Heather Jones

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This Brilliant New Picture Book Focuses on Inclusion and Accessibility

By Heather Jones / September 20, 2019

In this book aimed at children ages three to seven, the author explores respecting the autonomy of people with different needs.

This Toronto Resource Connects Kids & Parents to Mental Health Services Across the City

By Heather Jones / May 7, 2019

Depression and anxiety can come out of nowhere, even to children with an idyllic home life and attentive, supportive parents.

bedtime podcasts for kids

The Awesome Benefits of Bedtime Story Podcasts for Kids

By Heather Jones / March 22, 2019

Discovering bedtime podcasts for kids has been a game-changer for us. They’re fun and creative, and they help my son relax and prepare for sleep. Here are our favourites.

Our Favourite Hilarious & Practical Parenting Books by Fellow Parents

By Heather Jones / March 4, 2019

Parenting can be really hard. Sometimes it helps to know that there are other parents out there riding on the same roller-coaster, encouraging us to just throw our hands in the air and enjoy the ride.

Doug Ford Won’t Make Any Guarantees for Full Day Kindergarten

By Heather Jones / January 30, 2019

Doug Ford has sent shock waves through the education world by declaring he can’t promise to keep the full-day kindergarten program past the following school year.

The Gender Discrepancy at My Kids’ Winter Concert was Subtle, But It Bothers Me

By Heather Jones / December 17, 2018

I know what you might be thinking. Can’t we even go to a kids’ concert without it being about social justice? I get it. But the sad fact is that these subtle messages of gender discrepancy start early and are everywhere.

Ontario Government Cuts Funding to College of Midwives After 25 Years

By Heather Jones / December 14, 2018

With changes to quality sex education and cuts to midwifery practices, it seems Doug Ford is hell-bent on ensuring that not only are there more unplanned pregnancies but that the care new babies and mothers receive is minimized.

I Don’t Care If My Kids Are Naughty Or Nice—Christmas Is Unconditional In Our House

By Heather Jones / December 13, 2018

There are so few things in this world that are unconditionally joyful, and I want my children to know that it will be there for them, period, in some form.

Things 80s & 90s Kids Did That We Should Totally Bring Back

By Heather Jones / December 5, 2018

I’ve been on a nostalgia kick lately. Ah, the 80s and 90s. Those were the days. When I look at my own kids, I see a lot of myself as a child, but only a few of the things I did.

Kids Shows We Actually Like Watching

By Heather Jones / September 14, 2018

The Story Bots became the best kids science show on TV when they dropped a robot out of a plane, yelling “Yippee Ki-yay, mother…nature!”