My wife and I pride ourselves on the fact that we are both hands-on and share responsibilities more or less equally from a work and home-point of view. So I am the lucky one tasked with the kids’ breakfasts and lunch boxes for school and my constant dilemma with that responsibility is running out of…
Tag: children
Talking to Kids about War
Given the recent, but what seems to be a relentless and continuous, political upheaval from Ukraine to Gaza, it’s really hard to avoid talking about war. Especially if you have kids they will inevitably see a TV commercial, or a social media post on your phone casually and question the brutal images. But it is…
Road Trip Essentials with Kids
You can probably tell that I do many road trips with my kids, from going to Canada’s Maritimes to driving down to Mid-western United States. Every road trip is different, especially as the kids get older the type of things to bring with you, and stops you make along the way change too. Right now…
A Wintery Montréal With Kids
We often visit Le belle ville to see my in laws, my uncle, and to feel like a true change of scenery from our home. Typically, the kids are excited, but because most of our visits are mainly with family and friends – they can be antsy and start to act out within a couple…
Cursing and Kids
Curse words are all around us, especially in the media. As it gets harder to avoid them around your kids, how should you deal with the everyday onslaught.
Therapeutic Books For Kids
Taking complex therapy concepts and simplifying them enough for kids to be effective – and for adults too!
Practising Delayed Gratification
This concept has been rolling around for a while – but once you think about the benefits it provides you and your kids you’ll want to start early.
Extra ‘EXTRA’ Curricular
I find myself in an interestingly precarious position with my 8 year old (at the time of writing this). I’m all about free time and time for kids to be kids, but he is often bored (despite the emporium of toys that is his room) and his energy levels are through the roof – I…
Easy Cooking Ideas with Kids
You probably heard this somewhere, but part of getting your kids to appreciate food, and possibly try a few flavours that they wouldn’t otherwise, is to get them involved in the kitchen in prepping, especially the cooking part. I usually like to involve my little guy not only for that – but as a welcome…
Keeping it Real: Stranger Danger Talk
It is bound to happen, that talk about being aware, slightly paranoid, and uneasy around strangers to protect your kids from possible dangers. It is hard to have this talk not because you don’t want the best for your children, but because in essence you are taking another step to less innocence in their lives. …
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