As a Red Cross aquatic instructor for the past 16 years and after starting my own swim school six years ago,
I have firsthand knowledge of the benefits of continuing swimming lessons during the school year.
 
Here is my top 5 list!
 
#5 –Skill Retention
As the saying goes practise makes perfect. But I’m a strong believer that “perfect”… [Continue Reading]

You know how becoming a parent is one of the most challenging things you can do. It is not just the lack of sleep. Everything in your life seems to take on a new level of importance.
Priorities change, your self-image mutates, and even things that you thought you knew become challenges. One of the main… [Continue Reading]

“What is Montessori?”
As an educator, this is a question that I am often faced with by parents, friends, people on the street, etc. My answer is simple: “Children teach themselves.”

Before you get a glass of wine, a bowl of ice cream or pull your hair out because you are having one of those days with your kids try these few poses!

As a pediatric dentist, one of the most common questions that parents ask me is “at what age should I bring my child to see the dentist?”  The Canadian Dental Association and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry both recommend that a child’s first dental visit should be by age 1 or soon (approximately 6… [Continue Reading]