With parents in mind

February 15, 2021

It’s Lent – give up or take up?

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED. Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant. Lent is here and the conversations in many families, even non-Catholic ones, are about who is […]
February 2, 2021

Teaching children conflict resolution

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED. Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant   Conflicts are best resolved when the emotional charges are reduced. Many people prefer to deny […]
January 19, 2021

Communicate, don’t lash out!

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED. Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant Domestic violence seems to be on the rise. Reports say it’s up by 300 per cent. […]
December 22, 2020

We need not parent alone

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED. Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant When my fifth child, the fifth boy, was a newborn baby, all of 23 years ago, […]
December 8, 2020

More JOY & LOVE with less things this Christmas

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED. Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant Budgets are super tight. The pandemic has impacted more people than not economically. Yet the children […]
November 25, 2020

Respect wins, not demands and commands

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED, Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant “Beware! You will have to repeat!” Are you threatening your kids, saying they may have to […]
November 10, 2020

Is sibling rivalry worse lately?

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED. Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant. Children do not have the maturity to identify and process big, challenging emotions. Even we adults […]
October 20, 2020

Challenged with remote learning? Make emotional connection a priority

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED, Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant Is your child’s remote learning proving to be a huge source of worry, concern and stress? […]