16 Apr, 2013
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Publishing/writing/career stuff| Yaktivism| sanity saving parent tips
Awhile back I had a conversation with a young woman about her habit of downloading music without paying for it. She really didn’t think it was a big deal, after all, record companies make ZILLIONS of dollars right?
Hmm. Okaaaay. Maybe they’re the richest folks on the planet, but what about the writer of the song? [...]
04 Apr, 2013
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Publishing/writing/career stuff| sanity saving parent tips
I have a post up at the MediaSmarts blog writing about kids and music this week. Sex, coarse language, gender stereotyping - it’s a fast-changing world we live in and I’d love to get your thoughts on this topic. I offered a few of my own tips but I’m sure you Fishies have a few of your own to add.
25 Mar, 2013
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy| File under crafty| sanity saving parent tips
We’ve booked our youngest daughter’s birthday party at Funhaven again this year and have been busy handing out the party invitations. They’re so neat (her idea, not mine!) and I wanted to share it with you:
It’s crazy easy to pull this together:
1) Write or print the details of the party on a small piece of [...]
20 Mar, 2013
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy| sanity saving parent tips
A couple days ago Toronto-based blogger/writer/traveller Heather Greenwood Davis posted a link to a thought-provoking New York Times article that immediately sunk into my brain and has been percolating there ever since. It brings to mind something I often think about… and that’s my job as a parent and the Big Question that comes along [...]
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