Educators ready themselves to head back to class — but what will the 2021-2022 year look like? He might be the educator, but Gareth Reid has learned a lot over the past 16 months. The director of Turnbull School, […]
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Game boys (and girls)
Are the kids in your home blowing through your family’s screen limits? During these exceptional times, the experts say it’s probably OK The rule in the Shaw-Riemer household used to be no screens from Monday to Thursday. But on […]
Horsing around
Kids and horses—there’s something about them that just goes together. And when they do, magic happens For as long as she can remember, Jami McWilliam has loved horses. “When she was two, we gave her a toy riding […]
It takes a village
Three experts teach you how to handle childhood milestones with ease All parents hit speed bumps when it comes to […]
A final act of love
It’s something none of us want to think about. But preparing for your passing can spare your surviving family members worry and confusion in a time of grief No one wants to talk about death and dying. But sadly, this […]
On my own
They’re educated, they’re well off, they’re strong, and they’re choosing to raise their children alone. Meet the new single mom Irine Alexander always knew she wanted to have a family. “I envisioned doing that the traditional way—married life […]
A key to the past
Your relationships with your siblings could be some of the longest of your life They grew up in a house in Ottawa’s then-suburban Riverview Park. The year was 1957 and four-year-old MaryAnn Harris remembered spending time with her siblings in […]
Raising a reader
The experts agree – instilling a love of reading in your child early puts them on to the path to success He was talking by 15 months, and recognizing words a few months later. Now, at age seven, Jennifer […]
Family ties
Experts say that grandparents are the glue that hold families together Storytellers. Family historians. Givers of great hugs. As Nora Spinks, CEO of the Vanier Family Institute says, “Grandparents provide depth and richness to family relationships. They really can […]
Twice as nice
Multiples account for three percent of births in Canada. Ottawa twin parents share that while the challenges are there, parenting twins is twice as fun When Sean Sisk and his wife learned that they were expecting twins during their 12-week […]