By Shelley Heaphy Wow. The debate on whether or not children should receive allowances for chores is pretty extensive. I thought I’d look into this now that. . .

After surviving an especially long winter and spring I feel everyone can finally rejoice and welcome the summer months. The end of the school year is absolutely a favourite. . .

Say what — stop helping?. . .

SHELLEY HEAPHY for Parents’ Voice This topic has been on my mind for a while now and in light of recent news events I feel it is important to investigate this topic as a parent. How can we ensure our

SHELLEY HEAPHY for The Parents’ Voice Last year, I wrote about this topic debating whether or not our family was ready to add a pet to our family again. Now I can say, we have done it. We have a

EMILY HAAIMA MACKECHNIE for The Parents’ Voice There are so many times in our lives that we need a good support system. When grieving the loss of a loved one, after bringing home a new baby, while having a child

SHELLEY HEAPHY for The Parents’ voice “Fine motor skill is the coordination of small muscles in movement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_motor_skill).” Fine motor skills allow us to make small movements, for example holding a crayon, tying shoes, opening lunch containers, doing up buttons,

SHELLEY HEAPHY for The Parents’ Voice Gardening will teach our children how to interact with nature. From a young age they will understand the process of growing a seed, caring for it and harvesting the fruits of their labour. They

SHELLEY HEAPHY for The Parents’ Voice We’re in the middle of week three of working and schooling from home here in Shawville, It sure feels long some days. Last week I talked about helping our children be successful with online

SHELLEY HEAPHY for The Parents’ Voice If you’re faced with school aged children who have been switched to online learning you are no doubt facing a few challenges. Switching from real world learning to online learning can definitely be .