On March 13, 2022, we move our clocks forward one hour, which means losing one hour of sleep. This adjustment can be difficult for kids’ sleep schedules. We are sharing some tips to help ease the transition. Go slowly. Consider adjusting your child’s schedule gradually, starting a few days before the day of the change. Move your child’s bedtime 15 to…
March 8th is International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate women and their strengths and achievements. The day is also focused on breaking down barriers that continue to exist. The strong, vibrant women of tomorrow are girls today and it’s never too early in a child’s development to think about our own biases (and how to overcome them) and…
It’s been a long and tumultuous two years for us all as we navigated the ins and outs of the pandemic. Our roles as parents expanded greatly to include teacher, coach, playmate and referee with each lockdown and school and extracurricular closure. The strain on parents has been real! With some light at the end of the tunnel and school,…
As children attend childcare and go to school, they’ll get to know peers with a wide variety of abilities, cultures, languages, and backgrounds. It’s totally natural for them to notice similarities and differences and express curiosity, and it’s up to the grownups in their lives to not only model acceptance of diversity, but to frame it as a strength. Here…
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is on September 30th. It is a day that Canadians are to honour the survivors of residential schools and reflect as a Nation on our history. For many Canadians, we have been taught a limited amount about the indigenous culture and experience and educating ourselves is an important first step towards reconciliation. The…
The other day I was literally ‘spinning’, my mind (and heart) racing, in and out of my home office, doing laundry between zoom calls, ensuring my school agers were logged into their online classrooms, thinking about what to make for dinner and if I need to zip out to the grocery store or not, while also thinking about what to…
We loved the honesty of this post by Sabrina Rogers-Anderson about her experience during the pandemic. Like Sabrina, I think many parents have had ups and downs being at home for the past few months with their children. We love the perspective and positive lessons she learned during COVID-19 that she plans to implement after it. Read here, the lessons…
At Wee Watch, our programming and Providers focus on play-based learning as we know all the benefits for child development it brings. As parents, you may be facing challenges in your new role of “teacher” as well as a parent in the past few months since school has been cancelled.
Self-care is not selfish or indulgent, it’s how we keep ourselves well to ensure we are physically, emotionally, and mentally capable of being there for our young children. The Case for Self-Care During the COVID-19 Outbreak Your health and well-being are important so that you can nurture your child. The realities of COVID-19 make self-care even more important. The unknowns…