We've covered the many benefits of kids participating in sports and arts based extracurricular activities in Top 10 Benefits of Sports-Based Extracurricular Activities and Top 10 Reasons Your Kids Need Arts-Based Extracurricular Activities. You evaluated your options and chose an activity (or a few!) and hopefully your child is enjoying their activity and everything is tickety-boo at home. For some families however, things may have blown up into World War III with protests of, “I don’t want …
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THE PEOPLE ARE COMING ..How to Destress your holidays
Someone told be the other day how many shopping days were left until Christmas and I nearly fell over. How did this happen? Where was I? I hate when holiday hell just sneaks up on you like that. I need time to get my …
Why Girls AND Boys Should Get The HPV Vaccine
When I was in my mid-twenties I was diagnosed with HPV. Precancerous cells were found in my cervix and that led to many uncomfortable pap smears and years of worry. At the time I’d never even heard of HPV and I certainly …
5 Ways to Have Fun with Vintage Dishes in Your Backyard
I'm not a fan of paper plates, and I'm completely opposed to plastic. They are a waste financially and environmentally, so I use real plates, glassware and cutlery in my backyard all summer long. The problem of course, …
How To Be A Good Partner
We do a lot of partner work in karate class and it got me to thinking, what does being a good karate partner teach me about being a good marriage partner? Be generous with the do overs Karate: Last night I was …
How To Be A Responsible Party Host
The holidays are a time to celebrate with family and friends, but it’s no time to forget that with celebrations come responsibilities, especially when hosting a party. Last summer my neighbour was overserved at a local …
Get Cell Smart With These Simple Tips
Teenagers are never far from their phone and as nice as it would be to just separate them, my mother often says, you can’t unring the bell. The selfie generation isn’t going anywhere. On top of my constant vigilance with …
