Online schooling has tested immigrant families in many ways, but some parents say they have gained peace of mind, knowing what their children are learning.
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Five Stories of Parents Learning from their Kids about Adapting to Canada
Canadian immigrants from different parts of the world explain how their children coped with the challenges of moving to a new country and helped them do the same.
View More Five Stories of Parents Learning from their Kids about Adapting to CanadaChanges Coming to Parent and Grandparent Immigration?
Thousands of families will soon get a second chance to bring parents and grandparents to Canada. That’s the good news recently announced by Immigration, Refugees…
View More Changes Coming to Parent and Grandparent Immigration?Whose Voice is it Anyway?
I published my debut novel, Belief, in Canada last year. It’s the story of an immigrant family’s struggle to integrate into the Canadian mainstream. Just when everything seems…
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New Immigrants Much More Financially Savvy
For many of us, the first thing that comes to mind when we think of immigrants is a struggling population — those who come here…
View More New Immigrants Much More Financially SavvyHow Well Do We Know Our Kids?
Five days after the bodies of Golam Rabbi, 59, and Shamima Rabbi, 57, were discovered at their home in San Jose, California, about three hundred…
View More How Well Do We Know Our Kids?Flying in Family Class: An In-Depth Series (Part III)
In Pakistan, where retirement homes do not exist, children consider it a moral duty to take care of their parents as they age. Asad Khan…
View More Flying in Family Class: An In-Depth Series (Part III)Spanking: Lots of Studies; Little Change
Experts say revoking the law that allows parents to spank their children can help clarify for newcomers the “mixed messages” they receive about corporal punishment…
View More Spanking: Lots of Studies; Little ChangePromise on Parent-Grandparent Sponsorships Unfulfilled
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) resumed receiving sponsorship applications for parents and grandparents (PGP) of Canadian citizens and permanent residents on Monday morning. The…
View More Promise on Parent-Grandparent Sponsorships UnfulfilledPeel Region Releases Sex-Ed Guide for Parents
Unlike those in the Toronto and York districts, the Peel District School Board’s (PDSB) schools have taken a proactive approach in creating a 14-page sex-education…
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