The holidays are for spending time with friends and family. But what do you do when your kids just want to stay inside and play on their screens? With advancements in technology, screen addiction is becoming more and more prevalent, leading kids to swap outdoor...
Today, we'd like to share with you a wonderful email we received from the mother of a recent JLP participant. Words can't describe how incredibly proud we are of her son, Jack and how grateful we are to be a part of his journey. Dear Matthew,...
Children don't understand emotions like adults do. As children develop, they're dealing with an influx of emotions and may need help understanding what these feelings mean, how they can handle them and use them to relate to others. Firstly, it's important to understand what emotional intelligence...
Self-motivation for kids is an important life skill, but when you find there’s a lack of motivation in teens and kids, it might require some input or at least an understanding from you as the parent. Let’s dig a little deeper into understanding intrinsic vs extrinsic...
Led by our team of ex-servicemen and women, our Junior Leader Program is designed to help children who may be struggling with low self-esteem, a lack of respect, poor behaviour or technology addictions. We use the six Key Learning Areas (KLA) taught to us in...
Caring for a child means helping them grow, learn and change, but parenting a child with low self-esteem can feel like an added challenge. It can be difficult to know how to build self-esteem in kids or what causes low self-esteem issues in the first...
It's challenging to picture what life is actually like from the perspective of a teenager in today’s world, not to mention our own teenager(s) and their personal perspective(s) relating to family, school, social circles and the future. This month, we are delving deeper into what it...
It is no secret that addictions can be futile. One of the most unspoken about, yet most common, addiction is one that is easy to hide – technology addiction. The world is increasingly reliant on technology and since the start of the pandemic, this reliance has...
By the time we become parents, it’s difficult to remember what goes on in the brains of growing kids. We often forget that they’re experiencing feelings and emotions for the very first time and that processing them can be difficult. Trouble dealing with feelings and emotions...
What do you get when you mix an inquisitive young mind with a rapidly changing body and an influx of hormones? You guessed it. An irritable teenager. So what causes mood swings in puberty? First of all, it’s important to know what’s causing these emotional changes. As your child...