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Podcasts:
Dr. Gabor Maté talks about how hidden stress from childhood and beyond can impact overall health and even evoke diseases like cancer and multiple sclerosis.
From the Brothers Grimm to Disney, fairy tales have endured for centuries. Our panel discusses why, and recommends some favourites. Panelists: editor Gillian O'Reilly, storyteller Mariella Bertelli and teacher Sandy Bollenbach.
Psychologist Robin Alter explains how a vivid imagination can cause childhood anxiety and how to help kids deal with it.
Kwame McKenzie, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, explains how racism can lead to poor mental and physical health in children and what parents and communities can do to protect them.
Depression is the most common childhood mental illness. Child psychiatrist, Dr. Marshall Korenblum, explains why and provides a primer on how to spot depression in your child- and what to do about it.
Jennifer Kolari, child and family therapist and author of "Connected Parenting: How to Raise a Great Kid," describes how to practise her CALM technique and how it can impact the part of the brain responsible for a child's behaviour.
Educator and consultant Patricia Bucci discusses preparing a future generation for knowledge and jobs not yet discovered at the KMT Child Development and Community conference in Toronto.
Gordon Neufeld talks about peer orientation and how what kids really need is close relationships with their parents not their friends at the KMT Child Learning and Community conference.
Sibling rivalry happens when kids feel envy, jealousy or resentment, and can lead to arguments, fights, and competition for attention and power. What can parents do to keep the peace? Dr. Oren Amitay, a registered psychologist and a lecturer at Ryerson University, joins Cheryl Jackson to discuss sibling rivalry.
Sibling rivalry happens when kids feel envy, jealousy or resentment, and can lead to arguments, fights, and competition for attention and power. What can parents do to keep the peace? Dr. Oren Amitay, a registered psychologist and a lecturer at Ryerson University, joins Cheryl Jackson to discuss sibling rivalry.
How can you incorporate literacy into everyday family activities? ABC Life Literacy President Margaret Eaton gives us tips.
How can you incorporate literacy into everyday family activities? ABC Life Literacy President Margaret Eaton gives us tips.
Graphic novelist Jeff Smith and a panel of experts discuss whether or not graphic novels are good enough for the classroom.
Graphic novelist Jeff Smith and a panel of experts discuss whether or not graphic novels are good enough for the classroom.
The new Minister of Education opened the 2011 People for Education conference. It was her inaugural speech in the new portfolio.
