Kids & Company Blog: Meet the Parents

Back to it: 5 Ideas for Smooth Septembers

Posted on: Monday September 9th, 2019

Posted by: Melissa Sawatzky

Yes, it’s that time of year. Labour Day weekend reminds us that summer is soon to be a distant memory. In our household we are preparing for Grade 1, a transition into a new preschool-room, and once again enjoying the sounds of our many pre-set alarms in the morning (to remind us to get up,… [read more]

Kent Kaufield on Paternity Leave

Posted on: Wednesday April 24th, 2019

Posted by: Kids & Company

Kent and Jennifer Kaufield enjoy a beach day with their three children years ago. _____ Eighteen years ago, having a male business executive step back from his full-time position to raise a little one was rare. Parental leave in Canada was six months long, and it was most commonly used by a mother. Eighteen years… [read more]

Raising a Child with Autism: Interview with a Parent

Posted on: Monday April 8th, 2019

Posted by: Kids & Company

April is Autism Awareness Month! This initiative is a nationwide effort to promote autism awareness, inclusion and self-determination for all, and assure that each person with ASD is provided the opportunity to achieve the highest possible quality of life. Those of you who have read my previous blogs will remember my younger brother Jason has… [read more]

Our Transition Into Child Care

Posted on: Thursday October 11th, 2018

Posted by: Brittany Kostiuk

When I was younger, I had this ideal vision of what kind of parent I would be. I would be involved 150% in my child’s life, but I would also be a professional, career-driven (not to mention incredibly successful!) business woman. I would have it all and be great at everything. By the time I… [read more]

Meet the Parents: Real Families Talk About the Journey of Parenting

Posted on: Monday September 17th, 2018

Posted by: Melissa Sawatzky

With over 100 child care and early learning centres across Canada and the US, Kids & Company is partnered with a lot of parents and we are proud to be part of ‘The Village’ that it takes to raise children. Even though each child, parent and family is so unique, there are a number of… [read more]

Meet the Parents: Real Families Talk About the Journey of Parenting

Posted on: Tuesday August 1st, 2017

Posted by: Melissa Sawatzky

When Dana Murphy and I first connected, something she noted caught my attention and I wanted to hear more about her family: “Being a mom, for me, was always the most important aspect of my life. We struggled with infertility, so it was a hard road to get pregnant. And then Sarah was born 10… [read more]

Meet the Parents: When Two Elite Athletes Have Children

Posted on: Thursday May 18th, 2017

Posted by: Melissa Sawatzky

With close to 90 child care and early learning centres across Canada and the US, Kids & Company is partnered with a lot of parents and we are proud to be part of ‘The Village’ that it takes to raise children. Even though each child, parent and family is so unique, there are a number… [read more]

Meet the Parents: Real Families Talk About the Journey of Parenting

Posted on: Thursday May 11th, 2017

Posted by: Melissa Sawatzky

With over 100 child care and early learning centres across Canada and the US, Kids & Company is partners with a lot of parents and we are proud to be part of ‘The Village’ that it takes to raise children. Even though each child, parent and family is so unique, there are a number of… [read more]

Parenthood Challenge: Finding time for your Spouse

Posted on: Friday February 14th, 2014

Posted by: Kids & Company

One of the biggest challenges of (new) parenthood is not forgetting your spouse or partner. It’s hard when the majority of your day is focused on making sure that that child is taken care of. But, it’s also very important to have that down time and focus on that relationship you had before the child… [read more]

Come Sail Away

Posted on: Wednesday May 2nd, 2012

Posted by: Julie Cole

My kids are far from spoiled, and I myself had a wonderful upbringing, but every once in a while I look at their lives and say to myself “In my next life, I want to come back as one of MY OWN kids”.
It happened last week. We had cousins visiting from overseas and it was all kinds of crazy fun. After several late nights, I allowed them to sleep in and be late for school one morning. This is something I’ve never done before and certainly something my mother never allowed. If we wanted to stay up and party like it’s 1999, I can assure you my mother had us up bright and early to greet that first sunrise of 2000. That makes sense to me – why protect them from natural consequences? But I let them sleep in last week. That one time.