A lot of parents are expressing concern with the amount of time their kids are spending on screens, especially during the pandemic since some kids are having to attend school from home. Is all screen time bad for children and teens?
Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology Chair, Dr. Victoria Talwar, was interviewed by CTV News Montreal to give her expert advice.
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DISE graduate student, , (M.A. Educational Leadership) is partnering with Associate Professor Dr. Karl Moore (Desautels Faculty of Management) to write an insightful new column for The Globe and Mail: .
PhD student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, Monica Paraghamian, (supervisor Dr. Bronwen Low) was featured in The Montreal Gazette with her Op-Ed piece, A Safe Environment for Learning Involves More Than Cleaning.
Monica gives us the inside view of the daily stresses being faced by Quebec elementary and high school teachers and provides suggestions for the provincial government.
Introducing our new sponsor: , for our Youth Gaming: How much is too much?听 Hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky.
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Sabrina Jafralie, a Course Lecturer from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, along with teachers and community leaders, interviewed on CBC News.
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Dr. Victoria Talwar, from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was featured in a Globe and Mail article discussing how much entertainment screen time children should have to balance shared activity time with family members.
Dr. Gordon Bloom, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, talks team-building, team cohesion, and sports psychology on The Coach's Road, a podcast out of Finland.
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The Montreal Gazette shines a spotlight on Dr. Adam Dub茅, Dr. Victoria Talwar, and Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky, from ECP, and their upcoming Effective Parenting event.听 Each will give a talk and Q&A session about the challenges of parenting in the digital age.
Dr. Dub茅 will discuss the impact of remote learning and will provide resources that can help children with learning difficulties.
Dr. Talwar will discuss the pros and cons of social media. She will also address cyberbullying and internet surfing.
Dr. Angelica Galante, from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, along with other Canadian scholars have been interviewed by the British Columbia-based newspaper The Source about the need for inclusive language education in Canada.
With over 200 languages in the country, classrooms that are not yet valuing the linguistic and cultural diversity of the students in their pedagogy are doing a disservice to education.
For many parents, figuring out how to get children to disconnect from screens can be a frustrating, daily challenge. 听But is it all bad? How concerned should parents be about excessive screen time and kids? This fall, 平特五不中鈥檚 Department of Educational Counselling Psychology will be hosting a virtual series of three weekly lectures that will address the best ways for parents to raise kids in the digital age 鈥� all for free.听
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Shaheen Shariff, of the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, shares her anti-bullying and social media expertise on how children can receive more education in school about cyberbullying and the mental health impact with the CBC.
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Congratulations to Shaheen Shariff, of the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, for being the 2020 TIAW World of Difference Awardee!
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The International Alliance for Women (TIAW) World of Difference Awards recognize extraordinary women and men from around the world who have contributed to the economic empowerment of women.
How are Montrealers keeping fit?
Starting today, gyms and fitness centers in Montreal officially closed their doors until the end of the month. This comes after the Quebec government announced new measures which prohibit team sports and close fitness facilities until October 28th. So how is everyone staying fit with the new restrictions in place?
Aaron Fellows, Project Coordinator an鈥嬧�媎 Kinesiology Clinic Supervisor of the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, gives tips on staying fit.
