Month: August 2015

Don’t know much about history; Don’t know much about biology; Don’t know much about science book; Don’t know much about the French I took. But what I do know is…. How to have a great first day of school! We might have had fun with Sam Cooke’s famous song but we are very serious about […]

“Mommy, can we have a pway date with Ewica?” your three year old asks, one morning. “Sure, honey, let me check in with Erica’s mommy, okay?” Erica’s parents work outside the home and have a nanny, so Erica’s mom suggests that you talk to the nanny, Matilda, directly to set up a play date. Just like at […]

The start of school is right around the corner and it’s time to start gearing up for it. One of the things you can always do, to prepare your kids for school and for life, is to help them to develop their reading skills!   Share these ideas with your caregivers: they can help with […]

By Chris Farley Ratcliffe I was a babysitter for many years in my youth. I was the oldest kid in my group in the neighbourhood. At 12 years old I started babysitting the younger kids. It was sometimes an awkward situation since some of them were my friends. I babysat for about five years. Less […]