This week on CHEX Daily host Teresa Kaszuba and I chatted about ways parents can volunteer at school, even if they work (or are home with younger kids, or otherwise unavailable) during the school day. Teresa and spoke about using your skill set (she said she’s been known to emcee a school event or two) […] Read more…
Today I’m welcoming special guest blogger Alexa Hildebrandt from Agents of Discovery with super advice for getting your kids involved in the great outdoors! (I’ll think about it…when the temperature warms up!) *************** When I see a toddler tackle tasks on a smartphone, I’m both impressed and alarmed. At that age, I was proud of […] Read more…
So far, you’ve probably recognized most of the subjects of my momterviews. Whether they’re TV personalities, musicians or athletes, they’ve been well-known across the country. I’ve decided to shake things up a bit, and start incorporating interviews with some parents who may not be as famous (no offense, Kate!) but who are equally – or […] Read more…
Kids love coding. Really, they do. We hear so much about technology and job prospects (did you know by 2019, the project skills gap in the Canadian IT sector is expected to be 182,000 jobs, and youth unemployment in Canada is at an all-time high? Makes that field pretty tempting…) but it’s also important to […] Read more…
Last night I was back on CHEX Daily chatting with hosts Teresa Kaszuba and Renee Rodgers about tips to inspire your little writers at home (taken from my latest article for ParentsCanada magazine, Encourage Your Budding Writer). As I’m sure you can imagine, I think writing skills are so important for kids, and I really […] Read more…
I’m officially on the guest roster of The Social now, and I was back yesterday answering parent questions about homework! I was thrilled when I found out that Marci Ien was guest co-hosting, because of course she was my very first Momterview here on the blog back in 2010. Later we chatted about her Remarkable […] Read more…
(SORRY, AMERICAN FRIENDS: CONTEST OPEN TO CANADIANS ONLY) Okay, dear readers: I have a fantastic giveaway for you! Samsung is offering one lucky This Mom Loves reader a Samsung Tab S tablet (worth $399.99) as part of their mission to spread the word about the Samsung Canada National Education Challenge! Whether you’re a teacher or […] Read more…
‘Tis the season for parent/teacher interviews, and in the latest issue of Today’s Parent you can find my article about how to ace yours! You can read the Parent/Teacher interviews article online here as well, but it doesn’t do justice to the amazing work of the Today’s Parent art team, who turned my list of […] Read more…
Happy November! Time to share my latest faves! BOOKS Clearly I OD’d on nonfiction this month, starting with: Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin. While I expected this to be light chick-nonfic, there was actually a lot of real anthropological analysis of the moms of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, with great anecdotes and experiences […] Read more…
Last night on CHEX Daily I chatted with hosts Teresa Kaszuba and Mike Judson about using children’s books to explore social and world issues with kids. The titles I brought tackle subjects like bullying, learning disabilities, race, homelessness, natural resources, poverty, war and education. In the second segment, we’re joined by one of my PVNC […] Read more…