a few hours outdoors with your family making a difference for the environment? The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup awaits you. What it is The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is a national conservation program...
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 Hot and Bothered About Census Changes? You Bet I Am. And You Should Be, TooSchool boards, health departments, researchers, and others who need best-in-class data to make decisions about our kids aren't going to have the same quality of data from the Canadian Census after 2011. Not after Stephen Harper is done with it....
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 How to Have the Summer Vacation from Hell With Your FamilyAnyone can have an ordinary family vacation. It takes special planning to have the family vacation from hell. Here are a few key tips to keep in mind as you go about planning yours. Share the family travel love. Invite...
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 FilmPossible, Grandparent Care, and Teen BrainsFILMPOSSIBLE Holland Bloorview is putting a call out to budding film-makers to enter filmpossible, a unique online video contest which will showcase the possibilities for children living with disabilities. Film-makers have until Aug. 31 to submit their videos. "Filmpossible is...
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 This is What Excellent Health Care Looks Like: Snapshot From My Family AlbumMy son had dental surgery earlier this week. Because he has a seizure disorder, everyone involved agreed that the best way to proceed would be to have the two teeth that needed to be removed taken out under general anesthetic...
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 Time Crunched? Oh, Yeah. Our Family Can Relate to New Study from Canadian Index of Well-BeingMy husband is on his way home from work right now. He's planning to pick up some clothes, turn around, and drive back across the city so he can take care of his father while his mother is in the...
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 The Pill, The Big Sell, The Unexplainable: Worth QuotingTHE PILL "It was the feminist movement that opened [the] doors [to new career opportunities for women]. The Pill allowed women to walk through." - Elaine Tyler May, discussing her book America and the Pill: A History of Promise, Peril...
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When It Comes to Weaning, Slow is the Way to Go: VIDEO Weaning Woes I was asked to offer some advice to a mom who was interested in weaning her one-year-old daughter from breast to sippy cup. In this situation (mother-led weaning as opposed to baby-led weaning), the mother ends up playing...
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 The Do's and Don'ts of Naming Your Baby: VIDEOBaby Names: DOs & DON'Ts Note: I've just started contributing video segments to ParentsAsk. I'll be sharing them here, too. I hope you enjoy them.
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 Money Isn't Everything: Financial Advice for Families Needs to Make Sense as Well as CentsThis afternoon I tuned into a webcast sponsored by insurance giant MetLife. The webcast featured a panel of experts speaking on the topic of family finance: Stacey Bradford, author of The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for Young Parents; David...
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