In December I released my first eBook – Consumer-Less Kids. It is a how-to 90 page gift guide for buying (or not buying) for the kids who have everything. The book contains insightful information on how consumerism impacts our children as well as offering thoughtful, eco-friendly,…
Over the last few years I’ve become increasingly aware of the dangers of many of the foods we eat. It started with discovering how food chemicals including artificial colors, flavours and preservatives impact my children’s behavior and it has continued to grow as I’ve taken…
Holidays just aren’t the same without Coke apparently. I’m not exactly sure what would change though if there was no Coke in the fridge? We might have to drink…water! I’m not sure how a sugary, carbonated, chemical-laden beverage brings life to the holidays but it’s…
With Christmas approaching, it seems timely to begin a 4 part series on toys to avoid and offer some helpful alternatives. Toy shopping can be overwhelming. We are exposed to all sorts of advertising and marketing that convinces us we need to ‘spoil’ our children. Let’s…
Spoiling kids does just that. It spoils them. It makes them foul and their behavior stinky and just plain disgusting. I certainly don’t want to spoil the goodness in my kids. Unfortunately, our recent Easter weekend has highlighted to me just how much ‘spoiling’ has…
The realisation that “children grow up fast these days” seems to be accepted by most parents. The age that children are first exposed to drugs, become sexually active or develop an addiction to pornography is getting younger. The statistics are concerning. I’m always fascinated that…
I recently spoke with a school teacher who was looking forward to retiring. After a little probing she reluctantly admitted that she wasn’t enjoying teaching anymore. She said, “kids these days have little respect for adults and each other. They just aren’t very nice kids”.…
The recent article Cool kids: no price is too high suggests that parents should take more interest in their child’s image. ”There’s been a dramatic shift in parents seeing the value in investing more money into their children’s images,” says Dean Nixon, celebrity makeup artist What ever…
Why we may never know our child is a Picasso………. Me – 4 years old Technology is changing childhood as we know it and as parents, we need to be vigilant to ensure our children don’t miss their childhood by being too busy playing with…
Look how much grandma loves playing video games! Upon seeing this advertisement you may be fooled into believing that the purchase of a new gaming console will result in the creation of happy family memories and togetherness. Unfortunately, it’s quite the opposite! Over the weekend…