Posted on: Friday May 14th, 2021
Posted by: Lisa Ruscica
Hey everyone! I hope you and your families are starting off your Spring right by getting outside and enjoying the sunshine! I for one got plenty of sunshine on the day we filmed our cooking session as part of Kids & Company’s Virtual Spring Event. This has been both a trying and humble experience as… [read more]
Posted on: Thursday May 13th, 2021
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Written for Kids & Company by Nancy Kopman Songs can be powerful as a means to help children memorize facts, remember information and build vocabulary/sentence structure. They can also be a helpful reference tool for parents during emotionally charged moments. Have you ever found yourself wishing you had the words to help your child when… [read more]
Posted on: Friday May 7th, 2021
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Written for Kids & Company by Jessica Popein I believe that all parents want to prepare their families for an emergency or natural disaster. The problem is that preparedness is not a natural skill for parents and it’s not even something we are taught in high school. So many families across Canada live in areas… [read more]
Posted on: Friday April 30th, 2021
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Written for Kids & Company by ABC Academy of Music This is part 2/2 of our blog on Structured Music Learning. You can find part 1 here. Personal Benefits We’re lucky that we live in an age when we can talk about the importance of the items below, particularly through the lens of good mental… [read more]
Posted on: Tuesday April 13th, 2021
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Written for Kids & Company by ABC Academy of Music If you’re like most people, you probably think that taking music classes is a good idea for your babies, toddlers, and children, but you can’t really explain why. You know that there are studies that say how good music learning is for the brain and… [read more]
Posted on: Wednesday March 31st, 2021
Posted by: Kids & Company
I know (I know, I know, I know) how important routine is. But it’s sooooo hard for me. And it’s been a murky and ugly transition from leading a life of spontaneity and doing-what-we-want-when-we-want to having some semblance of structure for our family. Changing baby’s diaper and putting said baby down four seconds later in… [read more]
Posted on: Thursday March 25th, 2021
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Each year on the last Saturday of March, people around the world do their part to raise awareness for our planet. At 8:30 PM local time, millions of people (in more than 180 countries!) turn off the lights for one hour to participate in Earth Hour. Earth Hour is now one of the largest grassroots… [read more]
Posted on: Friday March 19th, 2021
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The Montessori Box was created by one of Kids & Company’s amazing partners, Dupe Akinniyi! The Montessori Box is a curated box company that provides eco-friendly toys and Montessori materials for a range of developmental stages. Each Montessori box will provide a foundation for the growth and autonomy of your child, allow your child to… [read more]
Posted on: Friday March 12th, 2021
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Written by Deborah Brooks, Co-Founder of My Puffin Inc. I often hear the word resilience as an essential skill that every child needs. So how do we give our kids resilience to survive in this world? I have a few solid recommendations that are easy to implement — dare I say fun. But first, what… [read more]
Posted on: Friday February 19th, 2021
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To celebrate this year’s Pink Shirt Day, one of our Kids & Company families took a creative stance against bullying. Jaxsen (a preschooler at our Richmond, BC centre) and his Dad, Lito, had the idea to design and distribute pink shirts to his classmates in honour of this day, bringing awareness to anti-bullying initiatives. Pink… [read more]