Sonya
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How To Hold Your Calm
Picture this – You walk into the kitchen to find your child sobbing, soaking wet with milk. An empty jug…
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Constant Demands of Urgency Culture
Over the last two years of pandemic-era restrictions, there has been a rise in something called urgency culture. When stay-at-home…
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Tips on Teaching Kindness to Children
Kindness and generosity are two of the most important qualities a child can develop as they grow. As the adult…
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Play Should Be For EVERYBODY
The 2020 ParticipACTION report card revealed significant and ongoing gaps in physical activity amongst Canadian children and youth. Less than…
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Dear Maxed Out Mama…
I hope this letter finds you at a moment of peace, perhaps in the bathroom, maybe hiding somewhere in your…
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All Is Calm
It’s December. Your calendar is packed full of holiday parties and concerts. There’s decorating to do, cookies to bake, gifts…
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Social Media, Simulations and Stepping Away
Is anyone else watching the newest season of The Crown? For the first couple seasons, I was able to watch…
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Stress Less About the Mess
Does a messy house make you act less kind? “How we handle the messes tells our children how we handle…
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The Tension
Whenever I take a break from social media, the benefits are impossible to ignore. I can hear my own thoughts…
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On Cows, Chaos, and Learning to Take a Break
I read recently about how thousands of cattle in Kansas died due to heat stress. They didn’t die from one…
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