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Yesterday on the way home in the car my kids had a fight. A fight that resulted in both of them being in tears. A fight that involved me validating their feelings, but also telling them how damn lucky they are that they can get upset over such things. By way of background to the [...]
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Today is a special day. Not only is it Thanksgiving here in Canada, a time to hang out with family and stuff ourselves full of turkey, but it is a day of milestones for me, for my kids, for our family. A baby no more? Today my daughter is the same age that my son [...]
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Sarah from Good Enough Mum blog suggested that I write a post about playing with more than one child and also provided me with a great link on the importance of one-on-one play. I thought the two ideas fit together really well, so I decided to combine them in one post. The importance of one-on-one [...]
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Anyone with more than one child knows what it feels like to be pulled in two directions. The baby needs a diaper change and the older child wants a drink. The baby needs to nurse and the older child wants to play a game. The older child needs his bum wiped and the baby wants [...]
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A phrase I remember hearing often as a child was: It’s all fun and games until someone… …gets hurt …loses an eye …falls off the bed …gets run over by a car. That’s what happens when you grow up in a home with three younger siblings and a dad that often provoked the rough housing that led [...]
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