“I think you’re missing one of your parental obligations if you don’t teach your children about social media,” says Social Family panelist Alyson Schafer, a psychotherapist, parenting expert and avid social media user. Schafer was speaking along with Royan Lee (father and teacher who has been using technology and social media in the classroom for [...]
Family Day (or a similar holiday) is celebrated in: Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island. This extra day off happens in mid-February to give families the chance to take a long weekend getaway, have an added day of fun with their children or simply relax for an extra 24 hours. Let’s take a [...]
Natrel’s Baboo Milk is a new product for toddlers now being sold in Canada. It is a fortified dairy product enhanced with more protein, added vitamin C and omega-3 DHA, which is said to help the development of the brain, eyes and nerves. This milk is specifically meant for consumption by children between the ages [...]
Social media week is approaching here in Toronto and I have just signed myself up! I’m really looking forward to hearing what the future of social media holds as well as how to use it better for business. I’m also attending a talk called the Social Family to discuss how to appropriately integrate social media [...]
The story: Beyonce gave birth to baby Blue Ivy Carter this weekend. Exciting! Wonderful! Fabulous! Right? Well, not for everyone. Though this was a joyous occasion for her and hubby (rapper, Jay Z) many hospital patients were put out by the celebrity’s stay at Lennox Hill Hospital this weekend. From Friday night until Sunday other [...]
Why they do it and what it takes to succeed There are more than 3.9 million mothers who blog in the United States alone, according to a study conducted by eMarketer. Online conversations have taken place of (or at least extended) the relationships that used to be built in park sandboxes or at backyard barbeques. [...]
… At least that’s what Gabe Zichermann believes and talked about during his TED talk which you can watch here. This isn’t necessarily anything new. I interviewed a neuro-scientist last year who explained that video games could have a positive effect on your child’s brain. But Zichermann’s approach is even more radical. He says that [...]
A proposal to throw out a 13-year agreement between the Toronto school board and in-school daycares around the city could end up costing parents with children in these daycares an additional $522 annually per child. For 13 years the school board has had an agreement with in-school daycares that they will cover the daycares’ occupancy [...]
A couple of things have been bothering me in the news recently: 1. That in the United States, pizza sauce is officially considered a vegetable. Sodium riddled, processed, pre-made tomato sauce counts as a component of a healthy diet? I don’t think so. 2. Here in Canada (in Toronto more specifically) a school has banned [...]