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47% of Canadian parents feeling uncertain for the 2022 school season

January 17, 2022

With the ambiguity and concerns presented by the highly transmissible COVID-19 Omicron variant, which is spreading rapidly across Canada and causing Public Health measures to continuously change, almost half (47%) of Canadian parents are feeling uncertain about the return to school and what that means for their children’s learning. While schools in British Columbia opened up again on January 10th, Toronto’s ...

Gear and Gadgets

The Metaverse Game-Changers: Headsets, Currency, and Walmart

January 17, 2022

Hello, I’m a huge nerd and am suuuuper excited about this next stage of the human experience. The blending of ‘real’ life and the unlimited digital world is coming fast under the name ‘Metaverse’. What is the MetaVerse? The MetaVerse is a digital world where you ...

Dad-ing

The Letter [video]– Advice from Fathers to Their Daughters

January 14, 2022

With the potentially negative impact of social media always present, it can be a challenge for parents to provide meaningful advice to their children. Ken Wimberly commissioned this short film, “The Letter” so fathers could connect and be more present in their children’s ...

Dad-ing

Thank Goodness Kids Go Back to School on Jan 10th

January 6, 2022

I honestly don’t know how my wife did it for so long. What a hero! I know it’s risky, but personally, I know it’s better for my daughter’s (and my) mental health for her to be back in school. Here in BC, omicron has continued the lockdown/restrictions and it means ...

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Financial Planning for Parents – a little advice from NerdWallet

December 31, 2021

I got the opportunity to ask NerdWallet’s Canadian financial expert, Nora Dunn, a few questions about tips on how Canadian families can prepare Canadian for the new year. How can parents start investing with not much money? While investing for the future is an easy thing to ...

opinion

How to Make a New Year’s Resolution You’ll Stick To

December 28, 2021

Boooo! The delicious indulgences of Christmas are almost over and my clothes don’t really fit anymore. Actually, if I’m being honest, they haven’t fit properly since the Spring. Time for me to get back on whatever fad diet seems to work and be really proactive at going to the ...

Dad-ing

How to Set Up a Resolution-Busting Home Gym

December 26, 2021

I know we’re finishing off our Toblerones and leftover turkey sandwiches (so good), but eventually, we (I) will have to shift into the same old new year’s resolution mindset. I know I say this every year, but since the past year has been an absolute mess, I’m putting myself ...

opinion

Office Life is Dead. What Work in 2022 Will Look Like

December 19, 2021

Thanks to the transforming and evolving pandemic that keeps coming back in waves to change what we had become accustomed to, our jobs will never look the same. Office based Monday to Friday jobs are a thing of the past. There never was a good reason to make everyone sit in the same windowless ...

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A little help this season: Catherine’s Family

December 16, 2021

I don’t usually do this, but it’s for a friend. via GoFundMe: Catherine is in her early 40s, she is dealing with her recent and devastating diagnosis of stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer with metastases (spread) to her hip bones and lower spine. Inflammatory breast cancer is both ...