Redshirting is the process where parents think bigger kids = smarter kids. They quote Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers a lot in their pursuit of accumulated advantage. Here’s the thing: they’re wrong.
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Why Do You Homeschool? And Other Questions We’ve Been Too Afraid To Ask
Now that I’ve got kids in the school system, I often wonder why people homeschool their kids. Here are some common questions those who don’t homeschool are curious about
Water Park Guns As Assault Weapons
[twitter]What do you do when an 8-year-old you don’t know unloads an entire water pistol on your chest? If you’re me, you yell at him. Let me back up a bit. With a heat wave…
Pictures Of Parents On Their Phone, Ignoring Their Kids
Parents On Phones is a tumblog with pictures of mobile phone addicted parents ignoring their kids to text and tweet. Are these the worst parents or just like you and me?
Take Your Kid Fishing, Learn Lessons About Life
I fished a lot with my dad growing up. From just tossing a line with a red bobber from the shore, to full blown week-long adventures on the high seas, fishing is how I remember…
How Hot Is It Inside A Parked Car? (Video)
[twitter]It has happened again, and again, and again this summer. As a summer heat waves sink in, parents are leaving their kids and pets in the car. And the kids are dying. Two incidents near…
How To Entertain Kids On Roadtrips
What do you do with the kids on road trips? You could fire up the on board dvd system or you could think outside the box a bit.
$11000 A Year. On Little League.
[twitter]The article, All Parents Deserve A Gold Medal, about the sacrifices Olympic moms make brought in some emotional responses. How can you not have an emotional response? It’s a tearjerker to be sure. But one…
Why Your Kids Aren’t Cute
[twitter]Did you notice when your preschooler started to look like a ‘big boy’ or a ‘big girl’? According to a new study, there’s a time, usually around 4 and a half, when kids start to…
Bilingual Kids Are Smarter. Start Early.
[twitter]My dad’s first language was French. I took French throughout elementary school and continued with a couple of courses into university. While I don’t consider myself bilingual, I know enough French to be able to…
Win Your Way To The Calgary Stampede
[twitter] Kelly Ripa took her Live! With Kelly crew to my backyard this week. She has been broadcasting all her shows from Banff, nestled in the Rocky Mountains just an hour from my home in…
Going To The Bathroom Alone
It’s a simple question: at what age is it no longer okay for kids to be in opposite gender bath/change rooms? The question has been solved at most public pools and spaces by having “family”…
Thudguard: Helmets for Toddlers
The Thudguard is a soft helmet for toddling babies who can bonk their head a bit. When I was almost consumed by The Cult of Mom at Lynn Valley Library last week, one of the…
Christmas Gifts For Teachers?
The email from the parent-teacher liaison in my son’s kindergarten class has arrived. The semi-annual request for donations to buy gift cards for the teacher. How do you treat this request? Toss $10 or $15…
World Diabetes Day
Last week, Erica Ehm of the Yummy Mummy Club posted about charities that she supports and asked the readers to share their charities of choice. It’s an inspiring list of places you can go to…