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Dr. Devorah Heitner on Parenting in a Digital World & Breaking down Barriers with Food with Rishma Govani
In this week’s edition of Where Parents Talk with Lianne Castelino on 105.9 The Region, author, speaker and mom Dr. Devorah Heitner discusses parenting in a digital world, and breaking down barriers through food with Rishma Govani, author, mom of two and communications professional.
How to Raise an Adult Today with Julie Lythcott-Haims
In this week’s edition of Where Parents Talk with Lianne Castelino on 105.9 The Region, academic, speaker, New York Times bestselling author, mother of two young adults and the former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford University, Julie Lythcott-Haims discusses what it takes to raise an adult in today’s world.
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Crossing Boundaries Through a New After-School Club
Pin drop silence, interspersed with a brief murmur or chuckle, then the clinking of tiles.
Atop and around the square tables, there is plenty going on in Room 207.
Concentration, strategizing, and critical thinking are on display in one of the newest after-school clubs at St. Michael’s College School (SMCS).
Barbara Coloroso: Bystander Behaviour and Cultivating Inner Discipline in Your Child
In this week’s edition of Where Parents Talk with Lianne Castelino on 105.9 The Region, international best-selling author, educator, speaker, consultant, mother of three and grandmother, Barbara Coloroso discusses the many faces of bystander behaviour and cultivating inner discipline in your child.
What to Know About Teenagers and Sleep: ParenTalks Panel
It is widely described as an "epidemic" among medical experts.
"Sixty per cent of teenagers sleep approximately one to two hours less than 20 years ago and that amounts to about 60 per cent of all teenagers being sleep deprived."
Reflections on Parenting with Sportscaster James Duthie
In this week’s edition of Where Parents Talk with Lianne Castelino on 105.9 The Region, a conversation with a familiar face to Canadian sports fans. James Duthie is also an award-winning broadcaster, author and father of three. He discusses raising three young...
Striking a Chord through Service and the Sound of Music
When a service initiative strikes a deep personal chord, the impact can be unexpected, even profound.
Such has been the case for Jonathan.
"I have thought about social isolation during quarantine because I was experiencing it," says the Grade 10 student at St. Michael's College School (SMCS).
What Parents Should Know about Keeping Sport Safe for Kids: Survivor POV
More than 20 years later, her conviction burns.
A survivor of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse as a teenager — at the hands of a former Canadian national ski team coach — Allison Forsyth is determined to convey an important message. Especially to parents.
How to Raise an Adult Today with Julie Lythcott-Haims
In this week’s edition of Where Parents Talk with Lianne Castelino on 105.9 The Region, academic, speaker, New York Times bestselling author, mother of two young adults and the former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford University, Julie Lythcott-Haims discusses what it takes to raise an adult in today’s world.
The Keys to Healthy Parental Pressure: ParenTalks Postscript
As part of the panel discussion to kick off the third ParenTalks of this academic year, featured guest, Dr. Hendrie (Hank) Weisinger, clinical and family psychologist and New York Times best-selling author, posed several key questions for the audience parents to consider and reflect on.
When Life and Sport Intersect: Keynote Speaker Address
Four presentations. Six grade levels. More than 900 students and faculty. All in under two days.
The keynote speaker, during Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week 2021 at St. Michael's College School (SMCS) spent the better portion of two days sharing, listening, and relating.
Behind the Green Thumbprints
The soothing greenery and vibrant bursts of colour dotting the St. Michael's College School (SMCS) campus have one set of fingerprints on them. They are — in large part — the handiwork of Erika Neu Sargent.
Dr. Michael Reichert: Understanding Your Child's Emotions | Rowena Pinto: The State of the World's Children 2021 Report
In this week’s edition of Where Parents Talk with Lianne Castelino on 105.9 The Region, Dr. Michael Reichert, clinical psychologist, author and father of two discusses better understanding and managing your teenagers emotions, and Rowena Pinto, Chief Program Officer at Unicef Canada discusses a new report by Unicef, entitled The State of the World’s Children 2021.
Celebrating Death and Life with an International Twist
Remembering loved ones who have gone before us will be marked in a new way at St. Michael's College School (SMCS) this academic year, at the altar of a Mexican Indigenous-Catholic ritual.
"Día de Muertos [Day of the Dead] is celebrated on November 1 and 2, All Saints Day and All Souls' Day holidays in the Catholic calendar," says Georgina Garcia Garcia, languages, math, and science teacher at SMCS.