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Family Matters episodes

  • Scholarships and Paperless Classrooms
    In this week’s episode of Family Matters, Laurel Gregory quizzes the CEO and founder of Scholarships Canada on the $200 million worth of scholarships up for grabs this year. Plus, how close are Canada’s classrooms to being paperless? We will take a look at high-tech school supplies and the impact they are having on the way children learn.
    19 min
  • MAY 5-6 - SCHOLARSHIPS AND PAPERLESS CLASSROOMS

    In this week’s episode of Family Matters, Laurel Gregory quizzes the CEO and founder of Scholarships Canada on the $200 million worth of scholarships up for grabs this year. Plus, how close are Canada’s classrooms to being paperless? We will take a look at high-tech school supplies and the impact they are having on the way children learn.

    19 min
  • Politics and Babies and Birth Order Personalities
    A career in politics involves high demand, long hours, travel and an uncertain future. Now add a baby to the mix. In the past 2 years, 3 government ministers have had babies while in office, something that had never happened before in Alberta. So how has the legislature evolved? And we ask the experts, does birth order affect personality?
    18 min
  • APRIL 28-29 - POLITICS AND BABIES AND BIRTH ORDER PERSONALITIES

    A career in politics involves high demand, long hours, travel and an uncertain future. Now add a baby to the mix. In the past 2 years, 3 government ministers have had babies while in office, something that had never happened before in Alberta. So how has the legislature evolved? And we ask the experts, does birth order affect personality?

    18 min
  • Teen Grief and School Fundraisers
    This week on the show, teens and tragedy. In the wake of the Humboldt crash, what can we do to support the teens at the heart of this tragedy? A grief expert weighs in. And we take a closer look at the most profitable school fundraiser for parents who want to give with their wallet and not with their time.
    18 min
  • APRIL 21-22 - TEENS GRIEF AND SCHOOL FUNDRAISERS

    This week on the show, teens and tragedy. In the wake of the Humboldt crash, what can we do to support the teens at the heart of this tragedy? A grief expert weighs in. And we take a closer look at the most profitable school fundraiser for parents who want to give with their wallet and not with their time.

    18 min
  • The I-Generation and Kids Getting Messy
    Today on the show, the iGeneration. Who are they and what’s making them so lonely? A U.S. researcher shares her research which finds the culprit might be right in the palm of their hand. And why it’s developmentally beneficial for kids to get messy when tackling an art project.
    19 min
  • APRIL 14-15 - THE I-GENERATION AND KIDS GETTING MESSY

    Today on the show, the iGeneration. Who are they and what’s making them so lonely? A U.S. researcher shares her research which finds the culprit might be right in the palm of their hand. And why it’s developmentally beneficial for kids to get messy when tackling an art project.

    19 min
  • Free Range Parenting and Buying Back Your Time
    This week on the show, outsourcing the household chores. Does it make financial sense to shell out for things like meal service, grocery pickup and a household cleaner? We chat with a financial expert who says it’s okay to buy back your time. And how the State of Utah is redefining neglect. It’s passed a free-range parenting law in hopes of giving kids more freedom. Adrian Crook, a Vancouver father, who was barred from letting his kids take public transit alone, weighs in.
    19 min

About Family Matters

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Family Matters is a conversation sparked by parents, for parents, where we explore the issues that matter to you and navigate the challenges we all face. We are not experts but rather every day moms learning by trial and error. Our biggest hope for is that you walk away feeling a little more informed and above all – understood…like we get you because we’re in it too.