Infants
How To Find a Qualified Parenting Educator
Hi, Today, parenting information is everywhere and it can be a challenge for parents, for workplace wellness directors and for meeting planners for determine who would be a qualified, credible speaker for their event. There are two things that you … Continue reading
What Do You Want For Our Children in 2013?
It’s almost the New Year and time to think about 2013. It is always the time that I look at all our children and hope and wish for a better world for them. And now that I am a grandma … Continue reading
How Great@Home–Great@Work Can Benefit My Workplace
“We have a range of resources for the parents in our workplace. Why should we choose Great@Home–Great@Work?” Good question. Family friendly workplaces already understand that supporting parents in the workplace is a good business decision. Because problems at home always … Continue reading
How to Children Open the Door to Life-long Friendships
Hi, For the past six weeks I have been attending the Baby Days presentations put on by the Public Health Nurses in Richmond BC. My job is to soothe whichever twin needs adult arms, my daughter takes the calmer one … Continue reading
Effective Parents Make Effective Employees
Effective Parents make Effective Employees For most parents, September marks the beginning of the New Year. School is back in session and the routine for the rest of the year is in place. Even parents of babies and preschoolers treat … Continue reading
New Grandma Plays with the Infants
I wrote today’s newsletter for me. This is the day I will meet my two grandchildren who are going to be born later today. They are all I can think about at this time so I decided to remind myself … Continue reading
Becoming Grandma: 3
The day is getting closer. Soon I will be a grandma. What kind of grandmother will I be, I wonder. When I was a girl my grandparents lived on the other side of the country. I was in Ottawa, Ontario … Continue reading
Guidelines for offering kids choices
Hi, The beauty of parenting workshops is that the practical, useful and down-to-earth information stays with parents. I have often heard from parents months and years after a workshop. They will let me know how the workshop shaped their parenting … Continue reading
How You Can Make Moving a Spring Breeze
Spring is a time for renewal. It seems to bring with it energy and excitement. We breathe the fresh, clean air. We revel in the lovely weather, the flowers blooming in our gardens and the sounds of birds in the … Continue reading
There is no such thing as an educational toy.
I wish I had seen the video about useless toys back when it ran a few weeks before Christmas. There are two points to make about this particular news story. First, we know that babies and toddlers should not be … Continue reading
