Empowering immigrants to thrive
When you see a child misbehaving, your first instinct might be to get involved because you’re irritated by the child’s antics. It takes willpower not to step in and manage the situation, especially if it’s culturally acceptable to you. Should you discipline another person’s child?
Newcomers with strongly rooted ethnic traditions are shocked by this first name game because where we come from, a child will not dare to address adults by their first names. It is taboo and seen as highly disrespectful.
Whether in affluent or poverty-stricken countries, bullying has become a global pandemic. One of the many pain points of bullying is not the tears, anxiety, and pain of today rather, it is the trauma and other health challenges the kids might face in the future. How can parents help their children to deal with bullying and its effects?
Whether this is your first winter or you’ve experienced many Canadian winters, don’t get caught napping on your winter preparation. Here are ten things to check off your winter essentials list before it gets too late.
Belonging – a sense of completely fitting in. If second-generation immigrants from the visible minority groups do not belong to Canada because of their physical attributes; and also do not belong to their parent’s home country because they can’t fit in, where exactly do they belong?
The Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship program no doubt reunites families. However, the random selection process has more negative effects than positive. Learn how this process adds a layer of stress for immigrants and possible changes that can alleviate some of the stress.
How to build a customizable wall-hanging paper organiser that fits your ideal home’s aesthetic, with items you can find at the Dollar Store.