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Well-being
Keeping Healthy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said for many days, we are living in extraordinary times. Life as we know it has changed dramatically...
Keep ’em Calm…
Anxiety Canada’s free app, MindShift, uses cognitive-based tools to help reorient thinking and behavioural strategies. There’s a thought journal, coping cards and a “Chill...
Taking Care of Your Family’s Mental Health
Don’t keep your kids in the dark As scary as this all feels for adults, it can be even more frightening for kids. Children...
Quit Riffin’ on Your Kid
Parents have the mistaken goal of trying to teach their children the shortcuts to becoming a high functioning adult. We have learned so much...
Advice from a Teenager
Dear Mom and Dad,I need to teach you a few things about parenting.Love, your TeenagerNot only do I research and write about teens, but...
The Importance of Friendship…for Parents!
February: the month of love. Love takes many different forms, and lately I’m feeling particularly grateful for the friendships in my life. Parenting young...
Heart, Broken
Recently, as I was flicking through photos on my iPhone, I stumbled across a pair of back-to-back selfies I’d taken last May. In the...
Getting Help for Anxiety
My son Angus was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder last winter during his psychoeducational assessment. It wasn’t a surprise. Angus has always been an...
Different Kinds of Attention
Negative attention can take many forms, but one of them is allowing your child to take you away from something that is important to...
What We Remember
Sue Fast -
What do you remember about your childhood? While there are bound to be the big-ticket memories—like a holiday in Disneyland or a cross-Canada road...
Avoiding Seasonal Stress
When it comes to the holidays, there seems to be a mixed-bag of emotions. Some people are eager to put up their lights and...
The Art of Listening
You never listen to me! Have you heard one word that I have said?We have all had the experience of being in a conversation...
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