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WINSTON BOOKS – where you can get them!
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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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The light that comes from loss …
First published in 2017. The death of my daughter Georgie was the greatest thing to happen to me. That’s jarring to read, I know. Believe me, it’s jarring…
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