How giving birth to my first child proved to be my most terrifying – and rewarding – French exam.
When I checked into the sea-side Santa Maria Clinic in Nice, France in January, pregnant with my first baby and having sprung a leak, I was a little afraid of the long, French-speaking night I had ahead of me.
I was, however, well prepared: My bags had been packed meticulously, I’d memorized all of the French hospital words I could find on the internet (epidural = la péridurale)…
Children’s mental health centre offers collaborative approach for troubled youth
When Sarah Tosh*’s six-year-old son Kevin*’s behaviour grew out of control, she had no idea what to do. His erratic tantrums were threatening to rip her family apart.
It was a cool November night in 1997, and the teenaged girl was bleeding. The singed skin where the lit cigarette had been pressed against her forehead stung and her entire body throbbed from the savage beating she’d just received from a group of teens she had tried so hard to befriend.
Your toddler is already walking, talking, and putting on his own shoes – suddenly junior kindergarten doesn’t seem that far away. A preschool is a great place for your new little big kid to learn to interact with their peers, understand how a classroom works, and have fun.