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November 12, 2025

The Parents’ Voice

A diagnosis

By Shelley Heaphy In this crazy ride called parenting, we often come face to face with differences in our children that we may not have

How to survive all the sicknesses

by Shelley Heaphy With a child’s first year in daycare or school there can be a lot of unwanted sickness. When our eldest started school

Family Literacy Day

by Shelley Heaphy Read, read, read. This should be every parents’ motto in their home. Being literate unlocks so many important doors for our children.

Winter fun

by Shelley Heaphy This is always one of my favourite articles to write. I absolutely love the time we get to spend outside together in

New year, new leaf

by Shelley Heaphy As another year ends and as a new one begins my mind always runs over what we’ve just been through. I start

What to do on Christmas break

By Shelley Heaphy How many more sleeps until Santa comes? With Christmas in less than a week and school ending, those of us lucky enough

Christmas baking

By Shelley Heaphy I love to carve out a whole weekend to spend prepping for Christmas before the big day, which will be here before

Christmas presents

By Shelley Heaphy Christmas, a wonderful, heartwarming time of year is almost upon us. It is less than a month away and there is still

Filling your cup

By Shelley Heaphy “Just remember to fill your own cup because you can’t share with people if your cup is empty.” I recently saw this

A diagnosis

By Shelley Heaphy In this crazy ride called parenting, we often come face to face with differences in our children that we may not have seen in other children. It can be in the way they write, play, the way

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How to survive all the sicknesses

by Shelley Heaphy With a child’s first year in daycare or school there can be a lot of unwanted sickness. When our eldest started school (the same can be said for a child’s first year of daycare) we experienced at

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Family Literacy Day

by Shelley Heaphy Read, read, read. This should be every parents’ motto in their home. Being literate unlocks so many important doors for our children. Each year, on Jan. 27 we celebrate Family Literacy Day. In our fast-paced world it

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Winter fun

by Shelley Heaphy This is always one of my favourite articles to write. I absolutely love the time we get to spend outside together in the winter. The cold that comes before Christmas always has a feel of excitement and

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New year, new leaf

by Shelley Heaphy As another year ends and as a new one begins my mind always runs over what we’ve just been through. I start to replay all the memories we’ve made as a family, all the things we’ve accomplished,

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What to do on Christmas break

By Shelley Heaphy How many more sleeps until Santa comes? With Christmas in less than a week and school ending, those of us lucky enough to get to spend that time at home with our kids start to wonder, what

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Christmas baking

By Shelley Heaphy I love to carve out a whole weekend to spend prepping for Christmas before the big day, which will be here before you know it. I know there are so many last minute details to take care

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Christmas presents

By Shelley Heaphy Christmas, a wonderful, heartwarming time of year is almost upon us. It is less than a month away and there is still so much to do and prepare for. From the long list of people to buy

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Filling your cup

By Shelley Heaphy “Just remember to fill your own cup because you can’t share with people if your cup is empty.” I recently saw this quote shared on social media, and thought to myself how absolutely true it is. So

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