Ask Sarah
Parenting Advice Columnist for Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper
Parenting SOS: My daughter is struggling to adjust to pandemic-era school life. How can I help her?
THE QUESTION My daughter was so excited to be going back to school so she could see her friends again. However, it’s not what she was expecting....
Parenting SOS: With school back, how can we make the separation between the kids and their grandparents easier?
THE QUESTION My kids have been seeing one set of their grandparents a bit this summer, but when school starts again, we don’t want to take any...
Parenting SOS: How can I help my children feel less anxious about going back to school?
THE QUESTION We’ve made the hard decision to send our kids back to school this fall. But they’re feeling really worried about it; do you have any...
Parenting SOS: How do you help kids play by themselves?
THE QUESTION When schools were closed this spring and my partner and I were working from home, our children had such a difficult time entertaining...
The lockdown is causing my kids to fight more. How do I help them get along?
THE QUESTION With all the extra time my kids (6 and 8) are spending together, with no school or outside friends, they are fighting like crazy. Do...
My child is afraid of going to the dentist. What should I do?
THE QUESTION Now that things are starting to open up, how can we help our kids if they are still afraid of COVID-19? I made an appointment for my...
How can I teach my children to be grateful during the COVID-19 pandemic?
THE QUESTION My children are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown because they miss their friends and their old life. You have...
This pandemic is taking a toll on me and I find myself yelling at my kids. How do I stop losing my cool?
THE QUESTION I’ve been losing my temper and yelling at my kids more than I ever have before. My partner, two kids (6 and 8) and I are all cooped up...
Struggling to keep children occupied all day? Here’s a different kind of ‘bucket list’ for organizing your days
THE QUESTION We are grandparents taking care of our 1- and 4-year-old grandchildren through this pandemic. We could use some help figuring out how...
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