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By Daniel Hamlin Guest Contributor Schools across the country encourage parents to help their children with homework. Parents are listening. Helping with homework is one of the most common things that parents say they do to support their children’s learning. ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Writer A recent, detailed purveyance of students’ school report cards, painted a glaring portrait of indifference and irresponsibility, regarding the academic experiences of Black students in Quebec’s elementary and secondary schools. This display of indifference embraced ...

By Sheri Madigan and Jennifer Jenkins Guest Writers Many siblings, when they get together as adults, joke about which child was loved the most. But is it really a joke or is there an edge of truth that still rankles us? In ...

By Richard Gunderman Guest Writer The book ignited a revolution, breaking free from conventional wisdom that said children required schedules, discipline and little affection. Instead, “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Childcare,” written by Dr. Benjamin Spock and published in ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Writer Parents are tasked with the responsibility of molding and shaping their children’s future and character. When it comes to making choices, it is imperative to provide them with guidance. Today, with all the pressure, emanating ...

  By Jessica Cooke and Sheri Madigan Guest Writers “How was your day at school?” “Fine.” Does this sound familiar? This is the dreaded response to a well-intentioned question that parents might ask. The robot-sounding response is what parents hear ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Writer In life there are at least three things over which we personally have little say: when we are born, when we die, and when we become grandparents. Today, there are more grandparents than ever before, ...

By Mariana Brussoni Guest Writer “Be careful!” “Not so high!” “Stop that!” Concerned parents can often be heard urging safety when children are at play. Recent research suggests this may be over-protective and that kids need more opportunities for risky play outdoors. Risky play ...

  By Penny Pexman and David Sidhu Guest Writers “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” –Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet There has always been an interest in how the name ...

By Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen and Ivan Sedov Guest Writers Many pregnant women find themselves waking up in the middle of night to go the bathroom (for the third time) or struggling to find a comfortable sleep position. Mildly disrupted sleep is common ...