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Who Do You Drive Safely For? My Cautionary Tale on All-Season Tires

By //  by Candace Sampson

I used to be that person, the one who thought that you didn’t need winter tires. I used to say that only bad drivers got in trouble on winter roads “because like, you have to drive the conditions. D’uh” Then one day, karma decided to ride shotgun with me. Undeterred by a winter storm and bitter temperatures, and brimming with over-confidence about my driving skills, I loaded my then 3 and 5 year old daughters into the mini-van and headed to the gym. A mere block from my destination, and …

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Simple Tips for Online Learning with Ontario Virtual School

By //  by Candace Sampson

As we embark on one of society’s biggest education experiments ever, with kids around the globe going back to school virtually this fall, I'm going to share some of the best tips for online learning that I’ve picked up and a virtual group hug, because this has not been easy on any of us. Last September, after a 28 year absence, I went back to school. I started taking psychology online at Queen’s and quickly realized that I had underestimated how hard learning online is. It wasn’t until …

Filed Under: Living, Parenting Tagged With: back to school 2020, distance learning, how to learn virtually, learning online, online learning, study tips for online learning, time management for studying

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The Worst Age for Girls is 14, and the End of Reason

By //  by Candace Sampson

My youngest daughter turns fifteen in 21 days, 22 hours, 16 minutes and 41 seconds. I know this because I have been counting down the days for a little over six months now. It is with keen anticipation that I look forward to saying, "Good riddance 14, don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!" because if there's an "official" worst age for girls, 14 is it. I may not have reams of laboratory data to back up my claim that fourteen is the worst age for girls, but I do have field …

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Five Tips for Raising Teens in A Digital Age

By //  by Candace Sampson

The other night I called my mom to blow off steam. My teen girls had been pushing all my buttons, as teens do, and I needed a sounding board — someone who had been there, done that. My mother reminded me that there was nothing terribly unusual with their behaviour, they were simply doing what teens have done since time began. She encouraged me to be strong, it would all be okay, and then added as an afterthought, “I’m just glad I’m not raising kids in 2017.” Um, thanks Mom? After I calmed …

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Smoking in Movies Has a Bigger Impact on Your Kids Than You May Think

By //  by Candace Sampson

I was almost ten the year Grease came out in theatres (go ahead do the math), and I fell hard for that movie, in particular the lead character of Sandy played by Olivia Newton-John. I begged my mother to buy me the soundtrack and played it ad nauseum in our basement, practicing Sandy's every move on our shag carpet. This iconic scene though was my favourite to act out.  via GIPHY I mean c'mon! She's gorgeous, the guys are falling all over her and when she takes a drag of that cigarette …

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