Today is sports day at my son's Primary School. His very first athletics carnival. Hmmm, mixed feelings about it. How's it going to go?

My name is Katherine Stanley, and I am 17 years old. I have written a book called A Book of Bullies, and it will be published soon by Grateful Steps Publishing. Unfortunately, bullying is something I know a lot about. I was born with a medical condition that makes me a bit different from most kids my age, and I was bullied and made fun of a lot in school. Bullying is…

My little boy was a very well-spoken toddler, and I really enjoyed listening to his observations of the world from his small and very young perspective.

Tis the season for head lice. If your children are attending summer camp, be sure to use a nit comb every few days to check for head lice. There has been  a surge in head lice cases reported throughout the city and suburbs. If you see your child scratching more than usual, be careful not to write it off to dry skin. An itchy scalp is a sign that head lice may be present.  A good metal nit comb, can be your best defense against the little critters!

It’s not uncommon for parents to decide that they’re better suited to a home office than a cubicle somewhere downtown. Working from home gives you a chance to spend more time with your kids while earning a stable living at the same time.  It also happens to be the perfect excuse to become an entrepreneur and start the business you’ve always dreamed of owning.

However, being an entrepreneur isn’t all board meetings and Christmas bonuses. There’s a lot of work involved in setting up a…

Every child wants to be part of a team or community. Whether it is a certain group of friends at school, the football team or an after-school club, children want to be “part of the gang”, whatever gang that happens to be.

Part of being a team or community member is being able to communicate openly. This does not mean opening your mouth and saying whatever comes to mind. It means being able to think about what you want to say, the best way to say it appropriate to the person or…

Pointing is one of the most important pre-verbal gestures and a crucial communication milestones that emerges within the first year of life. 

Studies show that a child’s use of gesture and pointing at 14 months is the best predictor of later vocabulary size.

That’s right... a larger vocabulary for children who use pointing to…