17 projects for older kids that will help them find their passion
The best projects for older kids are all about something they can get into that builds each day. It might be a fitness challenge, learning a language, practising an instrument …
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“I can’t tell my friend that her kid is smoking weed”
A lot of my daughter’s friends are using weed. I know this for a fact because I’ve let the kids smoke at our place when we weren’t there. I figured …
I stopped cleaning up after the kids and this is what happened
I’m naturally a very untidy person, but I like neat. I learned long ago that in order to get neat, you have to do tidy. In fact, you have to …
44 low-cost magical ways to make birthdays special
We love parties. Love them. Love them, love them, love them. Over the years we’ve held many fun parties that make birthdays speical, but the kids are older now. Most …
21+ things to know about starting high school
When your kid is starting high school, it’s almost as daunting as when they started ‘big school’. Because, let’s face it, high school is the real big school. Starting high …
5 types of mean online behaviour and what your kid can do about it
There are many aspects of life on social media that can make a teen feel down. A lot it isn’t systematic and ongoing, so it can’t be classified as ‘cyberbullying’. …