by Grace McDonald | Jun 10, 2021 | Counselling
What can parents do to navigate the challenges of social media? One of the biggest parenting challenges right now is figuring out the best way to handle social media issues. Teens currently can have access to so many different apps, and it can be overwhelming for...
by Grace McDonald | Apr 15, 2021 | Counselling
As a Marriage & Family Therapist and a parent to 2 young boys, and I want to support people’s Mental Health and Family Relationships. This past year has been a challenging time for all of us in different ways, and it’s important that we all support...
by Grace McDonald | Oct 8, 2020 | Counselling
Getting parenting right, Dr. Gabor Mate, author of Hold On To Your Kids, stresses the importance of getting parenting right in the first 3 years. No pressure! He really captures the need for parents to securely attach to their kids from the start, in order to...
by Grace McDonald | Aug 3, 2020 | Counselling
What can we all do right now in response to the current and historic fighting, murdering and deeply embedded issue of systemic racism? Wow, big question! – Yes, we can donate to organizations like Black Lives Matter – Yes, we can continue to peacefully...
by Grace McDonald | Jun 13, 2020 | Counselling
Teach your kids to pick good partners. We can do this by talking about it, starting at a young age. Discussing things like: – the importance of loving others and receiving love – safely expressing feelings and they’re taken seriously – having a...
by Grace McDonald | Jun 4, 2020 | Counselling, Parenting
Parenting is stressful, humbling, and overwhelming, leaving us feeling helpless, hopeless, and lost. Especially right now during the pandemic, causing our baseline of anxiety to be higher than usual (see Pandi Tips). And to top it off, now you are a home school...
