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OPINION Of all the advice I absorbed from parenting books, a recipe turned out to…

OPINION The scene: 12:30 p.m. on our way home from an energetic playgroup. Danger zone…

OPINION Music has always been a big part of my life. In my teens, I…

OPINION We assembled at the maple tree at the furthest corner of our backyard where…

OPINION 1. All your toddler wants to do is play with dirt… until you actually…

OPINION My partner and I have gotten really good at spelling words out loud ever…

OPINION One evening in the same bedroom where every evening is spent, a toddler knocks…

OPINION The sky was near black as the little kite climbed up, up, up. It…

OPINION Dear publisher of That Stupid Book (which is how I usually refer to this…

OPINION My two-year-old son barrels towards me with a rock in each hand. It’s a…

OPINION “Uh-oh!” my two-year-old exclaimed, pointing at a favourite book that had fallen apart. The…

OPINION In the winter of 1962, a little girl saw a velveteen horse in the…

OPINION It was a Sunday evening and the in-laws were over. We were all sitting…

OPINION My two-year-old son traces his finger over the open book in his lap. He’s…

OPINION “Two more minutes, then it’s time to clean up!” Teacher Janet called. I always…