Parenting
Are You In The Gross Mom Club?
I came across a dead rabbit on the side of the road and had a thought. Watch the video to see and tell me if you’d do something like this too. 😉
TimberNook: The Incredible Global Childcare Program That Gets Kids Off Electronics, Builds Confidence, And Connects Them To Nature
“TimberNook began as an experiment in the backyard of one therapist, to make a difference in her local community. And now, right at this moment, a child, somewhere around the world is playing the TimberNook way.” When I heard that one of the two Canadian locations of TimberNook was located in my community, I was
Everyone Is Smart, These Kids Are Proof
Meet the students of Arrowsmith School in Peterborough, Ontario. This is the third video in our three part series all about a program that is changing lives and changing minds. You can tell someone over and over again that they are smart, but in order to believe it for themselves, they first need to gain
How To Help Your Child Love Learning And School
This is part two of our three part series featuring a school and program that is literally changing lives for kids with learning difficulties. This interview is emotional, and much longer than my usual video, but I believe that these parents, who are sharing their heartache with an incredible message of hope and a happy
How Barbara Arrowsmith Young Changed 1000s of Minds
This is the first of three videos we are sharing about a program and school for kids with learning difficulties. Sit back and be inspired by one woman’s story who is literally changing minds. https://www.facebook.com/MichelleFerrericom/videos/807765176083669/ Barbara Arrowsmith Young is a TEDx speaker and her story has been shared around the world. What a privilege to
A Mom’s Thoughts On The Last Day Of The School Year
A rant for the last day of school. WE MADE IT. And I don’t do gifts, but I do words and I wanted to make this video to say thank you to some seriously amazing humans who had an impact on our family through the school system this year. Thank you. We live in a
Standardized Testing Is Destroying Our Kids’ Self Worth
If you have kids in a school in Ontario, you might already been familiar with EQAO or the Education Quality and Accountability Office. In a nutshell, EQAO = standardized testing for our kids to get a measurement of how kids in Ontario are doing in school. But after I watched my son melt down in
Power Off & Play: A FREE Workshop For Parents & Healthcare Workers To Help Our Children With Screen Time
If you are a parent or someone who works with children, check out the Power Off & Play event happening at the Peterborough Golf & Country Club on May 30, 2018. From the Eventbrite page where you can register for FREE: Join us for a FREE workshop to learn about the importance of reducing screen