School Health
During the summertime, we tend to be more permissive about our children's sleeping schedule. But once the school year begins, we must set bedtimes for our children. Adequate sleep is the best way to keep children concentrated, in shape and in a good mood; ready to face a full day of school!
Homework and Study
Back to school period hits us all like a ton of bricks. It doesn't just affect your child! We have to help with homework, wash the uniforms, get all the right supplies ready, and the list goes on. Here are 10 strategies to survive the few first weeks and how to get back into the routine.
Relationships with Others
Nobody ever calls your child; he never asks anyone over and he seems to be playing alone at school. Is there something deeper going on?
Behaviours and Discipline
How useful is that consistency with a capital “C” that everyone is talking about? Super useful, I swear. But what is consistency exactly?
Integration
Starting school, or even going back to school, every September, represents an important moment in your child’s life. Here are some ways in which your child can learn to adapt to school.
Problems
Does your child whines every morning before leaving for school? Do they make up crazy stories to avoid doing homework? What if your child is feeling stressed out about going to school?
Relationships with Others
Your child doesn’t listen to you? Do they disobey you? Do they get hostile or aggressive when you ask them to do something? Why and how should you react? Here is some advice.
Activities and Hobbies
Summer is ending but that doesn't mean the special activities with the kids have to end! Why not try your hand at easy and educative scientific experiments that allow them to learn while having fun... and get them in the mood for school!
Eating Habits
If they gave in to their child’s every whim, some parents would build a menu around chicken nuggets, spaghetti and... chicken nuggets!
Tests and Stress
Are excessive noises starting to spook your little ones? Explore what’s triggering their fear and find out how you can be a calming presence.
Kindergarten
Your baby's all grown up and starting kindergarten. You're proud, but you also notice that they have started developing some unsettling behaviours. Keep reading to learn more about how kids adjust to school and peer influences!
Kindergarten
Children start developing the skills that will help them in school from the first years of life. Parents and childcare workers play a role in helping children get ready for school.
Looking for inspiration to stay busy and entertained during the Holidays ? We have great suggestions for the whole family!
We rediscover Christmas through the eyes of children : meeting Santa Claus, writing him a letter, seeing all the colorful parades, the movies we love to watch in anticipation of the big night…
