Parenting Articles

The following articles were published in 2002 in the National Post newspaper. They are no longer on their website, so they are reproduced here. Parenting, or lack thereof, is the major cause of the youth-related problems in society today.

Thank you, Spencer (May 02, 2002)
Barbara Kay on manners.

We believe in 'family' time. And 'adult' time (May 03, 2002)
Meghan Cox Gurdon on bedtime.

Our family icon is in the driveway (May 06, 2002)
Michael Bliss on sport.

How difficult is turning a knob? (May 07, 2002)
Jane Christmas on chores.

All those lessons (May 08, 2002)
Ruth-Ann MacKinnon on music lessons.

Hot dogs aren't nutritious, I'm told (May 09, 2002)
Sondra Gotlieb on nutrition.

My son chose public school. I worried (May 10, 2002)
Marni Jackson on education.

My home is a Sega-free zone (May 13, 2002)
The National Post asked "seasoned" parents to write about an aspect of parenthood they'd wrestled with or felt strongly about, or something that just seemed to work for them.

'My turn with the power drill!' (May 14, 2002)
The National Post asked "seasoned" parents to write about an aspect of parenthood they'd wrestled with or felt strongly about, or something that just seemed to work for them.

Why not do what comes naturally? (May 15, 2002)
Several letters from parents have been published. Here are a few more responses.

And now a word from the experts (May 16, 2002)
Today we turn to three experts who address the thorny questions relating to child-rearing.