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Summer Time – Summer Fun

Are you looking for fun, free events in Burnaby? Summer time is an opportunity to change gears and shift down to SLOW. We can reconnect with our families and share moments of exploration, discovery, togetherness and fun. Please have a look at the following websites that provide so many options

Kids do Well if they Can

Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., is an American
clinical child psychologist and author
who encourages us to shift our way of
thinking and change our philosophy from
‘kids do well if they want to’,
to ‘kids do well if they can’…..

Teaching Resiliency

Resiliency refers to the capacity of
human beings to survive and thrive
in the face of adversity.
Resiliency research has taught
us how to help children in
adverse circumstances to
overcome the odds and grow up
to become….

Understanding Temperament

Anyone with more than one child can
tell you that children can be very different,
even given the same home environment
and same parents….

Mirror, Mirror…

Your children may not be listening to you
but research suggests they may be
mirroring you.

Rethinking ‘At-Home’ Dads

There has been a noted shift, particularly in the
past five years, with respect to gender norms
surrounding work and care and fathers wanting
to be more involved. In 12 per cent of Canada’s
two-parent families in 2011, it was the men who
stayed home while their wives were […]

The Myth of the Only Child

As couples are starting families later
in life and they are facing increasing
economic pressures, more and more
parents are wondering whether or not
they will have that second child.

Praising your child

We all want our children to feel good about themselves.
One of the ways we accomplish this is through praise.
However, research is showing that not all praise is equal.
Read more to learn about different types of praise
and how to use praise effectively

Maternity Leave Return.

Surviving the first week of work can be
hard after a year long maternity leave. Here
is one mother’s story of how to deal with those feelings.

Travelling with Children

Travelling with young children can sometimes
be more stressful for the parents, who worry about
how their child will react to a flight to how other
passengers may react to a crying infant. Read about
how one set of thoughtful parents made traveling with
their babies fun for all!