Parents Archives - Youth Are Awesome https://youthareawesome.com/tag/parents/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 01:57:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Showing Appreciation For Our Fathers This Father’s Day https://youthareawesome.com/showing-appreciation-for-our-fathers-this-fathers-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=showing-appreciation-for-our-fathers-this-fathers-day https://youthareawesome.com/showing-appreciation-for-our-fathers-this-fathers-day/#respond Sun, 15 Jun 2025 01:55:11 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=117154 Father’s Day is a special occasion to honour the men who have played important fatherly roles in our lives. Whether it’s your biological dad, stepdad, grandfather, uncle, or mentor, this day is a chance to show gratitude for their guidance, support, and presence. If you want to go beyond the usual card or gift this […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/showing-appreciation-for-our-fathers-this-fathers-day/feed/ 0 Presents 101: The Ultimate Guide for Last Minute Gifts to Anyone https://youthareawesome.com/presents-101-the-ultimate-guide-for-last-minute-gifts-to-anyone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=presents-101-the-ultimate-guide-for-last-minute-gifts-to-anyone https://youthareawesome.com/presents-101-the-ultimate-guide-for-last-minute-gifts-to-anyone/#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 23:14:02 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=117149   With finals coming up and the end of the school year approaching, it’s gift-giving time for a lot of students. And since nobody wants to add to their teacher’s cupboard filled with mugs, or to their best friend’s drawer of gift cards, finding the perfect gift is hard! If you’re like me and you […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/presents-101-the-ultimate-guide-for-last-minute-gifts-to-anyone/feed/ 0 The future of scorekeeping https://youthareawesome.com/the-future-of-scorekeeping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-future-of-scorekeeping Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:50:36 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=111170 For all those parents involved in their child’s sports- we know it can be tough.  Having the hassle of operating the time clock for your children’s games can sometimes lead to frustration.  Dallas West is a dad to a 14-year-old daughter who plays ringette and an 11-year-old son who plays hockey.  West has said that […]

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]]> Girl Power Inc. https://youthareawesome.com/girl-power-inc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=girl-power-inc Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:37:17 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=47314 In my previous blog I had the opportunity to attend the Finding Kind Documentary at the ConcocoPhillips Auditorum. After the documentary there was a wonderful key-note speaker: Dana Kerford the founder of the Girl Power Incorporation and had the opportunity to learn a lot. What is Girl Power Inc.? It is a program that empowers […]

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]]> Photo of the Day: Valentines Day Heart https://youthareawesome.com/photo-day-valentines-day-heart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-day-valentines-day-heart Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:18:07 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=28627 Just a little fun capture of a heart while I was playing around with taking abstract photos. Keep in mind that I’m thinking of all my readers this Feb 14! Remember, love isn’t just a feeling shared with a spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend. Honest love for parents, siblings and friends are one the purest forms of […]

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]]> Three common math student mistakes! https://youthareawesome.com/5-common-math-student-mistakes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-common-math-student-mistakes Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:12:30 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=25373 We’ve all been there: you do a math test, you’re feeling really confident, and then you get the test back, and you’ve got one question wrong! After you look to see what happened, you say “Oh, I see what I did wrong!” Somewhere, you’ve made a (as my dad labels it) “careless mistake” in either […]

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]]> Poetry: Graduation! https://youthareawesome.com/poetry-graduation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poetry-graduation Fri, 27 May 2011 15:09:35 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=17634 So it’s that time of year again….Grade 12 Graduation!  Words like: ‘diplomas’ and ‘prom’ are just some of the things on the minds of Grade 12 students across the city.  Ok, I can’t really speak from experience as I won’t be graduating for another couple of years.  My concert band however, has the honour of playing for […]

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