For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
If you blame other people for how you feel and think, you are out of control and your moods and feelings are dependent upon something or someone other than you. – Dr. Martin Collis The poet Francis described looking at some aspen trees as they surrendered their...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
The Great Disconnect Can we ever kick our smartphone addiction? was a discussion in January and February by phone and email. (Globe and Mail, February 17, 2018) The participants were: Norman Doidge, MD, a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, author. He is on the Research...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
This is the question. We hope to achieve a work/life balance but this can be difficult at times, or even impossible. A particular project or a family situation, for example, can take a colossal investment of time. An intense focus impacts on our life’s balance. All...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
MediaSmarts, a non-profit digital literacy organization, surveyed 5,436 young Canadian students across the country. They ranged in age from grades 4 to 11. Questions about sexuality were limited to students in grades 7 through 11. The evidence showed a concerning...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
Obesity rates soaring worldwide! According to the most comprehensive global assessment ever conducted on obesity titled Global Burden of Disease Study 2013, the last 30 years have seen obesity rising everywhere in the world. Some of the most dramatic increases are...
