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Cannabis: What Parents/Guardians and Caregivers Need to Know
Parents here is a 6 sheet PDF from The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) with information to help you on the conversation of legalized Marijuana. This fact sheet on recreational cannabis is for parents/guardians and caregivers of youth in grades 6 to 12....
A New Narrative: Talking to your teens about TV/Movies: Vlog 3 of 5
Talking to your kids about TV/Movies. This is part 3 of a 5 part video blog (vlog) series where we will be looking at trying to change the narrative of how we speak to our kids about technology. We will look at current ways parents talk to teens about tech and then...
How tech companies are addressing screen addiction
A really important conversation here. From app developers to tech behemoths such as Google and Facebook, companies have spent years working to make consumer technology as addictive as possible. After all, time spent with their products could equal big bucks for the...
A New Narrative: Talking to your teens about social Media: Vlog 2 of 5
Talking to your teens about social media is an important part of parenting in this modern culture we live in today. This is part 2 of a 5 part video blog (vlog) series where we will be looking at trying to change the narrative of how we speak to our kids about...
A New Narrative: Talking to your teens about phones: Vlog 1 of 5
Talking to your teens about phones is an important part of parenting in this modern culture we live in today. This is part 1 of a 5 part video blog (vlog) series where we will be looking at trying to change the narrative of how we speak to our teens about technology...
Parenting Tip: When asked if you can drive anywhere … say yes!
This is a very simple parenting tip: I want you to drive your kids and your kid's friends places and just listen. It is a very easy way to get a front row seat (literally) to the lives of your kids.I am not saying we stop having our kids take the bus to school to...
Finally, Apple Releases Screen Time Controls
I was going to write a blog this week on the new Screen Controls Apple added in their new operating system (iOS12). This morning this article came through from the people at Screenagers and it is fantastic. The goal of using something like this is to not over-parent,...
Parents: Why you should subscribe to Apple Music or Spotify
As a parent, I think that music subscription services are a great thing to subscribe to for your family. It allows your kids to have access to tens of millions of songs. Check out the video. Love to hear your thoughts on this.
How to help your child during a panic attack
How to help your child during a panic attack. I often get emails from parents asking me about how they can help their child when they are having a panic/anxiety attack. In this video, we will look at some definitions, some signs your child might be having a...
10 ways to slow down | important life lessons
Here are 10 ways to slow down life. As parents life is busy trying to balance family and work. The truth is life is busy for everyone. We need to look at slowing life down in our homes not only for our kid's sake but for our own sanity as well. This vlog is 10 ways I...
