Lowering The Bar
by Kathy Buckworth
I was at the gym last week and met up with a friend who was commiserating about missing a few cardio classes over the holidays. For a fleeting moment, she admitted, she had been thinking about taking TWO classes that day, to make it up. But what stopped her, she told me, was the feeling that if she did that, she would be “upping the ante”.
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Helping Your Kids At School
If it weren’t for the nice but nerdy guy who sat in the row in front of me in Grade 10 science class, I never would have passed physics. When vectors and forces threatened to make my head swim, all I had to do was smile coyly, compliment him on his pocket protector and ask to see his notes.
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Mothers Day, My Way
by Kathy Buckworth
Most Moms know (or at least figure out eventually) that Mother’s Day is actually not about them, but about the kids.
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So Simulating
by Kathy Buckworth
Last week I walked into a store with my 10 year old daughter and she plonked down all of her birthday money for the Wii game “Guitar Hero”.
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Our Daughter's Self-Image
According to a 2005 study, mothers and mentors have more power to influence a girl’s self-esteem than anyone else. More than the media. More than her friends. More than celebrity role models. If you have a daughter or know a young girl who is important in your life, this is both sobering and empowering.
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