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Child's Hierarchy of Needs

January 14, 2010




Parents often find it overwhelming trying to meet their children's needs. With limited time, limited resources, and limited patience meeting all of their needs can seem like an impossible task. If we can't do it all, where should we begin? Where should we focus? What is most important? Last year, Meagan Francis from The Happiest [...]

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"While you were out": Emma and Julian's redecorated rooms

November 9, 2009




Over the weekend I sent my family away and redecorated their rooms. Until now, Julian has had his own room and Emma has slept with us. We moved Julian into a new bed and a bunch of other new furniture in what used to be the guest room and moved Emma into his old room. [...]

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Are people who don't get the H1N1 vaccine idiots?

October 30, 2009




Today I read a post by@curiousdad on his blog over at the Vancouver Sun. He wrote H1N1 flu vaccine: What the skeptics aren't telling you. In his post he outlines a case for getting the vaccine and especially for getting your kids vaccinated. His post starts out with: As the H1N1 vaccine starts to become [...]

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Raising bilingual kids: benefits and techniques

September 22, 2009




Children who have the opportunity to learn a second language are given a world of opportunity. It opens up new opportunities in terms of who they can communicate with, what they can read, and where they can travel with ease. It is a partial cure for closed-mindedness. Those are the obvious benefits. But learning a [...]

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How you should treat my child with special needs

September 10, 2009




This is a guest post by Ellen, a blogger I'm so glad I had the chance to meet at BlogHer 09. This is my little boy, Max. He’s six. At first glance, he may look like any other kid. And in many ways, he is like any other kid. He loves chocolate ice-cream, trucks, airplanes, [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Chutes Coulonge Kids Aerial Park

September 8, 2009




A few weeks ago my husband took the kids to the waterfalls and aerial park at Chutes Coulonge in Fort Coulonge, Quebec (easy day trip from Ottawa). Here are some pics from the little kids obstacle park and the waterfalls. Want more fun in and around Ottawa? Check out: Mud Lake @ DaniGirl.ca Upper Canada [...]

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Healthy Delicious Zucchini Bread/Muffins – Great for Kids!

August 31, 2009




On Sunday I wandered up and down the aisles of the grocery store wondering what kind of cupcakes to make for my son to take to school. Then it struck me. I could use my delicious zucchini bread recipe and add cream cheese icing to the top for a more interesting and healthier option than [...]

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(Not quite) Wordless Wednesday: A Tale of Two Dinners

June 24, 2009




Jack Spratt could eat no fat. his wife could eat no lean. So between the two of them, they licked the platter clean. Sounds close to the tale of my two little monkeys with diametrically opposed taste buds. Ironically, the only thing that appeared on both plates last night is also the only thing neither [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Number 534 on list of things that disrupt kids sleep

June 10, 2009




The joys of living in the woods.

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Explaining the Recession and Teaching Financial Literacy to Kids

May 22, 2009




The recession is hard. It is hard on parents and it is even harder on kids. Parents may be struggling, may feel out of control, but at least they have some knowledge of their financial situation, some understanding of why all of this is happening. The kids are often left in the dark, with no [...]

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