Category: Parenting
Why I’ve decided to try Dutch parenting
The internet’s been buzzing over the news that Dutch children are apparently the happiest in the world. They’re independent, smart, healthy, fit and report a high level of life satisfaction, whereas American children (and likely Canadian children) were at the bottom of the pack… Continue Reading “Why I’ve decided to try Dutch parenting”
When little kids ‘date’ little kids
Our son is “in love” with a girl in his class. They’re getting married, he tells us, and it’s really going to happen because they “hang out almost EVERY day.” He says this part for emphasis because, really, how could that not lead to… Continue Reading “When little kids ‘date’ little kids”
I hate buying presents for birthday parties
When we got four invitations within two days, I knew it was coming. I could feel its sticky icing-fingered clutches: birthday party season. Parties are a great way to entertain — and wear out — your kids on the weekend, and sometimes there’s a… Continue Reading “I hate buying presents for birthday parties”
I hate buying birthday presents for my kids to take to parties, and here’s why …
When we got four invitations within two days, I knew it was coming. I could feel its sticky icing-fingered clutches: birthday party season. Parties are a great way to entertain — and wear out — your kids on the weekend, and sometimes there’s a… Continue Reading “I hate buying birthday presents for my kids to take to parties, and here’s why …”
The family that Sudokus together
I was working in a newsroom when Sudoku really took off in Canada. I started doing the puzzle in the paper each day. It was excited and new, and everyone was doing it — wait, that makes it sound like something else. As someone… Continue Reading “The family that Sudokus together”
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