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BC Drivers Get a ‘D’-rating for School Zone Driving Knowledge

September 6, 2022

Before I even go into this – put your phone down. You’re not as sneaky as you think you are and we can all see what you’re doing. If your reply to a text can’t wait (it can btw), check your mirrors, signal, and pull over. We all know that kids aren’t the most observant road-crossers so it’s up to us, the drivers to make sure we slow down. As kids and parents head back to school this year, safety is top of mind for many. However, BC drivers have some ...

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ZEN PARENTING: Caring for Ourselves and Our Children in an Unpredictable World

March 10, 2022

Therapist, Yoga, Mother of three, and co-host of the top-ranked podcast: Zen Parenting, Cathy Cassani Adams supports parents in navigating through the inevitable confusion, power struggles, and often unforeseen meltdowns that come with the job. Cathy’s new book, ‘Zen Parenting: ...

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Building a blanket fort birthday

December 14, 2020

When you’re looking for ideas for indoor birthday parties or even rainy day activities, building a blanket fort it’s always a super fun option and with just a few adjustments, it can go from a blanket hanging over the couch, to epic indoor festival. To start, string a strong piece of rope or ...

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Pancake Designs and a Fish Party for World Ocean Day

May 30, 2020

When my daughter said that we should have a ‘Fish Day’ this weekend, we pushed aside the confusion and said, “yeah, why not?”. I mean it’s not like we’ve got anywhere to be. Fortunately, it also works as a run-up to World Ocean Day on June 8th, a day to ...

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Stop Stressing, We’re All Just Winging It

March 31, 2020

Spring Break is over, or so they tell me. As you know, we’ve drifted into some kind of range of days where vacation has ended but our kids are meant to be learning stuff. What, exactly I’m not sure. But something. As parents, we’re expected to do an awful lot, but in this ...

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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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I Figured Out the Root of All Arguments – for Grown-Ups and Kids

September 23, 2019

As I was just putting my daughter to bed and sitting silently in the dark as she drifted off, I was thinking about why she always asks for one more story or for me to just sit there until well after she’s asleep. She wants to know I’m still there, looking after her. But then, as my ...

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The Consistent Imbalance of Parenting

July 18, 2019

Children need to know that they don’t have the power over the decision-making and that they don’t need to worry about what’s for dinner, when to bathe, when to play. All they need to do is rely on his/her parent to take care of the hard stuff. Trouble comes if they’re ...

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Do Horses Have Bones? 11 Bizarre Bedtime Questions from My Daughter

March 28, 2019

My daughter’s bedtime is always a great time to settle down, process the day, and answer any lingering questions she’s thought about while playing in the park or chatting with her pre-school friends. They don’t always make a lot of sense, but I guess she has to figure ...

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