Schools role in restoring calm
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“You’re not the boss of me!”
Pin It “’You’re Not the Boss of Me!” BY Sara Dimerman (aka HelpMeSara) A five year old stands, arms folded across her chest, in the centre of the living room. Its 8:30pm and she’s been told that it’s time to ...
HelpMeSara Podcast – Parenting a distractible, inattentive or hyperactive child
Pin It HelpMeSara Podcast – Parenting a distractible, inattentive or hyperactive child If you’re concerned that your child may be more distractible, inattentive or hyperactive than the average child his or he ...
Fresh start for 2012 – stepping back from some mothering responsibilities
Pin It A new year is a great excuse for starting fresh. My fresh start for 2012 is to begin the process of letting go of some of my mothering responsibilities. Now that my children are older (12 and twenty) and fully cap ...
The Best things in life arent “things”
Pin It If “The best things in life aren’t things” as the plaque (ironically, another “thing”) on my desk reminds me, then why do I have so many things? Why do my children have so many things and why do I contin ...
Sara Dimerman Podcast:
Pin It Click here to listen online or subscribe via iTunes Did you like this? Share it:TweetAbout Sara DimermanSara Dimerman, C.Psych.Assoc., provides in office and over the phone counseling to individuals, couples and f ...
quitting extra curriculars – how much say should your child have?
Pin It By now, your child has likely chosen and settled into extra curricular activities that many fill their after school and weekend hours with. My 12 year old, Chloe’s choice, is a no brainer. She’d dance at Attit ...
Best way to connect as a family is away from home
Pin It On the last day of school, I breathe a sigh of relief. Although I mostly enjoy the routine of school days, I find that by then I need a break from it as much as our daughters do. Other than taking a break from rou ...
On Fathers and Daughters
Pin It Dad. Vader. Baba. Tatay. Papa. Apu. Babbo. Tata. Abba. Babbas. Pai. Pop. However you spell it and no matter how you say it, the words all mean the same: Father. Now that it’s June and Mothers Day has come and go ...
