When I was young, I came into possession of a worn copy of the Faber Book of Reportage. Nestled within its brittle pages, I found a most intriguing instance of creative parenting, dating back some 500 years. It was a […]
Dad’s Corner
Joyride
During the pandemic, entertainment is sometimes just a hop, skip – or LRT ride – away In all the years I’ve been writing about the Confederation Line, I never guessed I’d be joy-riding the LRT system simply for something to […]
Stranded!
With nowhere to go, columnist Chris Hunt finds himself right where he belongs – with the people he loves Years ago, I read an autobiography of a New Zealander who decided city living was no longer what it was […]
Not for the faint of heart
Ottawa winters can be quite brutal – but for the sake of his son, you’ll find columnist Jon Willing outdoors… and loving it The older I get, the less hardy I’ve become in Ottawa’s cold, damp winters. Winter activities […]
Time for change
If we could see the world through the eyes of our children, we might be better off, writes Chris Hunt My son sits beside me on the couch. His head, warm and improbably heavy, rests on my shoulder. We are […]
The new normal
For Jon Willing, that elusive perfect bill of toddler health is what’s needed to keep his family’s world turning during a pandemic Within the first three weeks of being back at daycare, Miles and his mom were in line at […]
A reluctant retreat
Even when life in isolation gets tough, a boy and his dad never stop needing each other, Chris Hunt writes As first glance, it appeared a normal day. Outside, the sky was a vivid blue and the sun shone bright. […]
A strange turn of events
In his debut column, new dad Jon Willing sings the praises of daycare and its value to his young son Like jailbirds scrawling the days on the prison wall, our small family was tracking our time spent semi-confined under the […]
Another kind of upbringing
Riley grows up in a different type of household than his father Chris Hunt did. Here’s why both are great, our columnist explains My son Riley stared at his own reflection in the bathroom mirror, his toothbrush an inch from […]
Tough choices
Parenting means making difficult decisions on behalf of your children, Chris Hunt shares I’m a reasonably well-adjusted adult male. Thus, like most reasonably well-adjusted adult males, I tend to keep my displays of openly weeping in public to the bare […]