INSTILLING MINDFULNESS IN YOUR CHILDREN
MOMS CREATE MORE CONSCIOUS WAYS OF GIVING
BY DANIELLE HARDER
Alison Smith walked to the car after her son's last birthday party, arms loaded with gifts he had barely opened before heading off to play with friends. "My son was not even aware of all of the gifts,"she says. "There were so many of them they were stuck in green garbage bags. He wasn't even concerned with them."
Read more 07.04.08
Cookbooks tackle fussy eaters
BY DANIELLE HARDER
Marketers know a niche when they see one and they've found it in kitchens across Canada. They're counting on exhausted parents, with picky eaters and little time to put together a healthy meal, to bite into a cornucopia of cookbooks all aimed at young eaters.
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Celebrate the earth
Gather the kids and join more than a billion others on Earth Day - April 22 - by honouring our planet...
BY LESLIE GARRETT
After too many months of mittens and storms, it's time to throw open our windows and...throw a party. An Earth Day party, that is. It's a simple as choosing an earth-friendly family-friendly activity from the list below:
Read more 07.04.08
REALITY TV SHOW COMES TO DURHAM
BY DANIELLE HARDER
There's a new television show coming to the cable network, TVtropolis, and Durham region will be at the heart of it.
The show, Kidz For It...Live, takes viewers inside the lives of young entertainers, auditioning for one of 20 spots in K.F.I., a group that will eventually perform at the Dance For It, an annual charity in support of breast cancer.
The 13 episodes are a backstage pass to all of the drama you would expect in rehearsals, performances and final cuts.
There will also be several surprise celebrity guests.
Read more 29.02.08
AT-RISK TEENS TREAD PATH TO SUCCESS
BY HEATHER M. O'CONNOR
The classroom looks much like any other. High school students in ball caps and hoodies cluster laughing and chatting while they wait for class to start.
The scenario may be familiar but the learning experience differs radically. These students are enrolled in the Centre for Success, a partnership between Durham College and the local school boards to keep at-risk students in school. And more than that - to entice them to pursue postsecondary education.
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