Making It Better
Happy Friday! It's a glorious sunny day here in Abbotsford. I don't have much planned for the week-end, except our sons soccer Cup game. In Abbotsford we usually play soccer in the rain.
Through out Alberta and British Columbia we have lost many young people recently to drug related deaths. This is another big issue for parents and teachers. Through talking with our community, I know we are all concerned and looking to help. Here's a link from other school parents which speaks to their passion and hopes for our children and schools across BC. This issue will probably resonate with parents and become a common conversation and goal of Parent Advisory Councils (PACs) and District PACs across the province in collaboration with school and district staff. This is another example of how parents and schools can work together for children.
Mental health problems are not just an adult problem and can have an affect on everyone in a family. Often symptoms are first noticed in childhood. Mental health is at the root of so many education issues like homophobia, parental alienation, and substance abuse. Youth Mental Health Day is coming on May 7th, 2012.
http://keltymentalhealth.ca/blog/2012/01/helping-your-child-feel-connected-school
Jane Bouey on Facebook says that Prince George is the 16th of our 57 school districts to have created an anti-homophobia policy similar to those that have slowly been coming into existence across BC. So it really can get better.
http://www.xtra.ca/public/Vancouver/Will_Prince_George_be_the_16th_district-11467.aspxPrince
What great news from England! "Millions of children from broken homes are to be granted new rights to a 'full and continuing relationship' with both their parents. The move is designed to ensure that the parent who leaves the family home – most commonly the father – cannot be cut out of their children's lives following an acrimonious separation. Ministers have decided that a change in the law is vital in the face of heartbreaking evidence that huge numbers of youngsters whose families split up lose contact with one parent for ever."
And finally, here are two more Canadian cities who have declared their Parental Alienation Awareness Day celebrations.
http://www.paawarenessday.com/proclamations.asp
Have a great week-end everyone.
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