Book Smarts
I’ve been slack about posting my column lately, so here’s a catch-up. Last Monday I wrote about helping kids choose books, and why I’d rather err on the side of […]
I’ve been slack about posting my column lately, so here’s a catch-up. Last Monday I wrote about helping kids choose books, and why I’d rather err on the side of […]
I tackle a hefty topic this week: porn. Especially porn in the hands of teens. I don’t like to use the word “epidemic” lightly, but when somewhere between 90-97 per […]
This week I write about the joys of a kid-free, guilt-free getaway. As much as I love our kids, it’s important to have a short break from the busyness of […]
Ten years ago this weekend the Maritimes got hit with the worst hurricane most of us have ever experienced. Lots of people have stories from that night, and I had […]
My column this week is on how not to turn into a crazy sport parent. I’m a sports fan — I’ve played, coached and written about them as a reporter […]
In my column today I look at the Fraser Institute’s study on the cost of raising kids. While others like MoneySense have reported that it costs nearly a cool quarter-million […]
In this week’s column I respond to a couple of appalling events in Nova Scotia last week: a racist mock lynching at a furniture store and a pro-rape chant at […]
Here’s my column from today’s Chronicle Herald, a response to this story about a nasty letter sent to the family of an autistic 13-year-old boy. You shouldn’t let it […]
I’m back on the column beat, and this week I wrote about an age-old dilemma: kids and pop music. There’s been a lot of fuss over music this summer, from […]
It’s been quiet here for the past two weeks as I took a column/blogging vacation to coincide with my actual vacation. The highlight of our holiday was a four-day trip […]