Media Literate Parenting

Ontario is one of several jurisdictions currently enacting smartphone bans in public schools. It might seem strange to see this legislation arise some 15 years after the smartphone became [...]

Pop sonnets, Grinches and more…our first newsletter of 2024 is a goldmine of classroom resources! Click here to read.

One of the most common questions I am asked as an educator by families I work with is about how much screen time is too much screen time. While I am not an expert in this area exclusively I [...]

When my son was born nine years ago it was a big deal! He was the first grandchild and our first child. Our close and extended family eagerly awaited the news of his arrival and when he did [...]

by Neil Andersen & Chelsea Attwell This idea is an extension/remix of an existing concept I saw several years ago. A frequent traveler had created books for tourists to help them get [...]

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Mental Wellness One Year On in the Pandemic Wellness expert Glenys Vivian returned to help Neil and Carol understand how to support those around us, and ways we all might go forward together – [...]

I think this is the first time that I will have posted an identical blog post in three different virtual places simultaneously: (L-R) Mary, Peter, Diana My Personal [...]

kali9   Glenys Vivian, education and school-based wellness lead with Ontario’s York Region District School Board, has a wealth of expertise in addressing children’s responses to trauma. She [...]

By Chelsea Attwell, Carol Arcus, Sarah Bayne and Diana Maliszewski In light of the Covid -19 pandemic many people are spending more time at home and engaging in various online and offline [...]