By Andre Griffin, Contributor (Image courtesy of Pexels) As summer beckons with its long, warm days, parents often find themselves searching for enriching activities that not only entertain but also educate their children. This season, consider diverging from the usual schedule to introduce your child to a world brimming with creativity, skill-building, and learning. From woodworking…
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Kids Lunch Box Dilemma
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…
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…
Kids Fear of Dogs
I love my kids, and I love all their associated quirks. One specific quirk though has been a little concerning, emphasis on the little – because in the bigger scheme of things it’s not really a big issue. It’s their fear of dogs, specifically my son. Although I don’t really mind it, I don’t want…
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…
Fighting Entitlement with a Dose of Perspective
I have written about not guilting kids, and that doing so actually has more negative effects than benefits. But there is a fine line between guilting and readjusting a child’s perspective. Especially when it comes to being grateful, empathetic, and understanding. If you are too careful about avoiding any guilt trips, you may run the…
Nurturing Photography in Kids
It is often said ‘start ‘em young’ but you don’t want to go too hard-core early getting them into a hobby and have them backlash against something that can bring a lifetime of joy. That’s certainly how I feel about introducing them into photography, I would rather indirectly have them casually experiment and organically ease…
Stop Being a Robotic Cleaner
At some point you’ll realize one day that you’ve been going through the motions and become a house cleaner 24/7. If you’re OCD like me, you’ll have to deal with it, these tips may help.
Talking About Multiculturalism with Kids
Living in a multicultural society brings up questions – and its worth having that discussion with kids early and in a positive and mature way.
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