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Teaching Our Children Digital Respect
What Does It Mean To Be A Respectful Digital Citizen? For those of us born in the 1980s or 90s,

BC Child Care Subsidies
Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative (CCFRI), 2022 Updates The British Columbia provincial government has just taken a huge step forward

The Importance of Raising Digital Citizens
The Importance of Teaching Digital Citizenship to Children for Future Life Success We’re all familiar with the idea of being

Empowering Children to Become Contributing Members of Society
Written by Lindsay Sealey For many, watching the news for even five minutes launches us into panic and overwhelm. With

How to Build and Boost Her Confidence
Written by Lindsay Sealey Bright and sparkly. This is how I’d describe seven-year-old Cloe. She’d bounce into my office wearing

Using Art for Development in the Early Years
Written by Jessie Curell Imagine this scene for a minute: Your child has a marker, crayon, or paintbrush in their

How to Validate Your Children’s Feelings
Written by Lindsay Sealey I talk to parents all the time about how to help their children feel their feelings.

Why Media Literacy is Important for Parents
Written by Jessie Curell So much of the information we are connected to and consuming online is media—the plural of

Becoming a Smarter Social Media Parent
Written by Jessie Curell The Background For several years now, Instagram and Facebook have been two of the most popular