Posts Tagged ‘parenting’

Call the lice checker, order the cupcakes

Gone are the stigma and the tears. The creepy-crawlies are now reason for a party.

by Rebecca Eckler - Friday, May 24, 2013
When the bully is your other kid

Sisters squabbling is one thing, but real cruelty from a sibling can be scarring

by Julia McKinnell - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Good news, bad news

Good: allowing laptops on planes for take-off. Bad: getting fired for giving a student a zero

by macleans.ca - Friday, December 14, 2012
Why it’s OK to play favourites

Stephen Asma argues that liking one kid over another is natural

by Brian Bethune - Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Why the ‘Mommy Wars’ is a war against women

Anne Kingston calls for a truce in a divisive debate

by Anne Kingston - Saturday, September 15, 2012
Time to give spanking a time out, doctors say

OTTAWA – The Canadian Medical Association Journal says it’s time to do away with the Criminal Code’s so-called spanking law.

by The Canadian Press - Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Why forcing kids to volunteer is a great idea

Even when it’s mandatory, volunteering builds community and promotes a healthier society

by From the editors - Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Mad moms and their children: Author points the blame

Author identifies various types of difficult mothers: Neglectful, Envious, Angry, Narcissistic.

by Julia McKinnell - Thursday, June 21, 2012
Mom vs. kids in battle of hard work

How one mom changed her children’s attitudes, $1 at a time

by Julia McKinnell - Monday, June 11, 2012
Sleepover camp is just what kids—and parents—need

Overnight camp is good for kids, so get over your ‘childsickness’

by Julia McKinnell - Tuesday, June 5, 2012
In conversation: Edward Luce

On America’s decline and how bad parenting and mediocre schools hurt the economy

by Ken MacQueen - Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Why it’s not your fault you can’t stand your brother

Psychotherapist Jeanne Safer on toxic siblings

by Ken MacQueen - Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Advantage, working mothers

The latest evidence makes a case for choosing a job over staying home, fuelling the mommy-wars debate

by Cathy Gulli - Thursday, December 22, 2011
Why won’t they eat their vegetables?

An author says heredity and an abundance of taste buds are to blame for picky eaters

by Julia McKinnell - Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Give mom a cigarette break

They may say they’re going out for milk, but secret smokers go to great lengths to feed their habit

by Rebecca Eckler - Thursday, October 13, 2011
Your guide to this season’s hockey parents

‘Noisemakers’ Mom can be charming at first. Problem is, she opens the door to ‘Cowbell’ Dad.

by Scott Feschuk - Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Joint custody with a jerk

It might help if you can think of your new situation as a business relationship

by Julia McKinnell - Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Ex-wives rail about phony Facebook dads

All those shots of him and the kids make him look like a dutiful father. Meanwhile…

by Joanne Latimer - Thursday, June 16, 2011
Teenagers wired to take risks

What’s difficult for parents to sort out is what is normal behaviour and what’s cause for real concern

by Kate Lunau - Thursday, April 7, 2011
“Super-parenting or abuse?” How about neither?

Anne Kingston on her interview with Amy Chua and the furor surrounding Chua’s book

by Anne Kingston - Tuesday, January 18, 2011