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August 30, 2017August 30, 2017

How to Treat the Back to School Blues

As summer winds down, Back to School time in Ottawa is upon us. Let’s be honest: not many people actually...

July 27, 2017July 28, 2017

Why all the fuss about fidget spinners? This year’s summer fad, in Ottawa and around the world, isn’t an...

June 23, 2017June 23, 2017

Summer is here in Ottawa, and soon our high-schooler’s will be out of school! Summer vacation is a yearly occasion...

June 5, 2017June 5, 2017

In 2017, parents need to teach their children how to responsibly use the internet. Problematically, many parents don’t even have the...

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017

The adolescent mind is a chaotic one. Not only is the brain going through a critical period of growth and...

May 2, 2017May 2, 2017

Many kids who struggle at school do so not because they are incapable of success, but because they have learned to believe that...

April 28, 2017May 2, 2017

So we’ve gone over the neurological, psychological, and social changes that characterize adolescence in Part 1 of this 2 part...

April 7, 2017April 7, 2017

Parents with young teens understand better than anyone that adolescence is a period of substantial change for their children, but...

March 16, 2017March 16, 2017

All throughout the news in Ottawa, parents are made aware of the rising presence and danger of Fentanyl in the illicit...

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017

Finding and working a part-time job, for many, is a simple rite of passage through the teenage years. With no...