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The impacts of technology on children
With screen time becoming a big part of children’s lives, many parents are asking how...
#DoLocalGood, Community ImpactHelicopter parenting
hile parents need to be involved in their children’s lives, being excessively controlling and overprotective...
#DoLocalGood, Community ImpactOvercoming childhood challenges paves way to brighter future
...kids without foundational development skills often struggle to make connections, finish high school, and find...
#DoLocalGood, School & Career SuccessRecognizing anxiety in children when they can’t express it themselves
Not only is anxiety the most common mental health issue in kids, according to the Canadian...
#DoLocalGood, Mental Health, School & Career SuccessEarly childhood intervention... it’s never too late!
You could intervene at any point in a child's life. At any point! It is...
#DoLocalGood, Mental HealthTips and tricks to keep kids occupied over the summer
With school out and day care options limited for low income parents, it can be...
#DoLocalGood, Mental HealthHealthy brain development in kids
When children are repeatedly exposed to toxic stress, without the support of a caregiver, they...
#DoLocalGood, Mental HealthThe single best thing you can do to build kindergarten readiness skills
Reading aloud with your children for at least 20 minutes every day will set them...
#DoLocalGood, Community ImpactReconciliation through art
These local Indigenous artists are using very different mediums to highlight the commonalities that exist...
The Indigenous landscape of Calgary and area
Cultures are often expressed through our connection to “place”, where the story of land becomes...
#DoLocalGood, Community ImpactAn Elder’s truth on reconciliation: Dr. Reg Crowshoe on the way forward
Truth and Reconciliation reveals the long and often painful history behind Canada’s treatment of Indigenous peoples, particularly the...
#DoLocalGood, Community ImpactGuest post by Dr. Gabrielle Lindstrom: Exploring the truth: Towards a vision of reconciliation
In today’s social climate, understanding the relationship dynamics between Indigenous peoples, settler society, and new Canadians...
#DoLocalGood, Community ImpactIn the spirit of our journey to promote reconciliation, we would like to honour the truth of our shared history and acknowledge Treaty 7 territory and the traditional lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy, that includes the Kainai, Siksika, and Piikani First Nations. We acknowledge the traditional lands of the Tsuut'ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations. We would also like to recognize the Métis people, and the Inuit people who have made their home here in Moh'kins'tsis, also known as Calgary.