This is a notoriously great session. I highly recommend. See poster below for details and signup.

Increasingly at work I (and other counsellors) are dealing with issues around sexual images, sexual texting ("sexting"), and the distribution of (and I'm going to use the correct term here - child pornagraphy. Having open and honest conversations with your kids the way I do at work is very important.

Check out this article:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-sex-and-the-smartphone-can-we-talk-about-what-your-teenager-is-up-to/

The article is lengthy, but it's also well written and captivating.
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As always, if you want support with this topic (or others) please email/call me.

Vancouver School Board and Vancouver Coastal Health are doing a series of workshops and I really like the looks and topics on these. See the info below and you can register through clicking the link here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_288p77fpQxlOOG6gOPH3tEpLLovreSL/view?usp=sharing

Also: I've got word of two other great options for parents. I'm passing them along here.
- Children's is having a ADHD Education Day for Parents on Weds Nov 7 (http://keltymentalhealth.ca/event/2018/11/adhd-education-day-parents) which is great and free but a work day for most.
- On Oct 21 the Institute of Child Psychology at BCIT is hosting "Childhood ADHD:From Struggling to Thriving" (https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/services/workshop_detail/adhd_2018_van) for $85.