Kids & Company Blog: Behaviour

Sibling Rivalry: What you can do to prevent it.

Posted on: Tuesday April 26th, 2016

Posted by: Zara Alibhai

Siblings fight.  They just do.  It is apart of how they learn to share space, things and, of course, you.  But sibling fighting is different than sibling rivalry. Sibling fighting is what happens on the surface:  The grabbing, the hitting, the teasing, the refusing to share, etc.   Sibling rivalry is more under the surface.  It… [read more]

Sibling Rivalry and Our High Hopes for Two Brothers

Posted on: Friday April 15th, 2016

Posted by: Melissa Sawatzky

When we found out we were having a second boy, my husband and I were pretty thrilled. There just seems something special about two boys roaming the world together, having each others’ backs and being good brothers. Those of you laughing already see where this is going. Porter and Oscar are only 3 and 1,… [read more]

Getting Young Children to Eat: My two biggest mistakes

Posted on: Tuesday March 29th, 2016

Posted by: Kids & Company

The two biggest mistakes I’ve made when it comes to fostering healthy eating habits in my two-year-old daughter and four-year-old son are: 1.  Paying too much attention to what/how much they eat. 2.  Giving them too many choices regarding what/how much they eat. When I share these mistakes with other parents in my Wholeplay classes,… [read more]

See what Emma’s eating? The positive impact of eating with peers

Posted on: Tuesday March 22nd, 2016

Posted by: Kids & Company

Say the words “picky eater” and you may get strong reactions. Some parents will tell you woefully how their child will only eat white food while others report that Junior has the palate of Julia Child. At some point, most parents deal with a child who is resistant to new foods. Yes, you do hear… [read more]

How do you know you don’t like it if you’ve never tried it?

Posted on: Thursday March 17th, 2016

Posted by: Melissa Sawatzky

I cringe whenever that phrase sneaks out of my mouth because I’m caught in that awkward life phase where I still remember being a kid perplexed at the things my parents said but I’ve also become a mother exasperated at the stubborn, faulty and maddening logic of a Picky Eater. Our one-year-old isn’t the issue;… [read more]

Table Manners

Posted on: Wednesday November 25th, 2015

Posted by: Lisa Ruscica

Here at Kids & Company we have adopted the Family Style Dining structure at meal times!  Not only does Family Style Dining mean the children are learning to serve themselves, they are also learning how to engage and communicate at the dinner table.  It is important to teach the kiddies from a young age how to behave… [read more]

Teaching Please and Thank You

Posted on: Thursday November 12th, 2015

Posted by: Kids & Company

Please and Thank You are the basics when it comes to good manners, but it takes consistency and modeling good behaviour to make them second nature to children.  We believe that teaching kids to say please and thank are very important. It shows respect for our classmates and teachers. It softens demands into requests.  It… [read more]

Fall Back: Help Your Child Adjust to the Time Change

Posted on: Monday October 19th, 2015

Posted by: Kids & Company

A day is quickly approaching that strikes fear into the hearts of every parent who has an early riser.  Ready for Daylight Savings Time to end and the clocks roll back to standard time?  Your precious darling who normally rises at 6:30 AM will now naturally wake at 5:30 AM. The thought is enough to… [read more]

Our dirty little secret…my kids & technology

Posted on: Tuesday November 4th, 2014

Posted by: Kids & Company

Ok, I will preface this post by saying that my wife and I are busy working parents, are both educated people and logically, are very aware of the concerns of exposing our 2 young children to excess technology –whether it be TV, iPads, etc –to simply keep the kids busy/occupied.  Of course we should only… [read more]

To Screen, or not to Screen…That is the question.

Posted on: Wednesday October 8th, 2014

Posted by: Jackie Kardesh

It seems logical that this generation of moms wonders what’s best for their kiddos as it relates to technology. After all, I sometimes as an adult wonder where the line should be drawn between “enhancing” our lives and letting it take over. I think I would fit into the category of anti-screen moms if I… [read more]