Fishing the Easy Way
Fishing is a great way to spend time with family. It provides a nice balance of quiet time and action.
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Columns
Twins and Teens
You are pregnant and it has now been confirmed you are carrying twins. Your reaction… Worried? Surprised? Overwhelmed? How will you cope with two babies
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A Pre-Teen is a Tween is an Adolescent
After 11-odd years of parenting I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not really a baby-person. What? Am I saying
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Technorama for Girls and Boys of All Ages
Let’s face it – negative stereotypes still abound regarding girls in science and math and boys in language arts. Combined
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Getting into the Snuggly Comfort Zone
…a rebellious rethink of the Comfort Zone concept We have talked many, many times in this column about moving outside
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Wandering and Swimming along Lake Oeschinen in Canton Bern
One of the benefits of being a geologist in Switzerland is that I can sample, drill and wander through spectacular
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Way of Tea
Chado is the Japanese ritual of serving green tea. To the outside observer or the unknowing participant, the whole process
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Breastfeeding and the Comfort Zone
It’s not easy, perhaps, to stay in the Comfort Zone, especially when you have babies. But why not? After all,
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What Is This “Comfort Zone” of Which You Speak?
The last time I was in any sort of parenting comfort zone was before my first child was born. Back
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Baby’s First Outing!
There will come a time when you need to do it: one day you will have to put on (maternity) pants and leave the house with that new little human of yours. Doesn’t sound so hard, right? But honestly, my experience of this with each of my babies was entirely petrifying!
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