May 2011 - Child Care Month in BC
May 1 - 7, 2011 - International Youth Week
May 1 - 7, 2011 - National Mental Health Week
May 7, 2011 - Child and Youth Mental Health Day - BC
May 7 - 13, 2011 - Family Caregiver Week
May 15, 2011 - International Day of Families
May 23-29, 2011 - B.C. Child and Youth in Care Week.
May 25 - 28, 2011 - Aboriginal Awareness Week
May 25, 2011 - National Missing Children's Day
Much to recognize and think about this month, including Mother's day.
May 28 will be the first ever Grand Gathering in the Lower Mainland. A day to celebrate all that grandparents do who take on full time responsibility for raising their grandchildren. Stories to come after the Gathering.
All month is child care month. Finding available child care is a struggle for many families. Just any space will not do as parents want and need to know that their child is somplace safe, stimulating, loving, and affordable. In many families, grandparents take on the task of child care. Too many others are stuck either paying more than they can afford, or taking risks with the child's safety and well being. A terrible position to be in. Still Canadian families are waiting for universal child care, but it seems no closer than it was 2 decades ago. Will the new Federal government tackle that one?
Official blog for Parent Support Services Society of BC
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Homophobia in Schools
Homophobia Common in Canadian Schools (From First Call's Newsletter)
A new report from Egale has found that “school hallways are saturated with homophobic language and 21% of LGBTQ students report being physically harassed or assaulted while almost two thirds - 64% - feel unsafe at school.” From the forward to Every Class in Every School:
Every class in every school has LGBTQ students, and the majority of heterosexual students are silently upset by homophobic comments. If teachers were to lead the way by speaking respectfully of LGBTQ people, the silent majority of students—the 58% of heterosexual students and the approximately 14% of students who are LGBTQ—would have more reason for courage. They might figure out that most of their peers aren’t homophobic either. They might stop using homophobic language to fit in, and they might start intervening when LGBTQ students are being harassed. LGBTQ students might start to think, gay life isn’t just possible on TV; it’s possible in my world as well, with my teachers and my friends, and my employers, and maybe with my family.
A new report from Egale has found that “school hallways are saturated with homophobic language and 21% of LGBTQ students report being physically harassed or assaulted while almost two thirds - 64% - feel unsafe at school.” From the forward to Every Class in Every School:
Every class in every school has LGBTQ students, and the majority of heterosexual students are silently upset by homophobic comments. If teachers were to lead the way by speaking respectfully of LGBTQ people, the silent majority of students—the 58% of heterosexual students and the approximately 14% of students who are LGBTQ—would have more reason for courage. They might figure out that most of their peers aren’t homophobic either. They might stop using homophobic language to fit in, and they might start intervening when LGBTQ students are being harassed. LGBTQ students might start to think, gay life isn’t just possible on TV; it’s possible in my world as well, with my teachers and my friends, and my employers, and maybe with my family.
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