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Oh what a Tuesday it was. I slept horrendously last night and found myself up and at ’em at 4:30a listening to a podcast and cleaning my house. I knew I didn’t have the mental bandwidth to work on the computer but I did feel motivated to get my space tidy. I left for the gym at 6:30a and had five personal training clients back-to-back. It was a great morning of training and everyone worked super hard! I got home around lunchtime and laid myself out on my driveway to get some vitamin D while I talked to my dad and...

Here’s the truth about your big concerns from the early years all the way through high school From the first goodbye in kindergarten to the last day of twelfth grade, sending our kids to school means letting go a little bit every day.  And for many parents, that nudge out of the nest cue ALL the parental concerns. Questions run the gamut, from “Will my kindergartener get lost on her way to the bathroom? ” to “What if my college-bound kid doesn’t get good grades?” But teachers say to take a deep breath!  “What does worry actually contribute? A lot of...

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a recipe for the perfect parent. If there was, no one would be called terrible for the way they’re raising their child. But since such a recipe has not been introduced yet, some people might be shamed for their parenting practices. A curious redditor turned to the ‘Ask Reddit’ community members with a question of what screams “I’m a terrible parent” to them. People were honest about what they considered the biggest red flags in moms and dads out there. And even though they shared different opinions, they all had one thing in...

“Canada’s Drag Race” trounced most of its reality TV show rivals at the Canadian Screen Awards on Wednesday when it claimed six prizes, but lost the best reality/competition category to “The Amazing Race Canada.” Crave’s drag queen series nabbed awards for best in writing, sound, direction, production design and casting, and best reality host for Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor. But it lost the marquee award to CTV’s “The Amazing Race Canada,” which also claimed best picture editing for a reality/competition show at an evening bash celebrating the best in lifestyle and reality TV awards. The gala...

Over the many years I’ve been writing Science Sparks, Autumn has always been my favourite season to design themed activities for. I love the colourful leaves, dark nights, cooler weather and of course the run up to Christmas is always exciting too! This collection of fall science experiments and activities makes me smile every time I read it and hopefully has something to excite kids ( and adults ) of all ages. I also have a fun collection of fall STEM challenges you might like! Fall Science Experiments for Kids Create your own exploding seed device or spinning helicopter seeds...