Creative writing to cope with COVID-19 distancing
By Debora Durnin-Richards, PHEc, M.Ed. Darn, physical distancing is hard. This business of not being able to gather for family or friendship dinners or celebrations takes a toll on our …
International Elder Abuse Awareness Day: What does it mean this June 15th?
Marina Cewick (B.H.Ecol.) & Kerstin Roger (PhD) Each year, personal care homes host community walks for International Elder Abuse Awareness Day (IEAAD). This year, that likelihood seems grim. Many personal …
How to parent through a pandemic and work from home
By Diana Mager, PHEc Are your mini-coworkers challenging your work day schedule? Learning how to negotiate work time and space with your partner in a makeshift home office? Feeling like …
Families Who Eat Together
Updated in July 2015 by the Manitoba Association of Home Economists Are family meals a thing of the past? Are we missing an important event as we rush out to …
Fall Routines for Parents
September is just one page-turn of the calendar away (how did that happen!), so many of us are thinking ahead to schedules, activities and sports. For some of us, summer …
Allow Your Children To Be Themselves
By Josh Lockhart, MC (Candidate), PHEc I think if we could let our children and youth frolic in the fields throughout their upbringing, we would see child and youth mental …
Helping children feel secure while you are away
By Josh Lockhart, PHEc One observation I am having when working with parents is that children who come from a two parent house seem to go to bed better when …
Creating a safe haven and secure base
By Joshua Lockhart, PHEc It’s been a few years since Brene Brown delivered her YouTube sensation TED talk about being vulnerable. She related how for humans, our core need and …
Practical Ways To Keep Your Marriage Strong
From my experience, a successful marriage hinges on the following key habits: creating satisfying love and friendship rituals, creating a safe place to discuss issues openly and finally, utilizing good …
Preparing for Back to School
By Nancy Schneider, PHEc, M.Sc. As adults, we think of the start of a new year as January 1. We make resolutions and plans for the year. For children, September …
