Grey-Bruce Kids Winter 2021/22

FROM THE PUBLISHER
Celebrating 10 years!
“The days are long but the years are short.”
It’s a quote that every young parent hears at some point from well-meaning,
experienced people, when they are in the trenches of parenting. It’s only when you are
able to take a step back that you can truly appreciate this statement.
CONTENTS
4 Family
10 Posture
With this issue, we are celebrating our 10th anniversary of publishing Grey-Bruce
Kids and I’m not sure how we got here so fast. Publishing this magazine, much like
parenting, is a true act of love. We started this publication when our daughters were
four years and 10 months old (read our full story on Page 4), and have raised the
magazine alongside them.
Starting it was much like parenting – learning as you go, feeling overwhelmed, feeling
proud, asking for help/not asking for help, late nights and early mornings, some tears,
some laughs, and making mistakes, while celebrating our successes.
It’s certainly much easier to shut down the laptop at night than put kids to bed, and
publishing our three magazines (sister publications Grey-Bruce and Huron-Perth
Boomers) requires far fewer snacks, no toilet training or breaking up of fist-fights than
raising a family. Yet, reflecting on the last 10 years, I recognize how much I have grown
both as a parent and as a business owner.
14 Healthy parents
16 Cool Kids
22 Grandparenting
26 Resources
30 Recipes
The saying, “It takes a village to raise a child (or a business)” is also very apt. This
publication has thrived because of you – our loyal readers, writers, graphic designers,
advertisers, distributors, family, friends and local cheerleaders.
I am honoured to have provided a free local resource for parents in Grey and Bruce
counties over the past decade. After the last 18 months, the only thing we know for
sure is that nothing is for sure – you just have to enjoy the ride while you are on it!
My thanks to our contributors in this issue – Dr. Brad Murray writes about posture
and how it affects your children. Tori Hamilton shares her wisdom on how to stay
healthy in all aspects of your life. Sande and Rick Irwin reflect on what being a
grandparent means to them and how to
maximize your time spent with grandkids.
We also check in on some of our ‘Cool Kids’
to see what they’re up to now (hint, they’re
still awesome!).
Thanks again for your continued support!
Amy Irwin, Publisher
Cover: Jace and Layne Irwin,
daughters of Grey-Bruce Kids
Publisher Amy.
Photo by LPhotography
WINTER 2021/22
Publisher
Amy Irwin
amy@greybrucekids.com
Magazine Design
Becky Grebenjak
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Grey-Bruce Kids is distributed for free in Grey and
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