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3 Tips to Help Children with Emotional Regulation

Posted on: Friday July 30th, 2021

Posted by: Kids & Company

Written for Kids & Company by Julia Swaigen (MSW, RSW), the Founder and Director of Attuned Families Are big feelings taking over your household? One of the most challenging parts of parenting is helping your child with emotional regulation. It is also one of the most important parts of parenting. When you help your child… [read more]

29 Days of Quarantine

Posted on: Tuesday June 8th, 2021

Posted by: Melissa Sawatzky

A Collection of Short Stories from a Kids & Company Family   On March 21, 2021, we learned someone in our family was a close contact of someone with Covid. So began a 29-day marathon of isolation, testing, decision-making and quarantine for our family of six (four of us ended up with it). We luckily… [read more]

Building Acceptance and Resilience in Our Children: Music as a Memory Device

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]

Let’s Be Real About Emergency Preparedness and Get It Done!

Posted on: Friday May 7th, 2021

Posted by: Kids & Company

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]

The Real-Life Benefits of Structured Music Learning

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]

Chore boards, family hugs and other adventures in trying to build routine

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]

How to Build Resilience in Kids — It’s Easier Than You Think

Posted on: Friday March 12th, 2021

Posted by: Kids & Company

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]

Meet the Family: Taking a Stand Against Bullying

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]

Navigating Toddlerhood

Posted on: Thursday February 11th, 2021

Posted by: WeeSleep

Toddlers are born boundary-pushers, not that this is a bad thing! It is a part of their natural development and the way they learn. Although this is true, they LOVE structure and routine. They love being able to predict what comes next and to take part in decision making. When their routine shifts or isn’t… [read more]

Sensory Play: What It Is and Easy Sensory Ideas for at Home

Posted on: Friday January 15th, 2021

Posted by: Melissa Sawatzky

We talk about sensory play at Kids & Company all the time. You might see our sensory bins and water tables in use in the classrooms, at standing height for a child to easily explore different textures and objects and their behaviour. Or tactile tools and toys on low shelves for children to be able… [read more]