Oct 6, 2020
OUR SPEAKER: Elie Wehbe is a Senior Security Specialist for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and the father of a young family. Through his presentation, he will: Share tips on the proper use of social media to help foster family life, friendships, and...
Oct 5, 2020
Articles Kindness means thinking of others and acting in ways that contribute to their happiness. Complaining certainly doesn’t do that. If you’ve been trying to make kindness part of your family culture and there’s still a lot of complaining, it’s time...
Oct 5, 2020
Articles Kindness is the virtue of thinking of others—caring about their feelings, needs, and happiness. In a previous post “Raising Kind Kids: 5 Simple Things You Can Do,” I described how to cultivate kindness in everyday family life. But what should you do...
Oct 5, 2020
Articles Tired of asking your kids to put down their phones and look at you when you’re talking with them? Guilty of checking your own phone and half-listening when they’re trying to talk to you? Wish your child didn’t always answer “Nothing” when you ask,...
Oct 5, 2020
Articles This is the first of a series of articles adapted by Dr Tom Lickona from his new book, How to Raise Kind Kids: And Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain, published by Penguin in April. Dr Lickona is a developmental psychologist...
Oct 5, 2020
Articles Book review: How to Raise Kind Kids: And Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain, by Thomas Lickona. Penguin Books (April 10, 2018) Kindness is not moral confetti that good people sprinkle randomly and benignly. It is not a nice but...
Oct 4, 2020
Articles Image: Disney Having a schedule is important to children. It satisfies their craving for order Everyone talks about a second wave. But us moms know there is another, equally worrisome second wave that is already threatening our families – the second...
Dec 13, 2019
An IFFD course for parents of children aged 8-10 (or soon to be)! This is an IFFD (International Federation for Family Development) parenting course designed to provide parents of children aged 8-10 years with practical knowledge and skills for enjoying this stage of...
Oct 12, 2019
Articles As a mother of 6, aged 16 to 25, our guest speaker of the Bright and Cheerful Home Series, Sue Dvorak understood the busyness of today’s parents and craziness of today’s culture. Like a peer mentor, she generously shared her insights and experiences...
Sep 19, 2019
A talk for parents of children of ALL ages and stages. Come join us and learn how to talk to your kids about challenging subjects. There are many challenges in the culture today. How do we help our kids? Sue will talk about… How to transmit your values to your...
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