Episode 6 of the Parent Project Podcast is all about communication. How can we overcome communication barriers to improve relationships within our family? Parents and grandparents share communication challenges and successes with their kids and grandkids. “Less...
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Parent Project Podcast: Managing Big Emotions with Mindfulness
How do we practice mindfulness in the day-to-day of our busy family lives? In the fifth episode of the Parent Project podcast parents talk about personal experiences of practicing and fostering mindfulness in their kids. And they all agree: mindfulness, being in the...
35 years after Montreal Massacre, Stella Grand fights for safer environment for students
During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, leading up to the December 6th Memorial, we speak with Stella Grand, a recent GISS graduate and passionate youth activist. 35 years after the massacre at École Polytechnique in Montreal, Stella’s work on...
The Parent Project: Strengthen your Empathy Muscle
The fourth episode of the Parent Project Podcast is all about empathy. How do you role model empathy with your children? And how can you show empathy for them, when they are not at their best? Well, they say empathy is a muscle, so you can strengthen it. In the...
16 ways to end gender-based violence
Learn about 16 ways you can help end gender-based violence (GBV) during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign. Acknowledge the problem. Everyone in Canada – women, men, transgender and gender diverse people – can be a victim of gender-based...
The Parent Project Podcast: Home is the ideal place to learn respect for all people
In the third episode of the Parent Project Podcast, parents and grandparents talk about respect. How can we learn to respect each other within family? Podcast host Kate Nash dives into the personal successes and challenges of the participants in creating respectful...
The Parent Project Podcast: Why agreements often work better than rules
In the second episode of the Parent Project Podcast, Creating Agreements for Healthy Relationships, a group of parents and grandparents explores how we can use agreements as a tool to navigate the needs and desires of everyone in the family. Family rules are...
The Parent Project Podcast: Family Connections around the Dinner Table
In the first episode of the Parent Project Podcast a group of parents and grandparents share their experiences around building relationships with their children. How does it feel to be truly connected with our children? What are the personal successes and challenges...
The Parent Project Podcast: Brutal Honesty Builds Empathy in ParentingÂ
Kate Nash, our lead facilitator and program coordinator, hosted a podcast series for The Circle Education about parenting. For the Parent Project Podcast, Kate sat in circle with new and seasoned parents, as well as grandparents to talk about one of the most important...
Are you Adopted?
Identity is a topic that is regularly talked about in our programs. Sophia Coopman, who has a Jamaican mom and a dad with European roots, wrote a blog about it. Sophia didn’t inherit the brown skin of her mom, which triggers total strangers to ask her if she’s...
Why do teens vape and how can we help youth make healthy choices around substances?
Most teenagers are well aware of the dangers of vaping, but do it anyway. Our student, Sophia Coopman, tried to find out why young people start to, and continue to, vape despite the many health concerns, and how we can encourage youth to make healthier choices for...
What the Heck is Social-Emotional Learning?
This week we celebrated Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Day. You’ve probably seen us using the term, but what does SEL really mean and how do we integrate it into our programs? In schools, the main focus is often aimed at academics, but emotional intelligence is...