Up until this moment in your life what have video games and parents had in common? (and taking them away does not count!) Probably not very much. Vision Critical, formerly Angus Reid, conducted a survey on behalf of Orville at the end of October around time spent as a family, whether gaming plays a role, …
In early November, Van Houtte invited 6 top bloggers from around Canada to come visit Old Montreal. It was a visit to have them experience Van Houtte coffee, and the charm of the city. ~Van Houtte You have already had a sneak peak from my Van Houtte Getaway. Now is the exiting part, I get …
Every 7 minutes…a child is bullied. The following is the best kept secret in parenting: There is a very big difference between hearing your child talk and actually listening, I mean really listening, to what she has to say. There is a very big difference between simply answering a question that is asked of us …
We all have limits. We all have that breaking point where we just hang our heads and whisper, please no more. I’m done for today. We all have limits. We don’t always adhere to those limits. Sometimes we just keep pushing because there are never enough hours in the day. Sometimes we stretch ourselves a …
There is no shortage of parenting books on the market right now. Choose a parenting style or theory and, chances are, there are at least two books to back you up. In some ways this is a very good thing. While previous generations will maintain that they relied on instinct, and that is the best …