Gift giving
What you were told as a child may actually be true, at least when it comes to giving. The age old adage […]
Author: mariaschmid
Skills Every Child Will Need to Succeed in 21st century
The skills needed to succeed in our parent’s generation differs from the skills needed to succeed in our generation. Likewise, skills to […]
Musical taste, personality and political affiliation
I am sure everyone out there with kids has the experience of having different kids wanting different music for the drive. So […]
World Mental Health Day
Thursday, October 10th is World Mental Health Day, which is observed to raise awareness of global mental health issues. The day of […]
Federal Election
With the start of the federal election campaign well underway, I’d like to take a brief look at a several common psychological […]
Screen time
As many of parents with kids of all ages know, the obsessive features of screen time and modern video games would come […]
Clear skies
In my last blog post, I wrote about the Alberta wildfires and the effect smoke and pollution has on people’s physical and […]
Air Quality and Mental Health
As I look outside, I see what can only be described as an apocalyptic view of the city. The smoke that has […]
Stuff
During a recent road trip with my family, we passed a truck on the highway with a clever bumper sticker that read: […]
Be kind and be useful
From a seat high in the stands surrounded by a popcorn eating lunch crowd, I had the chance last week to hear […]