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How to Talk to Your Kids About Covid-19

March 15, 2020

We’re in some pretty stressful times right now and our kids are very quick to mirror how we’re acting, as well as naturally have some questions about what they’re hearing on the TV, radio, or just being close to you while talking to someone else. We’re in control As with all of your kids’ worries, they need to know that they’re looked after and their parents/guardians/teachers have everything sorted and can take care of them. Model positive behaviour Your ...

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9 Fun Activities for a 2 Week Quarantine

March 7, 2020

Everyone on TV is telling us that we might be confined to our homes for a couple of weeks thanks to the virus that’s getting everyone a little on edge. Sure, you’ve stocked up on canned goods, but you’re gonna get bored real quick, so here are 20 family-friendly activities you ...

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8 Tips for Keeping a Child-Safe Healthy Home

March 2, 2020

Having kids is nerve-wracking. When they’re babies, they’re exploring and discovering their senses, putting everything in their mouth – food, toys…their hands. When they get older, they have an attitude and start to think they know best and we have to negotiate to get them to ...

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Discovering Sooke

February 22, 2020

Sponsored travel As much as I’d love to explore more places in our beautiful province, I haven’t made it a priority of late. Work, family life, and endless kids’ birthday parties take up the majority of our calendar. However, last week we were invited to visit the Sooke Point ...

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What Your Child Needs To Know Before Starting Kindergarten

February 12, 2020

I don’t know how it happened but my daughter will be starting kindergarten this September. But she’s still just a baby, right? Like most parents, I’m sure my child is practically a genius, starting a new school and style of learning will be a big transition. So I’ve been ...

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Who Cares About 30 Under 30? – Here are the middle-aged people who just got their big break after years of hard work

January 15, 2020

I know, it’s not as catchy as ’30 under 30′, filled with young startup ‘CEOs’ straight out of college, or young bosses who are younger than most of their staff, but I was inspired by TV Writer, Melissa Hunter’s tweet to share some of the amazing people who ...

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8 Tips to Encourage Independent Play

January 11, 2020

Since our daughter is an only child, I always just thought that either my wife and I should be playing with her the whole time. I worried that she might feel lonely or feel rejected if I said ‘no’ to a request of hers. It turns out that wasn’t exactly true. By saying ...

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Why I’m losing my age – 37 Before 37

January 1, 2020

This year, I’m on a mission. I know it’s a similar mission, but this time it has a logo and that makes it super-official. I’m going to lose 37 lbs by the time I hit 37 years old. That’s July 17th, 2020. I started today, on 31st December 2019 and weighed in at 204 lbs, ...

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Learning to Ski on Cypress Mountain

December 30, 2019

I’ve always wanted to properly learn how to ski. The closest I ever got was going on a school trip to Austria but the slopes were icy, I was completely out of shape, and the bigger kids found it super funny to knock me over every chance they got. Skip 20 years (wow) and I’ve finally ...

Two Quick and Easy Recipes – Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons and The Fluffiest Pancakes, Ever

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TWO Recipes – Springtime Quiche and Chewy Pavlova (plus bonus Eton Mess recipe!)

How to Talk to Your Kids About Covid-19

9 Fun Activities for a 2 Week Quarantine

8 Tips for Keeping a Child-Safe Healthy Home

Discovering Sooke

Who Cares About 30 Under 30? – Here are the middle-aged people who just got their big break after years of hard work

8 Tips to Encourage Independent Play

Why I’m losing my age – 37 Before 37