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How to throw a great 40th birthday for your spouse

October 28, 2010 by jaypalter

Picture this: a beautiful condo overlooking downtown Vancouver, 20 good friends, half a dozen bottles of Veuve chilling on ice. That was the recent scene of my wife’s 40th birthday celebration. She loved it! And I was blown away by how many people left the party saying it was the best party they’d been to …

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Discipline is the most underrated parenting skill

October 12, 2010 by jaypalter

Let’s start with the problem: There are a lot of badly behaved kids out there. I’m not talking about trash-talking toddlers (although, the very notion that your toddler is trash-talking should be reason for concern) or the delinquent teens that egged my garage door on the weekend. I’m talking about kids that are old enough …

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More economic opportunity for women gives men more domestic options

October 11, 2010 by jaypalter

The Edmonton Journal is running a series about the changing family and this weekend’s installment is about women working and earning more than their male partners – More moms bring home the bacon – for dad to cook. (In our case, it’s chicken or turkey bacon and, in case you’re wondering, it’s best cooked on …

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Customizing Bakugans is the epitome of internet and social media culture

October 7, 2010 by jaypalter

My 7 year old son is way into Bakugan. Most days, after homework, piano practicing and other chores are done, I can find him sitting at the computer watching YouTube videos. He’s not watching cartoons or sports or “kissing” videos (as my 7 year old daughter does, I recently discovered). Nope, he’s watching videos of …

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