In a screen based world, many parents worry about ADHD like symptoms, meltdowns, and social withdrawal linked to kids’ screen time. This blog breaks down why screens feel so addictive, how they impact attention and emotions, and offers practical, family friendly strategies to set healthy boundaries and build more balanced digital habits.

Perimenopause is a major midlife transition that affects women’s physical, emotional, and social well-being. Hormonal changes can cause mood swings, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and fatigue, while body changes and societal pressures around appearance and aging increase stress and self-consciousness. Past trauma and life challenges like financial strain,caregiving, and career shifts can further intensify emotional vulnerability. Understanding the combined effects of hormones, mental health, body image, and social expectations highlights why comprehensive support is essential for women navigating perimenopause.

Help your child build a healthy relationship with food by dropping “good” and “bad” labels. Kids take words literally, and moral language can fuel guilt, secrecy, or rigid eating. A neutral, descriptive approach supports intuitive eating, body trust, and long-term well-being. Learn simple swaps like “all foods fit” and “what will keep you full longer,” and see how flexible food talk nurtures confidence and connection. Written by Kara Alan, Registered Psychologist at Nourish Psychological Services in Foothills, Alberta. Support for eating concerns, body image, and family-centered care.

Perimenopause marks a profound physical and emotional shift that too often goes unspoken. For generations, it’s been a quiet passage—one whispered about, if mentioned at all. Yet behind the silence lies a reality that touches every person with a uterus: changes in mood, sleep, memory, and identity that can feel confusing and isolating.

This blog post explores how hormonal changes during perimenopause can affect mood, self-image, and mental well-being—and reminds us that these experiences are both valid and common. By bringing perimenopause into open conversation, we create space for understanding, compassion, and the possibility of reconnecting with ourselves in new ways.

Celebrate fall with screen-free, nature-based Social Emotional Adventure Groups. After full October day camps, we’re launching small outdoor programs that build friendship skills, confidence, and creativity through play, animals, and imaginative themes. Registration and updates on our site.

With a potential teachers’ strike in the air, kids notice the uncertainty. This guide shows parents how to talk plainly, validate big feelings, watch for stress, and strengthen the support networks that keep children grounded.