LifeThe 10 best Canadian cities to raise kids inTo figure out the ideal places for raising your brood, MoneySense magazine evaluated everything from house prices and health...
TechnologyBack-to-school request: Teach the kids to codeIt’s one of the key languages we use to communicate. Yet, most of us are illiterate.
CanadaGetting slap-happy with labelsFrom retirement homes to daycare, DIY options let people put their names out there, everywhere
UncategorizedYour guide to this season’s hockey parents‘Noisemakers’ Mom can be charming at first. Problem is, she opens the door to ‘Cowbell’ Dad.
GeneralKids These Days IIIDon and Vinod have replied to my reply to their reply to my column about today’s yoot. Their latest is in The Mark, published here...
GeneralKids These Days, Same as the Old Days?A while ago, there was a snappy little exchange between Lawrence Martin and Alison Loat in the op-ed pages of the Globe, over the...
CultureWhy family no longer mattersKids’ TV is now about young people in wild situations—with few adults
OttawaQuestions About Harper’s Mat-Leave Proposal***UPDATE: PMO says once you’re in, you’re in. No opting out. NOTE: This post has been revised, I missed a line in the...
UncategorizedDisney Mocks Me AgainNo sooner do I write a post about Disney’s increasingly heavy emphasis on wish-fulfilment fantasies in their kids’ shows, than...