https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--908-.htm Thu, 10 Oct 2019 09:19:36 PDT Updated every 10 minutes - FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY Copyright: (C) Castanet.net https://www.castanet.net/rss/ https://www.castanet.net/main_images/logos/KelownaLogos/Castanet_Logo.jpg https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--908-.htm https://www.castanet.net/news/Parenting/47778/Keep-busy-this-summer https://www.castanet.net/news/Parenting/47778/Keep-busy-this-summer Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT Contributed It's almost summer vacation and I cannot wait. May and June are crazy months with soccer, dance recitals, and year-end school activities and July and August can't come soon enough. I dream about long, lazy days by the pool, sleeping in, reading a book on the porch swing while the kids draw on th... https://www.castanet.net/news/Parenting/42100/Presented-by-the-letter-M https://www.castanet.net/news/Parenting/42100/Presented-by-the-letter-M Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:00:00 PDT Contributed Phew, September is over and I finally feel like I can relax... a bit. I can't believe I spent my entire summer anticipating the start of my daughter Maya's foray into the world of formal education (otherwise known as Kindergarten). Already I have learned a few things .... Everyone's child is 'the... https://www.castanet.net/news/Parenting/41374/Ready-for-Kindergarten-Mom https://www.castanet.net/news/Parenting/41374/Ready-for-Kindergarten-Mom Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:00:00 PDT Contributed It's almost September and I feel like a kid at Christmas. You know, the anticipation and the excitement that surrounds the days leading up to the big event. Throw in some nervousness and a feeling of time that goes by too quickly, and that pretty much sums up how I feel about my daughter starting ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Parenting/40780/It-s-an-inside-day https://www.castanet.net/news/Parenting/40780/It-s-an-inside-day Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:00:00 PDT Contributed Whether it is a rainy day, or a scorching hot one, or the kids just need a break from the great outdoors, at some point this summer you are bound to spend a day inside. How do you keep from going bananas within the confines of your living room without resorting to an entire day of television time? ...