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Christina Van Starkenburg
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Christina Van Starkenburg lives in Victoria with her husband, their two little boys and their cat Phillip. Her fi rst children’s bookOne Tiny Turtle: A Story You Can Colour was published recently and quickly rose to its spot as a #1 new release on Amazon.
Birthdays & Babies
In a few days, my five-year-old will turn six. While we have never been the type of family to rent out a room in...
Grumbly Glasses & Humble Hearts
As the characters in this month’s selection can assure you, it’s easy to fall into patterns because the ways we’ve always done things are...
Pride & Prose
Because of Covid-19, many Pride Parades and the associated celebrations have been cancelled. But that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate Pride Month at home....
Into the Realm of Books
Need a little bit of a break from reality?Here is a list of books that will all take you to a different world or...
A World Full of Whys?
My three-year-old is firmly planted in the “why?” stage: Why is there a dog? Why are those people going that way? Why can’t I...
Keep ’em Reading…
For a great list of Canadian children’s writers and illustrators—including Vancouver Island writer Monique Gray Smith, Kenneth Oppel and Elly MacKay—sharing their books online,...
Sitting in Our Storms
When I was growing up in Ontario we’d often talk about how April showers would bring May flowers. It was a nice—and usually accurate—rhyme...
Books for Black History Month
This February, like many Februaries before it, we take the time to celebrate Black History Month. It’s a time when we can acknowledge the...
Dishing on Dinosaur Dramas
There is a meme circulating the internet titled “Times You Know the Most about Dinosaurs.” It’s a line graph with large spikes at age...
Just the Way We Are
My oldest son started kindergarten this year. Leading up to his first day there was some excitement and some nerves on both of our...
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Puberty Survival Kit
One of my most favourite experiences as a “fun” Auntie to several fabulous young humans was building puberty supply kits.The trial run happened without...
The Truth About Step-parents
There is a gaping hole in the conversation about parenting. Sure there’s ample discussion about positive discipline practices, growth mindset, resilience, emotional intelligence, and...
Structure & the Scheduled Kidlet
My kidlet likes a schedule.I’m ruled by time, with alarms for everything from taking out the recycling to not forgetting to eat ice cream...