Children's Mental Health Blog

The warm weather this week has given us a great opportunity to enjoy a little bit more physical activity outdoors --but we all know that winter weather is coming soon!

With the new normal of wearing a mask and the reality that many of us and our children need to attend our jobs and school, a whole new area of anxiety has come to be – mask anxiety.

As the number of local, provincial and national COVID-19 cases continue to rise, we are all bracing for the second wave. It’s completely natural to fear what this means for our families and our collective mental health.

Talking about racism with youth can be one of the most difficult conversations you have. This blog post is designed to find a few entry points into these challenging but necessary conversations. As we near the end of 2020, these discussions have never been more urgent.

Orange Shirt Day is observed each September 30 to honour residential school survivors, those who did not survive, and their descendants.

Now that we are into the first weeks of back to school, you and your child may be starting to fall into the new “normal” routine. Alternatively, new experiences may be causing you to rethink your decision of whether your child is back in the physical classroom.

The days leading up to back to school are always filled with nervous excitement. This year, with the COVID-19 pandemic, the balance between anxiety and excitement has shifted as everyone from parents to teachers to students are feeling the stresses of the unknowns this year will bring.

Now that you’ve decided whether your children will be heading back to the classroom, you may still be feeling just as much anxiety and apprehension as before. They are going to school (or learning virtually), and the weeks of weighing your options is behind you. So why do you still feel uncertain?

Going back to school in September can be anxiety-provoking for children and youth. Add in the uncertainty of the coming school year this September with the COVID-19 pandemic, and many youth, teachers and parents alike may be experiencing heightened levels of anxiety.

It’s summer vacation. Even in normal years this may bring anxiety waves right along with the heat waves for parents of school-aged children. How can I keep my kids entertained for two months??