Why you should say sorry to your kids

Yes, children need guidance, they need their parents to be positive role models and they need to learn to show respect, but there’s also other important things they need to learn – their parents are human, their parents are also… Continue Reading >

Clear Communication

Communication is one of the most vital components for establishing and sustaining both personal and professional relationships.  So, what exactly is it? It is formally defined as the action or process of sending (talking, texting, emailing, mailing, transmitting codes/symbols, using… Continue Reading >

5 New Ways to Avoid Parent-Teen Conflict at Christmas Time…

…and create a Family celebration that’s full of meaning, connection, and happy memories! Christmas can be a uniquely challenging time of year for parents and teens. It only comes around once, so the occasion is loaded with cultural meaning, heightened… Continue Reading >

How to help teach children empathy and strengthen their emotional Intelligence

As parents, we always want what’s best for our children. We want them to be emotionally intelligent and hope to instil in them a sense of empathy and compassion so that they can grow up to be caring, considerate adults…. Continue Reading >

Pursuing Happiness Does Not Make You Happy

Who at times in their life have thought that if they work really hard at something, that once they achieve it, they think they’re going to feel super happy and satisfied? For instance, you might have thought: “if I just… Continue Reading >

Top 6 Affirmations to Say to Your Child During their Early Stages of Growth | Charlotte Ziff | Ep 204

In life, all we ever want or aim to achieve is in the pursuit of happiness and the attainment of experiencing and feeling it After all, there isn’t anything more important than being happy, and ensuring children are too. Have… Continue Reading >

Why It’s Important Not to Rush and Fix our Kid’s Feelings | Rachel Tomlinson | Ep 203

Our Emotions are the fuel to our thoughts and actions. How we feel helps form the lens through which we see the world around us and gives credence to our individual points of view. If our emotions have us in… Continue Reading >

*** Sesame Workshop Introduces New Sesame Street Muppet, Ji-Young | Autumn Zitani | Ep 200 ***

As we all know, each families’ race, ethnicity, and culture are important parts of their identity. Children, including very young children, understand and want to have a sense of belonging to their families’ racial, ethnic, and cultural group or groups…. Continue Reading >

10 Amazing Benefits of Sensory Play for Babies and Toddlers | Claire Behrmann | Ep 198

Did you know that sensory play is important for babies’ and toddlers’ brain development and the most critical period of time for children to be exposed to sensory play is within their early postnatal years? Why? It’s because over 90%… Continue Reading >

Surviving a New Baby in the Pandemic | Belinda Joyce | Ep 197

If you are planning to have a baby, are currently expecting or are with a newborn, and are navigating the complexities of parenting in a pandemic, then this chat is for you. The first moment you discover you’re expecting a… Continue Reading >