More than any other time in history: a majority of Canada’s children are growing up in child care settings. Like other of the world’s richest countries, Canada is engaged in a unprecedented child care transition.

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Figuring out the return on investment for a business that is family friendly is a tricky issue. Why does early childhood development factor into a business model at all?

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When you’re preparing to have children, likely the last thing on your mind is, “How does this affect my taxes?” What you may not know is that while having children increases costs in your household,

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There is no easy way to talk to children about the nightmarish events and threatening stories they see in the media almost every day. Yet it is one of the most important things we can do as caring adults.

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Parents often don’t give children a chance to talk. In situations like this, kids feel helpless, which can lead to feeling very overwhelmed by the situation. Parents need to combat these feelings of helplessness by having conversations with their kids about the devastation in Haiti.

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Your life, and the lives of your children, will prosper to the degree you can openly structure self-directed learning and keep it pleasurable. This is the educational importance of the Internet – you can discover and test thousands of ways to learn, and find what suits you best.

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