A good friend is doing a study on Child Gaming and asked to spread the word to the ‘club’ to participate in the anonymous survey they are using to capture data. (Good to know – it doesn’t ask family household income, highest level of education achieved or child’s gender – hate it when surveys ask…
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Mom & Child Conversations
Thing 2: Mom?…Me: Yes?Thing 2: Are we vegetarians?Me: No. We eat chicken and ribs so we are not vegetarians.Thing 2: I’m a chocoholic.Me: Yes, you are. That’s why we keep the chocolate up high.Thing 1: I’m a carrotarian.Me: Yes, you are. Carrots are you favourite.Thing 2: Mom, you are a sleepatarian.Me: I try…honey…I do try….
Explaining Death to Kids
We are dealing with the circle of life issue this week. My prince’s grandfather is – how do you say dying without is sounding so harsh? Going down quickly. Suffering. About to pass. *insert head tilt, sad face and shrugging shoulders here*. It’s a sad time. Moreover, we have two kids who are listening, understanding…
PC Green – Make Earth Day an Earth Year
Admitted: I am a PC shopper – out of convenience and brand loyalty. When I was sent information about the new PC G.R.E.E.N. products (just in time for Earth Day!) I was completely on board to share. President’s Choice was been committed for more than 20 years of environmental sustainability. I have the PC reusable…
Earth Day chez nous
Earth Day is fast approaching. As a parent, who enjoys “teachable moments” I am trying to come up with some activities/ideas for Earth Day. And why not? My kids are part of the tree-huggin’, polar-bear-lovin’, we’ve-got-to-do-somethin’ generation. They have grown up with recycling programs and water conservation. At school, they create art projects using re-purposed…
Parent Club Review: Great Wolf Lodge (2)
There is a reason why Great Wolf Lodge, Niagara Falls was the 2009 Traveller’s Choice Winner: Best For Families; it accommodates adults and children. For example, the buffets (breakfast, lunch and dinner) have adult stations with made-to-order omelet and pasta. One can also find child-sized islands where the child can take a non-breakable plate and…
Parent Club Review: Great Wolf Lodge
The lobby of Great Wolf Lodge, Niagara Falls is amazing. Enormous antler-clad chandeliers, a glowing hearth and big welcoming chairs. Wolves (robotic wolves!) looked down from their ledges above the fireplace. This is some-kind-of-place! On check-in, we get our first two tastes of family-friendliness… First: hand prints are etched along the wall – where kids…
I ain’t no April Fool
Thanks to the reader who B.) reminded us today is April 1st* B.) April 1st is April Fool’s Day** C.) sent in this link http://familyfun.go.com/aprilfools/ to trick/prank/fool your family with recipe ideas and activities. Not that we support fooling your family. Have you read Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food…
Going to visit a wolf – a Great Wolf
Heading off to Great Wolf Lodge next week. Don’t know what to expect. Have you been? Do you have tips on what to pack? Where to eat? What you likey and what you don’t? Would love to hear tips/stories/experiences! Read the Woes of March Break to see where we first met the Great Wolf www.parentclub.ca
Knock It OFF!
I need some parenting help. ‘Cause one day soon – my inside voice [which is screaming Knock it OFF!!] – is going to rip into a child*. The jealousy and competition for attention after-school is seriously wrecking my days and driving me nuts. I steel myself everyday at 3:55pm; shuddering and breathing deeply knowing the…
Simply Bothered
I’m bothered these days (not the hot-and-bothered “bothered” – the I-can’t-sleep-bc-I’m-thinking-of-this-and-that “bothered”) Like the killer who should go to Guantanamo rather than a mental hospital (let the guards there do what they, supposedly, do best). Read it Here (Note: The Toronto Star article has a graphic warning). I have trouble sleeping knowing there are people…
Parent Club Contest – Sho, Mo and the Monkey Bunch
Sho, Mo and the Monkey Bunch are coming (this weekend as it happens!). A Parent Club reader shared – “my kids LOVE their cd and the live performance is great!”. You can buy tickets to this weekend’s performance on-line or by phone (see below). GO The Concert: March 8, 2009 The Where: Living Arts CentreThe…