Parenting

Kids and screens

Wherein I find my old homeschooling reflexes were right, yippee!

Apr 14 •

Brigitte Pellerin

Go ahead, break something

On raising fearless kids.

Jan 30, 2024 •

Brigitte Pellerin

The Apple of my pronouns

Or why it’s useful to have very woke teenagers in the house.

Oct 22, 2023 •

Brigitte Pellerin

Gender and kids

Forcing schools to out kids to their parents is wrong, evil and criminally dangerous.

Aug 29, 2023 •

Brigitte Pellerin

Get lost with your basics

What do kids need to be successful at life? I guarantee you it’s more than grammar.

Aug 2, 2023

Frisbees in suburbia

What you learn by observing homo autoroutus.

Jul 21, 2023 •

Brigitte Pellerin

Ode to a brave toddler

There are no easy ways to share a toilet seat with a giant spider.

Jun 19, 2023 •

Brigitte Pellerin

Hey, Ottawa, think we can sell 500 books?

A literary fundraiser for CHEO.

Jun 18, 2023 •

Brigitte Pellerin

Regarde maman, j’ai envoyé chier un flic

Quand des férus de pouvoir s’arrogent le droit de faire peur aux enfants, ils ne méritent pas qu’on les respecte.

Jun 11, 2023 •

Brigitte Pellerin

A special post for those of us who find mother’s day especially painful.

May 12, 2023 •

Brigitte Pellerin

A night at high school musical theatre

A most totally biased review of Little Shop of Horrors by the gang at Nepean High School.

Apr 28, 2023 •

Brigitte Pellerin

A god-given right to swear

Oh, go ahead. Let loose.

Mar 17, 2023 •

Brigitte Pellerin

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