Reality Check by Sheila Wray Gregoire (2004

Are you: Yearning for romance, though the Barney videos and teddy bears keep getting in the way? Exhausted by chauffeuring your children to every activity under the sun? Embarrassed by your kids' temper tantrums? Overwhelmed by what your grandchildren are facing in school? Thrilled to be a parent but not thrilled by the housework? Worried about what's going to become of the next generation? Then you need a Reality Check! For everyone who loves kids but is in need of some common-sense wisdom with a good dose of humour, these columns will help you think, relax, and even laugh. "Sheila gives a much needed voice to the traditional values and common-sense principles so often lacking in today's society. She places our attention on what should matter most in our lives our families." Daryl Kramp, MP, Prince Edward Hastings "The insights that Sheila gives me into her life and feelings expand my own perspective on everyday decisions I must make."Ernie Parsons, MPP, Prince Edward Hastings "My friend Sheila Gregoire has this uncanny wisdom there are things that Sheila says that will roll around in my mind and heart for days! And I think it's that wisdom, couched in her down-to-earth humour, that makes me want to listen to it. Sheila doesn't put herself on a pedestal but comes alongside and says, hey, have you ever thought of it this way? I'm glad she's my friend what a treasure we have in Quinte with this lady!" Dana Rogalsky, DJ, UCB 102.3 My mother and I look forward to Sheila's columns every Monday! Dr. Maureen Simmons, family physician Sheila Gregoire is a popular writer and speaker who has appeared on CBC Radio, "Eye on Toronto," "At Home Live," "100 Huntley Street," and many more, talking about the nitty-gritty of parenting. She and her husband Keith homeschool their two daughters, Rebecca and Katie. They live in Belleville, Ontario. Sheila s Reality Check columns appear in the Belleville Intelligencer and the Penticton Southern Exposure.