They may be intrusive, occasionally critical and preachy – but the benefits they provide make grandparents an invaluable privilege.
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A Civil Way to Share Devices
Some tips in keeping the peace when devices are in short supply. May save you a lot of headaches!
Be Mindful of Your Kids
This is just a reminder to well-intentioned parents out there to be mindful of your kids and treat them as humans not as playthings, especially around family and close friends. I am guilty of this too where I tend to pressure my son to hug and kiss every single person (when only handshake can suffice…
Travelling With The In-Laws
There aren’t many things that are as close to being in hell as travelling with your in-laws, obviously depending on your in-laws. I for one don’t mind it and I have wonderful in-laws, but yet there are still things to be mindful about travelling with in-laws. Travelling in general puts you in a situation where…
Appreciation of Family and Traditions
One thing I’m always struggling to instil in my child is a sense of family and tradition. Whatever culture or tradition it might be, typically for those of us who are first generation immigrants this is very agonising as we want them to experience and maintain a sense of our former “home” and what makes…
Family fun ideas in the GTA (Toronto)
Living in the GTA we are blessed with crazy amounts of fun activities for kids that I never understood people who are wanting ideas. It’s a simple google search and the options are huge. Having said that not all will be worth your time or money, so based on my obsessive drive to keep my…
Candid Life Journeys 