The Parents Blog

By Dominique Halet

Christmas is quickly approaching and the time has come to soon send our invitations to the Christmas Eve or Day dinner.

Special occasions are a great time for friends and family and, in order to please our guests, we have to be creative when it comes the time to create our menu. But… if the Christmas turkey is a delicious meal, we would sometimes change our habits and eat something else.

Here is a Christmas menu idea including four different dishes from soup to dessert; which are simple to make special occasion cooking recipes but include a nice alternative to the Christmas turkey.

(more…)

I love products that have the ability to change the way you live. Just as TiVo changed the way we watched television, the Apple TV has all but eliminated our DVD player. No more changing DVD’s or scratched discs, you just turn on the Apple TV, browse the menu for the movie you want to watch and press play. You and, most importantly, your kids will no longer have to wait for those annoying trailers that agonizingly prolong the start. Instant gratification.

(more…)

Finding good kids’ television programming can be a challenge. The language and themes of most children’s television shows leave a lot to be desired. That’s where Little Bear comes to the rescue.

Little Bear, based on the popular children’s books written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, tells the story about a young bear cub’s adventures with his animal friends. The stories are very smartly written with engaging characters and humorous wit but never contain anything inappropriate.

(more…)