The Toronto Homework Policy: A Parent’s Perspective
Today we are featuring a guest post from NorthTOmom about homework. Is it just me, or do kids have a lot more homework today...
Review the book “Curious Critters” by Patty
I was lucky to be asked to review the book “Curious Critters” by David FitzSimmons. When I opened the package, I immediately fell in...
“Why should parents have to “sneak around” to bike their kids to school” ...
Last week Courtney had a post about her two friends that take their children to an elementary school that has a policy banning children...
Post from Courtney : Not allowed to ride bikes to school ?
Two of my friends have children who have just entered kindergarten at our local elementary school. I learned from them today that the school...
Join the outdoor playgroup movement
It all started with one woman hanging out flyers in the winter of 2006. She just wanted her daughter to have other children to...
New Children’s book : The Busy Life of Ernestine Buckmeister
By Linda Lodding
If you think you have a busy life, just peek into Ernestine's diary. She's the poster girl for today's over-scheduled child and...
Austin-Lehman Family Challenge- Hiking, Swimming and Letterboxing at World’s End
We love to travel. By age two our oldest son had been to Norway once, Iceland twice and to Virginia, Washington D.C., Florida, Vermont,...
Daily Physical Activity: the Foundation for a Healthy Lifestyle
Tips for Getting Your Family Active Guest post by Emily Patterson on behalf of Primrose Schools: the leader in childcare services and education
Experts suggest...
All day-Kindergarten: a child’s perspective
by NorthTOmom
Recently, as part of their language arts curriculum, my 11-year-old twin daughters were asked to write formal letters to people of their choosing,...
April Shower Blog contest
We are challenging grandparents, outdoor playgroup leaders, early childhood educators, teachers and parents to write a post or make a vlog about being outside...
