Getting a 100% on a test. Unloading the dishwasher. Playing your hardest in a game. These are all reasons why a parent could reward their child. But is the reward necessary and does it help? Or are the above reasons what is expected of them? When I was growing up, I...
We lost our Maverick (Mavi) two days after Thanksgiving after almost 15 wonderful years with him. At this point, he was blind and deaf and didn’t have a lot of energy this past year, but he was loved and spent his last days sleeping and wandering around the house...
Investing in your future is one of the best lessons you can instill in a child. Yes, I’m talking stock market, here. It’s never too early or too late, for that matter, to learn all about the stock market. It can be a fun process and you can even use play money. Let me...
I played sports growing up. I never showed any interest in learning to play an instrument, maybe it’s because my brother “played” the saxophone for less than a year. So, I wasn’t sure what to say when my fourth grader said, “I want to play the violin.” I forced a...
We’d all like our kids to thrive in academics, the arts, sports and overall at being a good person. Here’s another item to add to our wish list for their success: friendship. I want to see my children happy, engaged and interacting with their peers. Is My Child...
With football season less than a month away (fingers crossed) and the potential for e-learning, there seems to be more alcohol in our household. Let’s be honest, my children are the reason I drink; therefore, I can drink in front of my children. In fact, given the...
Di-vorce - the legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body. But what does that mean to a child? I’d like to start off by saying my husband and I are not getting a divorce! I repeat, Mitch and I just celebrated our 10-year anniversary, and we are...
What do you want to be when you grow up?It’s one of those questions you’ve probably thought about countless times since you were little. And as you got older, the question started to feel more real, especially when teachers, parents, and even friends started...
School holidays, after school times and summer present challenges for families when parents work. Finding suitable care for children is tricky, particularly when usual arrangements fall through or kids tell you they are too old to be looked after. When Is the Right...
