With the new school year upon us our children will be resuming their learning journeys with excitement and joy, ready to take on challenges that will facilitate their growth.  Unfortunately, for many of our students, this learning journey has become a source of...

I have been thinking a lot about my role as a woman, as a wife, and most importantly, as a mother.  Oftentimes I wonder if I am placing an unreasonable amount of pressure on myself to ensure that everything I do and say is ‘perfect’ or just right.  Then I...

One thing is for sure, that our children do not need more tests, more assignments and certainly not more homework. I know this sounds crazy.  You are probably thinking, “Wait, I need to give them more work to keep them busy!”  But with the current wave of panic...