Scene 1 It was after five o’clock, and tired commuters crowded the grocery store, grabbing a few items for supper. Suddenly, a child’s delighted squeal rang out. “Daddy, look! Oranges!!” The father immediately stopped the cart, and his three-year-old reached...
The world has never been a particularly safe place. There are all kinds of dangers we have to navigate on a daily basis. We grow up with rules to protect us, and as we mature, habit and common sense take...
We take our kids to the GP or paediatrician on a regular basis to get their physical health checked. If there’s a hint of a serious problem that needs treatment, we’re on the phone, at a walk-in, or in the...
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet…” Names carry a lot of baggage. Humans are wired to make associations and the moment we hear a name or label, we...
Kitchen Skills is our kids cooking series. It’s important that we teach our kids how to whip up a healthy meal that doesn’t come out of a package with microwave instructions. Kitchen Skills will get you and your kids in...
With the Christmas season rolling around, we wanted to say thank you. Because of your support at Bright Bean, hundreds of thousands of children across Rwanda are receiving quality education through Wellspring. That is a truly wonderful Christmas gift.Here are...
Does your kid stay inside the lines or consider the lines to be more “suggestions”? Either way, colouring is a fun way to relax. Kids can spend hours colouring and staying out of mischief, which is why it’s a favourite...
Here is How to Stop Raise your hand if you ever thought less of yourself because you saw someone do something you didn’t think you could do. All of us? Good. How do you think that feeling helped you? It...
Making the Most of the 2 A.M. Feeding New parents are often (always?) plagued by interrupted sleep. Babies get hungry in the middle of the night—it’s a fact of life. But did you know that sleeping the whole night through...
