Diaper Free:  Facts and FAQs
Sat, 6/06/09 – 22:05 | 47 Comments

Going diaper free with your baby is not as hard or bizarre as you might think.  In the Western world, we have been programmed to believe that babies need diapers, but in many parts of …

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Swap Meet Survival Guide, or, how to get good cheap stuff for your kids and live to tell about it
Tuesday, 11 Nov, 2008 – 21:53 | 10 Comments
Swap Meet Survival Guide, or, how to get good cheap stuff for your kids and live to tell about it

This past weekend we went to our first swap meet of the season in Vancouver, at the Kitsilano Community Centre.  Since these swap meets will start happening more often now, I thought I would share …

Parenting: The World’s Most Thankless Job
Tuesday, 4 Nov, 2008 – 22:30 | 6 Comments
Parenting:  The World’s Most Thankless Job

Ever find yourself in a situation where you’ve just spent the whole day with your child, bought him ice-cream and candies, had lots of good, fun, quality time, including breaking your back climbing through the …

How to Relieve Parenting Stress: Enjoy Your Kids
Sunday, 2 Nov, 2008 – 20:00 | No Comment
How to Relieve Parenting Stress:  Enjoy Your Kids

I was inspired to write this post on the way home from grocery shopping with Smarty Pants.  He wanted to stop and watch a busker playing guitar.  Although we were hustling and bustling from place …

Get Your Kids to Listen to You Using Keywords
Saturday, 25 Oct, 2008 – 22:20 | 6 Comments
Get Your Kids to Listen to You Using Keywords

Getting your kids to listen to you is not always an easy task, especially if they are just learning to understand language in general.  You want them to understand you and listen to your instructions, …