Being a kid at heart and having a taste for fun is a good thing. When you have young children (like many of us on the Parenting Times team do), it makes it easier to see the world through their […]
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Building memories
Our family shares an activity that’s fast become a new holiday tradition – and a source of continued entertainment When I was growing up in the 90s, Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” was my favourite movie. This was […]
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A 16th birthday is a significant milestone in many North American cultures. For teens, it marks the closing of one chapter and the passage to adulthood. Indeed, many people take this time to look back on a childhood left behind, […]
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Heading back to school this September will be like a break after the summer we’ve had… and I don’t think our family is atypical. I’m writing this piece from the gazebo of my in-laws’ lake house, where we’ve been […]
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My family’s idea of fun is best described as eclectic. I like road races, getting lost in art galleries and taking in theatre and dance performances. Husband guy likes nice restaurants and wandering around hobby shows. Our daughters love everything […]
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I’m usually a very happy person. If you know me in real life, you’ll know that my outlook tends towards the annoyingly sunny side up. But as a working writer, editor and teacher and wife and mother of […]
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At first blush, there are many things that are special about Canada’s capital. The Parliament buildings, of course. All the big museums and the National Gallery of Canada. Many of us have recently enjoyed Winterlude and the Rideau Canal Skateway. […]
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When I was growing up, I was always immersed in a book. As a primary schooler, I devoured Ann M. Martin’s The Baby-Sitters Club series and looked forward to the years when I’d be old enough to babysit (I […]
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No matter how many times we send our children off for the first day of school, it’s never easy. As parents, we will worry: will my child fit in and make friends? Will she miss me? Will he get an […]
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As a former daily news journalist, Ottawa resident since 2007 and mother of two active kids who like to see and do all the things, there are very few festivals, events, or attractions that I haven’t been to at least […]