How do we deal with kid’s unhealthy eating habits?

Promote healthy eating

Gain valuable insights and practical tips for promoting healthy eating habits in children and teens without shame. With these strategies, you can help your child develop a positive relationship with food and healthy eating habits for a lifetime of good health and well-being.

Should Parents Debrief the Day Before Bedtime? Exploring the Pros and Cons

Discover the pros and cons of parents debriefing before bedtime. Learn how this practice can promote emotional intelligence, strengthen the parent-child relationship, and improve sleep quality, but also the potential drawbacks to consider. Explore whether debriefing is the right choice for your family.

Sensory Processing Differences in the Classroom

For neurodivergent children with sensory processing differences, a busy, noisy class can be overwhelming. Sensory overload makes learning and self-regulation difficult, which can lead to problematic behaviours and/or emotional meltdown.

Are Resolutions Important for Kids?

Resolutions are important for kids

Setting goals gives kids a sense of purpose and boosts other key skills like responsibility, self-awareness, initiative, persistence, focus, planning, and prioritizing.

Back To School Anxiety: Get Ready Early!

For many children, anxiety levels have skyrocketed at the thought of having to reintroduce themselves back into school. It is important to get anxious kiddos ready for the transition back to school sooner than later.

Punishment Doesn’t Teach

Punishment Doesn't Teach, Calgary

Punishment. A tricky subject. I find that, more and more, parents have a hard time wrapping their heads around punishment. Or rather, not punishing their child. I often get a lot of push-back from parents about how their child has to be taught a lesson. That their child will otherwise “get away with it.” At […]

Finding the Good

Over the holidays I wrote a post about setting the intention to create Happy Holidays for yourself. On a walk with my mom yesterday, we chatted about setting our intentions and where we focus our attention. I believe there is a “field of possibilities” that we have control over.