John Fletcher, editor in chief of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), is on a mission to help children. In a recent editorial in CMAJ, Fletcher suggests putting an end to spanking. Referring to physical punishment as “a constant excuse for parents to cling to an ineffective method of child discipline”, Fletcher hopes to increase …
As a parent, sleep is a valuable commodity that is often interrupted by our little ones. Maybe you were like me and on that VERY RARE occasion could sleep in till the sun was up. Oh that blissful day, how I dreamed that it could become less of a dream and more of a reality. …
Some of you know that my daughter started a blog this summer. She just started 2nd grade. She usually posts about once a week. I never push her to blog as I want her to blog when she wants about what she wants. This afternoon she decided to blog during her quiet time. Her post …
The morning routine (n.): The list of steps (sometimes posted all over the house) that families follow each morning in an attempt to get the kids to school before the classroom door shuts and you have to report to the front office with your head hung low. We all have one. Or at least …
We took full advantage of this Labor Day weekend and decided to take this Monday to go to Tinkertown. Tinkertown is a summer amusement park for kids and is very popular place to go in Manitoba. People from all over the province hit this summer destination. We try to go to Tinkertown once every summer. …