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7 FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT AND FUN PLACES IN CALGARY Hello, Welcome to my world. Today I am going to share with you 7 family fun places to take your children if you are in Calgary or if you are planning to visit Calgary. Note:  You will be required to sign a waiver. You will need to wear grip socks. If you don't have one, you can buy it from them. When you play the games at these centres, you may win tickets. You can exchange the tickets for gifts. You will need to pay to uses these facilities. Most of these places  have more than one location in Calgary. They all have food hubs to buy something to eat. You can have parties for your children in this location. The Rec Room The Rec Room is located in the Deerfoot Mall in Calgary. They have a restaurant where you can eat and then an entertainment complex space. When we went there, we eat and then played the games in the entertainment complex. Pros They have a restaurant with some pretty good food  than the us...

  6 Extracurricular Activities for Children  #parenting   #momlife   #dadlife   #shorts #parentingtips

Before you have your baby, read this!     NB: Caveat - This post is PG16, Explicit   I had absolutely no idea of what I am about to share with you before I had a baby. And I am guessing there are people here who probably have no idea as well; and that is why I am sharing them. So here you go with things I wished I knew before I had a baby:   1.       Soreness in my Vagina.   I think that should have been obvious right? Well, a baby(big) was going to come out of my vagina (small) and so it will make sore. No, it was not that obvious to me. So, I walked into the labour delivery ward for checkup because my water broke, and I saw a young woman being wheeled out after having a baby and thought she came to have the baby in a wheelchair. Not knowing, I was going to be wheeled out the next day because I will be to sore to walk. After I had my baby. I tried to get up to use the washroom and I almost fell. The nurse rushed to hold me and told me t...

 5 Things to Teach Children when they are Young  1. Entrepreneur skills  This is important for two reasons: 1. If you are an entrepreneur yourself, then this is important.  You need to teach your children some entrepreneurial skills. This is because they might be learning from you and would like to be entrepreneurs one day.   Teach them entrepreneurial skills such as: How to start a business? How to maintain and grow a business? How to promote/market a business? How to get funding for a business? Book keeping? Investment and Savings The above are all great skills that your children will thank you for, even if they do not want to be entrepreneurs.  Not everyone, wants to be an entrepreneur and so it's okay if they don't follow in your foot steps. 2. If you are not an entrepreneur, your children might need it of their personal growth or for when they'd decide to venture into business.  2. Consent Consent is very important. You need to teach you...

6 Extracurricular Activities for Children  1. Swimming  2. Learn a Musical Instrument  3. Taekwando/Martial Arts 4. Coding 5. Art: Dance/Acting/Painting/Vocal coaching  6. Sports: Gymnastics/Hockey/Socccer/Basketball Relevance of Children's  Extracurricular Activities   a. "Me Time" for parents and guardians. b. Makes the children versatile c. Takes them away from the screen d. Broaden their knowledge e. Learn a new skill f. Networking - Bond and socialize with other people g. Makes them tired so they sleep early  

  Being present in your children’s life can take many dimensions which include 1.       Physical 2.       Emotionally/Psychologically 3.       Spiritual 4.       Financial, etc.   Most parents often focus on the spiritual (they pray and fast for them) and financial (they provide for them and buy them gifts) aspects, which are great!  Please continue doing that.  Most often, the physical and Emotional/Psychological aspects are ignored.  This blogpost is about being present Physically and Emotionally/Psychologically for your children.  As parents, we need to be there for our children physically and emotionally/psychologically. My story I have talked about how my mum was present in my life in this blogpost, Your children should be your friends. The best thing I had as a child was a mother that was present. Till now, my mum is my best friend.  My m...

  Teaching Moment: Teach your Child(ren) about Gambling A short story I love watching  reality shows  and when they are child friendly, I watch them with my children. There is a new reality show on Netflix called dance100 and I decided to watch it a few days ago.  My child watched on and off with me when I was watching it. For the finale, they settled by me so we could watch it together. I asked who they thought will win the show.  They choose Keenan and I choose Brandi. Before I chose Brandi, I went online and checked who won the show. Then I decided to use that as a teaching moment to teach them about gambling.  So I told my child, "If Keenan wins, I will give you $5 and if Brandi wins, you will give me $5". My child was excited and screamed, "yes I am in. Keenan is going to win and I will take your $5 and add it to my saving and have $130." My partner warned them severally that I was cheating and they should not bet with me. My child did not back ou...

  If you want to listen on the go, you can do so via this podcast link:  https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/this-and-that-with-draoa/episodes/HOW-I-EFFECTIVELY-MANAGE-MY-9-TO-5--VOLUNTEERING-AND-OTHER-BUSINESSES-e213egf If you would rather watch me then use this link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEygoajjdqQ   HOW I EFFECTIVELY MANAGE MY 9 TO 5, VOLUNTEERING AND 5 OTHER BUSINESSES Historically, women have had to choose between having a family, an education or a career. I believe a woman can have it all if she wants! I have A PHD Career Family I volunteer and manage Multiple Side Businesses I do get a lot of people ask me, how I am able to do all that I do.  In today's blog post, I talk about how I manage all these competing priorities. Not everyone needs to run multiple businesses or be a serial entrepreneur.  This blogpost is for people that have a lot on their plate and are wondering how to effectively manage them.  I have a YouTube video ...