While educators in Netflix’s ‘Matilda the Musical’ aren’t meant to be blueprints for contemporary teaching, they suggest the powerful ways attentive adults can make a difference in children’s lives.
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To protect communities, we must improve the likelihood that accused people can comply with their bail conditions by offering greater support on several fronts, from social services to law enforcement.
Parenting is difficult and there can be added pressure and stress during holidays. Creating safe, secure, loving environments and being present with your children is the greatest gift you can give.
Dads and caregivers play important roles in supporting the development of loving relationships.
Art can be a way to promote and support mental health in children, and understanding children’s experiences through the pandemic as seen through children’s art may help support them into the future.
Grief encompasses our emotional responses to change and loss, and children’s grief might be expressed in what psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross described as the five common stages of grief.
For many children, the anticipation of Santa’s imminent journey down the chimney to deliver gifts is nothing but magical.
Frozen II teaches children that venturing into the enchanted forest — stepping outside of comfort zones while looking to trusted guides or companions — can be a place of positive transformation.
L'âge idéal pour un Halloween non supervisé est très discutable. Mais un certain risque raisonnable est important pour le développement des enfants.
The right age for an unsupervised Halloween is highly debatable, but it’s something parents should carefully consider. Some reasonable risk is important for development.
High-quality early child care and education affects children’s overall health and well-being, and is key for all the qualities children need to contribute to society and the economy.
‘The Lion King’ illustrates how a child moves through five stages of grief with the support of loving friends, family and community.
Our children can’t continue to grow up in a world where only women raise them, either at home or in early care and learning.
Early experiences with our primary caregivers teach us what to expect throughout life.
Parents’ social media sharing about the potentially harmful impact of media on children reflects underlying questions about how to best protect and nurture impressionable minds.
Even superheroes can’t do it alone – relationships are the most important factor in protecting us from negative outcomes and teaching us adversity doesn’t have to be harmful.
Providing the experience of love, trust, emotional availability and connection in the classroom is particularly important for children who don’t have secure relationships at home.
Hide the credit cards and instead build traditions with your kids. Supporting a child through gift disappointment is important to their emotional, cognitive and social development.
The Toronto cop who apprehended the van attack suspect is being lauded internationally for refraining from using deadly force as he apprehended him. Here’s how everything went right for the constable.
As Pink Shirt Day approaches, early childhood educators offer practical strategies for parents and teachers to create an inclusive environment and reduce bullying.
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Program Head of Psychology, University of Guelph-Humber
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Assistant Program Head of Early Childhood Studies, University of Guelph-Humber
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Assistant Program Head, Justice Studies, University of Guelph-Humber
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Assistant Professor, Justice Studies, University of Guelph-Humber
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Program Head of Early Childhood Studies, University of Guelph-Humber
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Program Head, Family & Community Social Services, University of Guelph-Humber
