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Wed, Aug 25 2010 by Kathy Buckworth)
There’s a new program being introduced into an Alberta elementary school where kids as young as seven years old will be able to choose a “major” or specialized stream of learning, based on their very well developed areas of interest. ...
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Thu, Jul 15 2010 by Maureen Dennis) Recently there’s been a lot of discussion about whether restaurants have the right to turn away non-adults, or children/babies simply on the basis of their age. ...
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Thu, Jun 17 2010 by Maureen Dennis) “I yam what I yam and that’s all what I yam”Or so Popeye used to say in the cartoons I watched when I was a kid. And while there’s something comical and fun about these words, I believe they really do sum up how each of us starts life with certain characteristics that we can never really let go. ...
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Mon, May 17 2010 by kbannister)
“When does it get easy?” If I had a dime for every time a new Mom said that to me, a hopeful, somewhat desperate look in her red-rimmed, sleep deprived eyes...well I wouldn’t be getting excited over BOGO days, that’s all I can say. ...
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Thu, Apr 15 2010 by Kathy Buckworth) Being in the right place at the right time is a long time accepted principle of success in life. This can also be true when trying to achieve success in the parenting world. ...
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Tue, Mar 2 2010 by kbannister)
My name is Kathy, and I am a list freak. In fact, if you read my column regularly, you’ll know that I’m Queen of the Bullet Point.
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(Written on:
Mon, Jan 25 2010 by Kathy Buckworth)
The other day my daughter asked me how Valentine's Day started. She's in Grade 5 so starting to worry a little bit about the message she sends when she hands the boys (and the girls) in her class a Hannah Montana valentine which says something about making cool music together. ...
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Mon, Nov 9 2009 by kbannister)
We all know that one of the basic skills children are expected to learn in school is how to count. In fact, as parents, we start teaching them this even before they hit the hallowed halls of Junior Kindergarten.
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Mon, Jun 22 2009 by Kathy Buckworth) Apparently many Moms look forward to their kids being on summer vacation. Is it the time spent with their kids? Could be. The lack of routine? Maybe. The elimination of homework routine? Absolutely. Surprisingly though, the one thing I hear from Moms over and over again, which totally perplexes me i...
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Tue, Mar 17 2009 by Kathy Buckworth) Last week I walked into a store with my 10 year old daughter and she plonked down all of her birthday money for the Wii game "Guitar Hero". I am lead to believe by my four children that we were the last family in North America to acquire this particular software/game/plastic guitar so it ...
