Mum: Did you finish your homework? Saif: Yes. Mum: But you’ve only written one line! Where is the rest? Saif: The first line is full – now I’m done! Saif, age six, doing his homework...
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While I understand the argument that television is bad for kids, I’m not the only parent to contend that the greatest invention of the modern age is the portable DVD player. How many young lives...
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“Mama, I keep all my ideas up here [tapping his head]. I have so many ideas going round and round and round. It's driving me crazy!" Laith, age five Did your kid say something funny? Send us...
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Though logic tells me that patience and consistency are key to good parenting, I have to admit that I’ve been more and more tempted recently to turn to reverse psychology to get the job done....
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“Mom, what’s mayonnaise? Is it a bird with a big beak and lots of colours?” Connor, age 3 Did your kid say something funny? Send us their name, age, photo and a quote, and you may see...
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There’s a perception that kindergarten teachers don’t work as hard as high school teachers, but anyone who’s ever spent a significant amount of time around little kids knows that line of...
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It seems I spent much of my adult life – coincidentally, most of the years before I had kids of my own – thinking I was raised by a mother with a permanent frown. As I get older, however,...
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[deep sigh] “Mum, I'm just so tired of being a person – I just want to be a unicorn.” Charlotte, age five, on the way home from school Did your kid say something funny? Send us their...
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They say having children makes you stupid, and I’m inclined to agree. This afternoon I noticed an odd odour in the car – it took me a while to figure out that the smell was coming from me....
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I've never been able to count all the ways I'm impressed with my mother. This was a woman who didn't just sew our clothes – she outfitted our Barbie dolls, once knitting a Barbie ball gown. For...
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