Year: 2017
The goal of homework is to help our children become independent students, to teach them to focus and organize. How can we help them in a positive way without doing the work for them ?! Here are some tips to accompany our little schoolchildren! – Have a routine, a regular schedule, so that the child […]
Startup Canada, the national rallying community for Canadian entrepreneurs, named in mid-September 11 outstanding entrepreneurs, businesses and support organizations from Quebec as winners of the annual Startup Canada Awards. We are absolutely delighted to announce that SOSgarde.ca, has won the StartupCanada Social Enterprise Award 2017 for the province of Quebec. We are now finalist of […]
Want your kids to continue learning during the summer? Or at least not experience “brain drain and complain” when they get back to the new school year? Whether you want to avoid the brain drain and complain routine or want to give your kids a head start, you are smart to be thinking about it. According […]
Senior Summer Safety!
Say that three times quickly! Actually, this is not a topic on which to be glib. The summer safety of seniors in the summer time is important as heat and dehydration ends many elderly lives each year. And the challenge is getting harder. Whatever your stance on climate change, it is difficult to deny that […]
When you think back to last summer, do you ever think “Gosh, I wish I had spent less time outside with the kids and more time inside, cleaning up the house?” A safe guess is no! It’s more likely that you wish you had been outside enjoying the feel of grass under your feet and […]
What do Moms want most? Well, after a healthy and happy family, Moms most want to be reminded that they are loved and appreciated. And how best to tell and show them that? Is it going to the local card shop to pick out a card? That’s nice. But what is even better is a […]
Easter for All Ages
One of my favourite pictures from childhood is of my older sister at Easter, hunting eggs and me, her four-year old little sister, sitting next to the Easter basket with a chocolate-smeared face, eating what she had hunted! That is one way to make sure the big kids don’t get all the eggs in the […]
Spring is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it means warmer weather, getting out in the great outdoors, a breath of fresh air. On the other hand, it means it is time for the annual Spring Clean! Here are twelve house cleaning hacks to save time and money this Spring Clean: 1. Vinegar – Did you […]
February is considered the month of love because Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14. It is a special day that most of us have marked in the calendar, just like other holidays such as Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Hallmark and the other “suppliers of holiday cheer” gear up for this date, each year. […]