CBC Radio Interview: How Well Are You Keeping Your Kids Safe?
How well are we keeping our kids safe? An Amber Alert. A child gone missing. A mother’s nightmare. It’s happened one too many times and every time we hear about a child missing due to what appears...
View ArticleThe Second Hand Economy – Earning and Saving With Kijiji
DISCLAIMER: This post is written in partnership with Kijiji in support of raising awareness about how the Second-Hand Economy can support parents who are looking for the best value for their family...
View ArticleCBC RADIO INTERVIEW: Discussing Difficult Topics With Your Kids
Sometimes it’s hard to speak to our kids Let’s face it. Being a parent isn’t always easy. There are the day-to-day tasks and responsibilities that are part and parcel of the job: cooking dinner, doing...
View ArticleWhen I Grow Up, I Want To Be…
What do you want to be when you grow up, little girl? Boy, is that a loaded question these days. Why? Because the answer, depending on where you sit, may not be one that you want to hear. If you’re of...
View ArticleWhatever Happened to the Kindness of Strangers…And Flight Attendants?
Whatever happened to the kindness of strangers? A recent viral video of a mom crying aboard an American Airlines flight really got to me. You see, she was the mom of twins and was trying to embark upon...
View ArticleTravel With Kids: Simple Tips For Parents
How to Travel With Kids Yes, there’s always time to talk about traveling with kids. After all, most parents grapple with the best way of getting their little ones from Point A to Point B with as little...
View ArticleThis Man Was in a Spot
Dad was in a spot – literally The other day, I had just gotten into my car to pull out of a parking spot at the local supermarket. My window was rolled up but despite this fact, I could clearly hear...
View ArticleSo, I Started a Podcast: Parenting Then and Now
You may have notice that I’m a bit hung up on a few things on this blog. Parenting – check. Kids – check. “The good old days“- check. It’s this last item that I just can’t seem to get away from. By...
View ArticleNew Podcast Episode: Kids and Techology
“Second Screen, Second Nature” Technology is perhaps the most single-handedly relevant change in how both kids and parents interact in 2017, compared to years past. How we use tech, how our kids relate...
View ArticlePTAN Retro Memory – Pet Rocks
The Ultimate in Low-Maintenance Pets Would you buy a rock in a box? Probably not. But back in the latter part of 1975, so many people did. “Pet Rocks” were all the rage, and the lowest of...
View ArticleCBC Parents Article: Parenting Young Children in Middle Age
“I don’t know how you do it, Sam!” I hear this often. It’s apparently supposed to be a compliment. Truth be told, I don’t know either. What I do know is that whatever “it” is, it’s done through...
View ArticleThe Back-To-School Burden
Maybe it’s time to rethink the whole “back-to-school” season Many kids stress about going back to school, but not for the reasons you may think. Ever hear of “keeping up with the Joneses? You’re a...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS: Talking to Your Kids About Racism
The topic of racism is not one any of us can continue to avoid Sadly, this is a topic that I’ve discussed one too many times, both at home and in the media. When recent events occurred in...
View ArticleThe 5 Things My Kids Learned From the Solar Eclipse
There’s nothing like a solar eclipse to get people talking. The recent event was exciting to say the least, not only for the adults, but for the kids. After all, how often do any of us get to see the...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS: Some Things Are Non-Negotiable
Negotiating grades? I don’t think so. Well, we’ve really done it now. We’re living in an upside down world where not only is the tail wagging the dog, but in is out and up is down. It’s a mad, mad, mad...
View ArticlePODCAST EPISODE: The Psychology of Parenting
Parenting Today: What are we afraid of? Things sure have changed for kids in the past 30-40 years. Ditto for parents. Life seemed easier and less threatening back in the day. Children could be latchkey...
View ArticleScare Hunger Away This Halloween!
WE Scare Hunger Food Drive Halloween’s a time of the year that so many kids look forward to. From the lead-up to the big day, picking out a costume, planning the trick-or-treat route and decorating the...
View ArticlePTAN Retro Memory #7 – Mood Rings
How are you feeling today? In 1975, all it took to find out the answer to this question was a quick glance at a person’s ring finger. Like its ‘70’s counterpart the Pet Rock, “Mood Rings” burst onto...
View ArticlePTAN Episode #7 – Around the World in Eight Months – With Kids
When a life-changing loss occurred, Jennifer Powell took a long, hard look at her life. Realizing that tomorrow is never promised to us and all we have is today, she knew that the time was now to live...
View ArticlePTAN Retro Memory #8 – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Remember Ferris Bueller’s (brilliant) Day Off? Ferris Bueller was every teen’s hero back in 1986, and his smooth yet deceptive style got him both the car and the girl, and not necessarily in that...
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