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  • Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
If your family has decided to trick-or-treat or give out candy, you’ll want to sit down with your kids and lay some ground rules that take the pandemic into consideration. (Shutterstock)

5 tips for a safe Halloween during COVID‑19 — and what to do if trick‑or‑treating is cancelled

Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary; Craig Jenne, University of Calgary, and Rachel Eirich, University of Calgary

Experts in child development and infectious disease help parents make informed decisions about Halloween and provide tips for communicating with children effectively.
Parents can use coping-focused language that emphasizes the active role that children and adults are taking together to promote things going well.

How to help your child cope with the transition back to school during COVID‑19

Jessica Cooke, University of Calgary; Nicole Racine, University of Calgary, and Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary

Parents can help children feel optimistic by listening to and validating their worries, teaching them coping strategies, reviewing safety protocols and supporting them when they face difficulties.
Les gestes posés à la maison, comme composter ou reverdir, poussent au changement des habitudes collectives et diminuent notre emprunte écologique. Shutterstock

Être écoresponsable, ça commence chez vous : voici cinq façons d’y arriver

Greg McDermid, University of Calgary; Joule A Bergerson, University of Calgary, and Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary

Près de la moitié des émissions de gaz à effet de serre au Canada émanent de nos foyers. Voici cinq façons de les réduire.
Reading books with your child means children learn to connect reading with feelings of warmth and sharing. (Shutterstock)

Parents play a key role in fostering children’s love of reading

Lorraine Reggin, University of Calgary; Penny Pexman, University of Calgary; Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary, and Susan Graham, University of Calgary

Early experiences sharing and developing positive connections, language and communication set the stage for home reading to start children on the path to literacy.
Une bonne communication parents-enfants est un antidote au manque d'estime de soi et aux mauvais résultats scolaires. shutterstock

Lui faire parler de sa journée d'école est une torture? Voici six trucs pour délier la langue de votre enfant.

Jessica Cooke, University of Calgary and Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary

Les besoins des enfants évoluent dans le temps, de sorte que les parents devraient leur parler d'une façon adaptée à leur âge pour témoigner de leur intérêt envers leurs activités quotidiennes.
Parental communication can buffer against low self-esteem and poor academic achievement. (Shutterstock)

How to get kids talking about their school day

Jessica Cooke, University of Calgary and Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary

Children’s needs change as they grow and develop, so parents should attune themselves to talking to their children in age-appropriate ways that demonstrate ongoing care.
Les programmes d'éducation à la sexualité à l'école sont essentiels pour enseigner aux jeunes comment devenir des citoyens numériques responsables et assurer leur sécurité. Shutterstock

Le sextage est lié une vie sexuelle plus active, à la consommation de drogues et à l'anxiété chez les ados

Camille Mori, University of Calgary; Jeff Temple, The University of Texas Medical Branch, and Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary

Les jeunes qui s'adonnent au sextage sont quatre fois plus actifs sexuellement, cinq fois plus susceptibles d'avoir eu plusieurs partenaires et deux fois moins enclins à utiliser la contraception.
Comprensive sexual education curricula in school are essential – to teach youth how to be responsible digital citizens and to keep them safe. (Shutterstock)

Teenage sexting linked to increased sexual behaviour, drug use and poor mental health

Camille Mori, University of Calgary; Jeff Temple, The University of Texas Medical Branch, and Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary

Youth who are sexting are four times more likely to be having sex. They are five times more likely to have had multiple sexual partners and twice as likely not to be using contraception.
Bubble-wrapping children doesn’t work. They need to experience mild adversity, to know how to overcome it when they inevitably face it in life. (Shutterstock)

From playground risks to college admissions: Failure helps build kids’ resilience

Nicole Racine, University of Calgary and Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary

Paying to get your kids into prestigious universities is an example of a ‘bulldozer parenting’ trend, which reduces exposure to failure and can lead to mental health difficulties.
Une nouvelle étude révèle que des niveaux élevés de temps d’écran à deux et trois ans prédisent de moins bons résultats chez l’enfant à trois et cinq ans, respectivement. Shutterstock

Le temps d’écran compromet le développement chez l’enfant, affirme une nouvelle recherche

Dillon Thomas Browne, University of Waterloo; Nicole Racine, University of Calgary, and Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary

Une nouvelle étude révèle que des niveaux élevés de temps d’écran à deux et trois ans prédisent de moins bons résultats chez l’enfant à trois et cinq ans, respectivement.
Research shows that a parent’s level of generosity and charitable behaviour is linked with their child’s display of the same behaviours. (Shutterstock)

5 ways to infuse your family with the spirit of generosity this Christmas

Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary

Children start developing empathy and compassion as toddlers and should have a good understanding of generosity by age nine. Parents can help foster these behaviours.
A new study shows that one in five children between the ages of nine and 17 report having accidentally seen sexual material online. Parents and educators can help their kids use the internet in a safe and responsible way. (Shutterstock)

12 ways to keep your kids safe from sexual encounters online

Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary; Gina Dimitropoulos, University of Calgary, and Nina Anderson, University of Calgary

Our experts offer 12 tips to parents and educators – to protect their kids from sexual solicitation online and encourage safe and responsible internet use.
Summarizing research on more than 50,000 teens from the United States, Europe and Asia, researchers found that online solicitations come from other youth as well as adults. (Shutterstock)

One in five youth see unwanted sexual content online, says new research

Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary and Gina Dimitropoulos, University of Calgary

A shocking number of kids between the ages of nine and 17 are accidentally exposed to sexual content and solicitations online when using computers and tablets.
Research from around the world shows that at least one in eight teens has had a sexually explicit image of themselves forwarded, without consent. (Shutterstock))

Why sexting must be on the curriculum

Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary; Camille Mori, University of Calgary, and Jeff Temple, The University of Texas Medical Branch

Sex-education curricula that openly discuss sexting, consent and other online behaviours have never been more important for teens – in Ontario and globally.
New research shows that when mothers who have experienced childhood trauma feel supported by the people around them – such as therapists, physicians, friends and neighbours – their risk of pregnancy complications is substantially reduced. (Shutterstock)

How compassion can triumph over toxic childhood trauma

Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary; Nicole Racine, University of Calgary, and Suzanne Tough, University of Calgary

Childhood trauma impacts women’s health and can be passed from parent to child. New research shows that when new mothers feel supported, the risk of pregnancy complications is reduced.

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