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Teenage Night Owls
Here’s an interesting note for parents of teens: teenagers need about nine hours of sleep each night. However, shifting circadian rhythms (the internal process that [...]
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Screen Time And School Performance
An article in the Toronto Star this past weekend discussed a study performed by SickKids and St. Michael’s Hospital to learn how screen exposure before age eight affects [...]
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The Broadcast Battlefront
If there were a 12-step program for television, my daughter would have made a prime candidate as a preschooler. I could really have used tips for managing children’s [...]
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Happiness At Home: 12 Rules For Constructive Communication
Poor communication patterns erode self-esteem and harm relationships but sadly, plenty of people fall into the trap of indulging in them. If you and your relationship partners [...]
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Kids Need Chores!
Back when papers arrived on our front doorstep every morning, I cut articles out that caught my eye, hung on to them for future reference. Going through some of my archives, I [...]
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Encouraging Words
There has been a movement in parenting in the past number of years that is generally referred to as the “self esteem movement”. The basics of this movement focus on raising a [...]
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Happiness At Home: How To Recover From A Career Crisis
If you have ever experienced any of the following, you have had a career crisis: Losing your job Being fired Burning out Not wanting to do your job for one more day A career [...]
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Taking Care Of Mom
It doesn’t seem right that there’s only one day a year to pamper Mom. 364 days on, one day off? Not a great gig at first glance. Of course we all know that the [...]
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Coping During Times Of Stress
There’s a lot to be worried about these days. Now that the novelty of self-isolation has worn off and the reality has sunk in, it may be time to go back to basics. Here are [...]
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05Aug
“He Started It!”: When Kids Fight
With summer well upon us, parents often notice that fighting at home is on a sharp increase. And it can really try a parent’s patience to have to cope with the yelling, [...]
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