Tag Archives: walking

The added value of subtracting a car from our life

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Halton Guest Blogger

Two years ago our little Civic sedan roared its engine for the last time. We decided not to replace it once we crunched the numbers. It costs about $10,000 to own and maintain a car per year and we could think … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged benefits of walking, bike, bike to school week, biking, exercise, family, family time, Mental Health, one car, Physical Health, school, surviving with one car, time together, walking | 5 Comments

Yeah, I used a child harness…that’s right – not a leash, a HARNESS!

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Paula D'Orazio

A nice, brisk, spring stroll along the lakeshore at Burlington’s Spencer Smith Park was just what the doctor ordered after a long winter of kids constantly sick with tonsillitis. My mood was as grey as the endless weeks of dreary … Continue reading →

Posted in Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Toddlers & Preschoolers with Special Needs | Tagged active living, child harness, exercise, family, family fun, harness, outdoors, physical activity, Physical Health, report card, sedentary behaviour, stroller, temperament, walking | 10 Comments

If you could be any age again, what age would you choose?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Halton Guest Blogger

Me? I’d choose 8. When I was 8, physical activity wasn’t a separate thing on the TO DO list. It was what we did for fun, for friendship, and for getting out of the house. We didn’t even know it was … Continue reading →