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For the Grown-Ups The Questions That Change Everything: A Back-to-School Conversation Starter Gift for Your Family

Back to school is coming — but first, back to self. We made you a free printable deck of conversation starter cards to help your child explore what lights them up, what they're proud of, and who they want to be this year.

Young melancholy child looking out window.

Helping & Healing Stuck Indoors, Under Smoke-Filled Skies: Support for Families Right Now

As wildfire smoke keeps families across Ontario and parts of the U.S. stuck indoors, we're sharing some screen-free ways to fill the hours, a few stories for kids who are worried, and how to help the communities hardest hit.

A young child bored, laying in the grass

For the Grown-Ups Boredom – The Quiet Magic of an Open Afternoon

What if "I'm bored" were good news? A look at how boredom switches on your child's imagination, why the first ten restless minutes matter most, and how to resist the urge to fill the silence.