By Shelley Heaphy Each and every parent can somehow relate to change along with the fear and joy it can bring us. This time of year has always . . .

With back to school upon us, tips and tricks on avoiding head lice is on every parents to do list. Hopefully some of these tips will . . .

By Shelley Heaphy Fluttery tummies, as they are referred to in our home, are synonymous with the common butterflies many children, parents and teachers experience in the days leading up to . . .

By Shelley Heaphy With back to school looming on the horizon, I thought we could discuss getting our kids involved in lunch and snack-making. If your little ones aren’t quite at school age they can still learn a ton in

by Shelley Heaphy Life is busy, weeknights are filled with homework and activities and so are our weekends. That’s why we need to carve out time to do family things and include them on our calendar. Make them part of

Have you ever been to a Little Ray’s Reptile show? Or something similar? These companies are super great to tell children and parents which animals do and don’t . . .

When I wrote about this two years ago, my hopes were grim. I thought for sure we’d never be able to do a long road trip with our crew – I’ve always dreamed of going down East as a family.

By Shelley Heaphy For the first time ever, (well don’t quote me on ever) but definitely for the first time in decades Dr. S. E. McDowell School has a funded, full-time pre-k class for the fall. If you were lucky

Figuring out how to beat boredom is a crucial life skill that kids have to learn. For little kids there’s really absolutely no reason they should be bored. We have so much at our fingertips these days that engaging them

by Shelley Heaphy The bugs this summer and spring have been absolutely horrific. With floods and a late summer I guess it’s to be expected. We’ve had to carry our bug spray with us like armour, everywhere we go. Not