Our children are growing up in an online world, where the internet, apps and interactive gaming is as common as television, books and movies. From their context, the technology has always existed, and they don’t view their online activity with the same concern and...
“Today I was reminded that the most important thing is my safety – not the awkward feelings of others! I don’t need to worry about offending someone or protecting their feelings if they seem risky to me.” (Jagdeep V. Sept 2019) I just love comments like this in our...
As the season of family and extended family and friend get-togethers unfolds in the coming days and weeks, here are a few things to consider to ensure your children feel safe and respected. Friends and family members are be familiar to you, the adults. Grown-ups are...
Recently I was contacted by a local radio station (interview to come soon!) to comment on an article written by Meghan Collie of Global News (Posted October 18, 2019). In her article, she references a survey that was done in April 2019 by Runner’s World. “A recent...
A gut feeling would be an intuition, a gut reaction would be an instinct – BenCole 2012 When we see a television program about animals of prey in the wild fleeing from fear of a predator, that is a perfect depiction of an instinctual response. It is the gut reaction....
