Despite decades of social and legal progress, racism remains a persistent threat to the well-being of Black, Indigenous, and other people of colour (BIPOC). Systemic racism is still present in many institutions, including schools, and it affects children as well as adults. Over half of all children in Canada say they’ve witnessed racial bullying at school, and 21% haven’t ...
In recent years, the rise of cyber bullying has drawn attention to the many diverse forms bullying can take. At the same time, however, parents and teachers remain under-informed about many aspects of this harmful behaviour pattern. Not only does this make it more difficult to understand the trauma many children and teens endure, it limits our ability to give ...
Bullying often leaves deep psychological scars. If your child has been verbally or physically harassed by classmates, he (or she) probably dreads returning to school. As a parent, you may have your own anxieties about sending your child back to an environment where he feels threatened. Though bullying is a serious problem, there are ways to limit its impact. Knowing ...
Children today are raised with their social lives never far from reach, having access to wireless communication devices typically as soon as they reach school age. In an era when safety concerns are paramount and many households are eschewing the use of a land line, equipping even young children with mobile devices can feel more like a necessity than a ...
As a psychologist living and working in Toronto, where 51% of residents were born outside Canada, I deal with immigration related ...
For parents, even the little white lies that children sometimes tell - e.g., claiming to have completed their homework ...
Autism has been in the spotlight for many years. In movies, television, and novels, autistic characters are portrayed to have ...
For the parents of overweight children, every day is a balancing act; on one hand, there is the natural desire to show one's child unconditional love and acceptance - no matter his size - and on the other hand, there is the knowledge that obesity carries with it serious health risks and cannot be simply left untreated. There are emotional ...
