Whether we are exhausted, embarrassed, frustrated, or simply in a hurry, a toddler, school aged or tweenager’s tantrum can be difficult to deal with. It helps to remember that a child who is having a tantrum is calling out for

Valentine’s Day is coming up in a few weeks, so we better get thinking about how to show love this year. I’m trying to get organized a bit earlier this year because last year it snuck up on me. I

This week marked a return of one of our favourite programs to offer caregivers and tots in the Shawville area. Creative Movement is a fun dance program designed to allow your child to creatively move to music in a large,

Have you ever brought your kids on vacation? Afraid to? Anxious? Don’t know where to start? I’m certainly not a pro, but we have done it a few times with our kids at different stages of their childhood. Here are

My family has had the same Christmas Eve traditions for as long as I can remember. Even as an adult, my sisters, I and our families would join at my parents’ home for a family Christmas Eve and Christmas morning.

Christmas, a wonderful, heartwarming time of year is almost upon us. Less than three weeks away, is there ever a moment before hand that we feel ready – even if we’re ahead of the game and feel ready early in

The advent season is upon us, leaving a short four weeks until Christmas. Advent brings about a season of preparing yourself and your family for the big event — Christmas. This first week of advent has a focus on joy.

I have always felt that family meal times were important. I grew up lucky enough to sit down almost every evening and enjoy supper as a family. I am part of a family of six, we were four daughters with

The Parents’ Voice Shawville maintained a great playgroup for many years before covid. When covid hit, playgroup like so many other programs had to close down. Now, almost three years later, playgroup is back with a whole new group of

What do we do with all the candy? Don’t get me wrong, I love candy but that is the problem. Now that my kids are a bit older on Halloween we go to more and more houses. There’s so much