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Letters From Sam

December 17, 2024

Letters From Sam coming soon

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WINSTON BOOKS – where you can get them!

October 20, 2023

About this time every year I remind people to grab a copy of my favourite Christmas book: How Winston Delivered Christmas by Alex T Smith. I know what…

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Reader Email: My 14yo daughter sent shirtless photos to a boy

July 7, 2023

Hi Rebecca, My daughter has had her phone since the beginning of High School 18 months ago. She has no social media, her phone is only allowed downstairs…

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Teens, parties and alcohol

June 25, 2023

The question about whether it’s okay for parents to supply  alcohol to 15 year olds blew up on my Facebook page last week. (One parent wrote in the…

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Learning to Handle Failure

March 1, 2023

I’m not on the team. I wasn’t chosen for the squad. They didn’t pick me for the play. I missed out on a leadership position. I didn’t get…

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Kitchen Table Time Capsule

March 1, 2023

I heard this brilliant idea from author and podcast host Gretchen Rubin during her Happier podcast: take a yearly photo of your kitchen bench, but not when it’s…

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What To Do When Your Tween or Teen Comes Home Cranky

March 1, 2023

See that girl? That’s me. I’m sixteen in that photo. I look at that photo and I go straight back. I can remember my teen years like they…

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Simple Ways to get Happier

February 23, 2023

If you’ve been reading my blogs for a while, you’ll know how much I appreciate Gretchen Rubin and her work. I’ve listened to many interviews with Gretchen over…

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Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2023

When your child starts dating… According to one very interesting article about tweens, teens and dating, there are three waves to dating: fifth-grade hand-holding, middle school messaging and…

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How Do Your Kids Think About Racism

January 16, 2023

One of the beautiful things about raising children is having the opportunity to watch them grow and form their own opinions on the big issues facing our nation. …

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