Akshaya and Udayan do not watch TV from Monday through Friday. Instead, I’ve encouraged reading to occupy free time and as a result Akshaya and …
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75 Things To Do with your Kids during Summer Break
Last week on Instagram Stories, I asked what you would like to see more of on my feed now that school is out for the …
The Importance of STEM Education
A couple weeks ago, we were invited to attend the Summer of Space premiere at the Ontario Science Centre. Akshaya and Udayan have been space …
Caring for Houseplants
For a little over a year now, Akshaya and Udayan have been taking care of some houseplants after they talked me into letting them keep …
Learning to Read: Bob Books & I Can Read! Books
Recently I posted a video on Facebook of my son reading his first book which resulted in a ton of messages asking how he learned to read. Unfortunately …
Why You Should Take Your Children to the Museum
My children are already looking forward to going to our annual trip to the ROM. We have been going every year since my daughter was …
Building Pre-Math Concepts in Preschoolers (ages 3+)
Today my daughter is celebrating 100th Day at school. To celebrate this special milestone in a kindergartener’s life, each student was asked to complete a …
10 Tips: How to Raise a Reader
Two nights ago my daughter read a sentence all by herself for the first time, and left me at a loss for words. I was amazed …
Teaching Your Child to Write
When my daughter was three and a half years old, I attempted to teach her to write her name in preparation for kindergarten, and failed. …