Tips for the Travelling Family
In this week’s column I give some tips on managing road trips with young kids. The best thing about travelling — seeing new places, doing things out of the ordinary […]
Sympathy for the Middle Kid
In this week’s column I talk about birth order, how it affects personality, and why sometimes the middle child needs a little extra loving. I think it’s true that sometimes […]
The Importance of “Extra Adults”
This week I talk about how kids need other adults in their lives besides their parents. I’m not a psychologist or sociologist (and good thing, because “committing sociology” is apparently […]
Prime Minister as Role Model?
Today I went right to the top (in our country, anyway) with a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper explaining why I wish he’d be a better role model for […]
Raising Active Kids
In this week’s column I talk about helping my kids stay active. In many ways it’s easy now when they’re young. It doesn’t take much to convince a three-year-old or […]
“My Butt is Covered in Barf” (Scenes from a Birthday Party)
This afternoon we had the Mastermind’s eighth birthday party. He wanted to do glow-in-the-dark mini-golf. His six-year-old brother, the Whirlwind, came along, and he brought three friends—his best friend R., […]
Advice from an 8-Year-Old
It’s my oldest son’s birthday on Tuesday, so this week I let him share some parenting advice. My wife and I got away this weekend – alone – and we […]
