(Photocredit: filmlinc.org) I was thinking the other day about how we all try our best to be model parents. That got me thinking about my favourite model, Derek Zoolander and all the ways Zoolander is like being a parent. Dealing with gross stuff Whether it's changing diapers, cleaning … [Read more...]
Twenty Questions Other Than “How Are You?” To Get Your Kids Talking
On a daily basis we’ve all been asked the—quite honestly—boring question, “How was your day?” by family, friends and coworkers. As we grow up, the tendency to put less thought into our answer becomes more common. We walk in the door and sluggishly take off our jacket and shoes, while absentmindedly … [Read more...]
Curbing the Upspeak
I can't think of specifically when it happened, but more and more often, when my daughter speaks? Whenever she says anything? She's adopted? A sense of upspeak? And it's making me bananas. I mean, it is rampant. She: Mummy? Me: Yes, my peach. She: The other day? At school? This girl? In my … [Read more...]
Five Questions My Kids Ask Me
And the answers I wish I could give them. What’s for dinner? What do you care? What takes me about 30 minutes to make is usually scarfed down in about seven seconds. I am surprised you can actually taste it. Oh and by the way, that green stuff is what humans call vegetables. We actually need … [Read more...]
Asking the Big Questions
We are asking big questions right now. Questions like: how do we want to live, how do we want to work, what are the real priorities for our life and family? It's so easy to rattle off phrases like, "My kids and marriage come first!" but then live as though the opposite is true, giving all your best … [Read more...]
6 Year Anniversary
This past Sunday was my 6 year wedding anniversary. When you hit these mini milestones, like a wedding anniversary, it really makes you reflect back on your wedding day. I won’t go into detail about the wedding but it was a fun day: perfect weather, perfect guests, and most of all perfect bride (yep … [Read more...]
The World Around
Not all kids read much fiction - some love to know more about the world around them, and prefer non-fiction. Here are a few good new titles for them, and even one for younger fact-lovers. Animals... and their Familiesby Barbara NascimbeniOwlKidsISBN: 978 1 92697 332 6This is non-fiction for the … [Read more...]
Read All About It
Questions. Kids are full of them. Get some answers here! How Did That Get In my Lunchbox?by Chris ButterworthCandlewick Press ISBN: 978 0 7636 5005 6Audience: kinders to grade 3Ever wonder where the bread in your sandwich came from before it arrived at the store? How the cheese was made? This … [Read more...]
Kids Ask The Darnedest Things
... and now you can have answers! These three non-fiction books cover everything from baby animals to what we eat, and whole host of bathtime, bedtime, and playtime questions in between.Animal Babiesby Pascale Hedelin and Stephanie HerrbachOwl KidsISBN: 978 1 897349 90 8Audience: ages 5 and upThis … [Read more...]
Bedtime for high schoolers?
Ask me anything about babies, toddlers and school-aged children and I am your expert. We've pretty much encountered it all with those age groups. My oldest continues to be my test child. This week, she starts high school. She is the most awesome of teenagers. I am constantly awed by how she lives … [Read more...]