Parenting moves fast. One minute you are answering a question, the next you are cleaning something, breaking up a disagreement, or trying to remember what you walked into the room for in the first place. It is constant, often loud, and rarely still. In the middle of all that, the idea of being calm and […]
Read through this article with your child and help them brainstorm answers to the questions provided. Invite the opportunity to explore your own family’s values, invite empathy for others, and promote growth of ideas and understanding. There are many different kinds of families. Some kids have only one parent, or their parents live at different […]
Somehow, summer just flew by (again), and now we’re already about to head back into the school grind. Whether you’re a parent, guardian or just someone who’s watching someone else go back to school, this time of year can hit differently; excitement, stress, maybe even a little dread. If you have kids returning, whether 5 […]
So you’ve decided to schedule a therapy session for your child. You are likely experiencing a range of emotions on their behalf, not to mention how you are coping yourself! Rest assured that your child’s counsellor will communicate and guide you and your child every step of the way. Even so, there are some important […]
Let’s be real, summer has a way of throwing us off balance. Routines change, school’s out, the days feel longer and suddenly, everything can either feel incredibly relaxing or downright chaotic. For parents, it can be a bit of both. On one hand, there’s more time to connect with family and friends and on the […]
As the warm weather becomes more and more familiar, the excitement for summer is starting to build for kids and adults alike! The arrival of summer marks an exciting opportunity to incorporate seasonal activities for your family, whether it’s exotic vacations or just a change of pace to a more laid-back normal. But amongst the […]
After reading Dr. Becky’s Good Inside, I reflected on the feeling of shame in children, and how this feeling comes up often in parenting sessions. For many children, shame is a feeling that communicates, “I can’t be feeling this way”, and “I’m bad”. Shame freezes children, which might look like your child refusing to apologize, […]
When the final bell rings at the end of the last day of school, it’s easy to expect students to jump for joy and throw their papers in the air in celebration. However, there are more than a handful of students who struggle with the changes of routine that come with the transition into summer. […]
Depression and anxiety are a relatively common mental health concern and rates are only growing, especially among the young. Considering the parallel growth of social media use and these mental health concerns, a lot of people have been looking into a link between them. Although it is very difficult to prove causation, studies have linked […]
We have to prepare the child for the path, not the path for the child Tim Elmore Preparing vs protecting. This has been described as the greatest paradox of parenting. Not only are these the two essential tasks involved in parenting, but they have a strange relationship to each other. At times, protecting a child […]
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