Teaching Our Kids Self Confidence And Respect For Others
Each of us has many labels. Some of them we like, others we don't. Some of my labels are (in no particular order!):
Wife
Mum
Reader
Ginger
Cook
Painter
Canadian
Some labels...
Leap Ahead In Learning With The ‘Leap-Pad Platinum
There are plenty of tablets on the market that are aimed at children. From devices that look like functioning tablets but are nothing more...
DK FindOut – A Learning Resource From @DKCanada
Everyone who reads my blogs with any regularity knows how much I really like Dorling Kindersley books. The reference books are always so well...
Math’s more fun with #UMIGO – A Review
One of the biggest challenges to supporting a child's education is finding commercial free, good quality resources that will engage your child and not...
Parents Of Kids With Special Needs Fail Themselves
Parents of kids with extra challenges are a funny bunch, both funny ha-ha, and funny peculiar; funny ha-ha because – well if you don’t...
Galactic Academy of Science series – Kids book review
We are always on the lookout for books that are educational as well as entertaining. When you have a reluctant reader, books that stimulate...
Joys of #Autism
Like all parents (well the vast majority anyway) I do, of course, love all of my children. Through the all night screaming (theirs not...
And sometimes Autism sucks….
Most of the time I can be positive about Autism, and its role in our family, but every now and again Autism sucks.
James is...
Swimming Techniques to Teach Your Toddler
Teaching your little one how to swim isn't just a fun summer activity and memorable bonding experience for the two of you; it is...
The Whitecaps Care #BeautifulBritishColumbia
Recently I tweeted, in passing, that I hoped the MLS players wouldn't strike (they were at the end of their contract at the time)...
Evey discovers the beautiful diversity of families with #Streamteam
This month, the #Streamteam email from Netflix was all about families, and the discussion it initiated taught me something about myself - that I...
