Lazy children are not allowed to fail: Behold the result
The schooling system in Canada scares me, and a professor explains what they had to go through when teaching the products of this environment.
You’ve already made choices for your children whether you like it or not
I am under no illusions that I am NOT making choices for Baby Bun. I KNOW I am. I know I have. The fact that I am not choosing a religion for him because I don’t follow one,
Should we all start learning Chinese?
“We should all start learning Mandarin because the Chinese are taking over the world.” If I hear this sentence come out of someone’s mouth one more time, I
5 top books to give as gifts to new parents
I am not into gifts per se, being a minimalist and all but I have to admit, there are some books that Baby Bun is obsessed with (like everyone else his age), and here they are: GOO
Should babies and children be allowed in restaurants?
This is obviously a controversial issue for a lot of parents. Some say “NO!”, others say “Why not?” Personally, I’d err on the side of “No”
If you give money to your children, are you acknowledging that they’re bums?
One Toronto mortgage broker told the Star this week that a stunning 75% of the kids looking for loans have gift downpayments from their Boomer parents. “How else do you think som
Why I am not planning on leaving an inheritance to my children
Update: December 2018 Please read the comments and my reply before spewing any more vitriol on my page. It’s getting old. Almost half of the comments are full of people who a
Why do we assume children are incompetent, helpless morons?
As a parent I am starting to really notice commercials where adults pretty much assume children are helpless idiots. It starts with commercials or articles that say things like: &#
Is it necessary to give gifts to people to make them feel good?
Had an excellent comment / point from Nico on my post a long time ago about reaching a Minimalist No-Gift Christmas as an adult that made me think: In regards to giving children un
Great Gift Idea: The “Lost My Name” Book for Children
I love this gift idea for children, I have never met a child yet who didn't love this!