This is a supportive and educational series for parents of children ages 6 to 12 years. Understanding middle childhood development, encouraging social-emotional competency, responding to school and family life challenges, fostering positive peer relationships, communicating effectively, understanding temperament, and strategies for effective, positive discipline in the middle years will be covered. Parenting styles and coping […]
Read More →The Baby’s and Sleep presentation is most relevant to parents of babies’ age birth to 1 year who are struggling with their baby’s sleep, or want to learn more about helping their baby develop good sleep habits, now or in the future. Frequently asked questions or challenges like the following are addressed: Why does my […]
Read More →Let us know what topics you are interested in as we enjoy working with you to design workshops to meet the needs of your families and community. Some of our Single Workshops include: Understanding Temperment Temper Tantrums – Anchoring the Storm Transitioning From One Child to Two. Technology and Your Child. Separation Anxiety Social and Emotional […]
Read More →Anyone with more than one child can
tell you that children can be very different,
even given the same home environment
and same parents….
Your children may not be listening to you
but research suggests they may be
mirroring you.
There has been a noted shift, particularly in the
past five years, with respect to gender norms
surrounding work and care and fathers wanting
to be more involved. In 12 per cent of Canada’s
two-parent families in 2011, it was the men who
stayed home while their wives were […]
Although preschoolers can appreciate
sharing as a social norm, they don’t
really embrace the principle until they’re
at least 7, according to the study,
published in the journal PLOS One.
As couples are starting families later
in life and they are facing increasing
economic pressures, more and more
parents are wondering whether or not
they will have that second child.
Parenting is a so much about teamwork,
and more often than not, partners parent
differently. When parental differences can
be aligned, this collaboration provides
opportunities for sharing, creativity, and
understanding one another better.
A very recent study out of UBC, soon to be published
in an upcoming issue of the journal Psychological
Science, reveals data showing that in homes where
fathers pitched in, daughters held broader career
goals.
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