Until Canadians challenge the normalization of violence against children, we will continue to support, or at least tacitly condone, something that by all accounts is harmful.
Remember to look for the positives in your child’s report.
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Children in the early stages of learning to read should be given decodable books to practise and generalise their developing alphabetic skills.
As we look to improve the reading outcomes of our young children, more music education in our preschools and primary schools could be the answer.
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Most math classrooms feature a teacher lecturing and students quietly working on problems. But research shows that a different approach would lead to better results.
Roxy Jacenko and daughter Pixie (centre) at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia in 2016. Pixie’s Instagram account has more than 100,000 followers and she has a signature line of hair bows.
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A growing number of parents are making money out of their children by turning them into social media celebrities. But the chimera of corporate branding is no antidote for lives lived in precarious times.
Praising and encouraging your children will likely make you feel less stressed about your parenting duties.
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Parent blaming has taken a new turn – no longer just criticised for failing to attend to their child’s every need, parents are now being condemned for ‘over-parenting’.
Some level of communication between ex-partners is needed when parenting together.
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The signs might be there. But parents and clinicians will still wonder if there’s some foolproof way to determine whether their children are actually trans. There isn’t one – and that’s okay.
Parent engagement offices in ministries of education, parent engagement consultants, parent mentor programs: such measures could revolutionize schools and boost student achievement.
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
Assistant professor, School of Psychology, Scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa