7 Picture Books That Can Help Kids Learn About Feelings
Learning ‘feeling’ language to communicate one’s emotions is a critical developmental milestone in the early years. The following picture books are some of my favourites…
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Playing Matchmaker: Cultivating Relationships with Teachers and Adults Who Care for Our Kids
When we give birth to a child, we also need to cultivate the village of adults that will help us raise them. This community may…
The Teacher Has My Child’s Heart
With relief and delight my sister called me and said her 6 year old son had just drawn a picture of someone he loved –…
The Five Things Master Teachers Know and Do
What is the difference between a great teacher and a master teacher? After years of hiring and working with teachers, along with decades of experience…
The Lost Art of Play, on CBC with Stephen Quinn
An interview based on the presentation Lost Art of Play: Helping Children Become their Own Person for the Vancouver International Children’s Festival PEP series. It aired on…
Starting School: Four Strategies for Helping with Separation Anxiety and Settling In
First day at school pictures seem to fill family photo albums. These images capture the significance of the ‘going-back-to-school’ ritual, a celebration of a key…
Plugged In: Growing Up in a Digital World
I remember being overjoyed when my parents bought our first dishwasher. Overnight I was rescued from the drudgery of washing dinner plates. I was even…
The Delicate Dance of Work and Play
Children typically associate summertime with rest and play whereas September can bring groans in returning to schoolwork. While play and work are opposite they are…
The Role of Desire in Learning
My husband is an avid downhill mountain biker and would love nothing more than to share this love of bikes with our two daughters. The…
The Miracle of Maturation
An apple seed doesn’t look anything like an apple and it is amazing that a whole tree can come from such a tiny object. I…
