Podcast – LIFE AS A MILITARY PARENT, episode 9: Teh Family Vacation
***In French Only*** Finally, it’s starting to feel like vacation 😊 We’re planning outings, visits, the road ahead, what to pack and… preparing our kids! During the long vacations, we can expect to neglect our usual rhythm of life a little, it’s normal. While some children cope with the change in schedule very well, others […]
Podcast – LIFE AS A MILITARY PARENT, episode 8: Becoming parents
***In French Only*** Your baby will soon be here: it’s the start of a wonderful adventure! How can you prepare to become a military family? What challenges do families face when one of the parents works in the Canadian Armed Forces? After your baby is born, where can you find the support you may need? […]
Podcast – LIFE AS A MILITARY PARENT, episode 7: Self-Esteem in Youth
***In French Only*** Getting to know yourself, liking yourself as you are, knowing your strengths and limitations, is a long-term process! Parents can be very good guides to help their children build their self-confidence. In our podcast this week, Mathieu Bouchard (Childhood and Youth Counsellor at the Valcartier MFRC) and Audrey Charland (Special Care Counsellor […]
World’s strongest man?
On this month of June, Canadian Men’s Health Month, it is important to highlight the great strength of men, whether they are dads or not. I sincerely believe that behind every man is a great power that allows us, when the situation requires it, to move the biggest mountain! If you ask my boy who […]
Podcast – LIFE AS A MILITARY PARENT, episode 2: the circle of friends at school
CRFM Valcartier · VIE DE PARENTS MILITAIRES volume 2 : Le réseau d’amis à l’école primaire ***In French Only*** This episode addresses the reality children of service members face. In this episode, you will discover a range of tools that can help you better understand what your child is going through when they have to […]
Podcast – LIFE AS A MILITARY PARENT episode 3: teens and internet addiction
CRFM Valcartier · VIE DE PARENTS MILITAIRES volume 3 : La cyberdépendance chez les adolescents. ***In French Only*** Video games let your teen immerse themselves in a virtual social life. Their smart phone is always around. Is your teen addicted to the internet? Or is that just their generation? In this episode, we will go […]
My Virtual Teen – Part 1
By Mathieu Morin, youth worker at the Valcartier Family Centre It goes fast, don’t you think? The world is changing so fast that soon no one under the age of 20 will know what a button phone is! We’re exaggerating here… but not that much. It seems impossible to separate them from their screen for […]
Teen 2020 version
By Mathieu Morin, youth worker at the Valcartier Family Centre They don’t want to work, spend their time on the screens, are too precocious and have everything, and they are spoiled! Ah, today’s youth! “Our teens love luxury, have bad manners, mock authority and have no respect for adults. In our time, children are tyrants. […]
“Help, my child has turned into a teenager”
By Mathieu Morin, Youth counsellor at Valcartier Family Center * Warning: this article contains a lot of generalizations and exaggerations! He was glued to you, open and took an active part in the family life. Overnight, your child is gone: he spends his time chilling on his cellphone, seems closed like an oyster, and says […]
My Virtual Teen—Part 2
By Mathieu Morin, Youth Worker at the Valcartier Family Centre Our continuous relationship with the digital world is not news, but the current health crisis has brought it into sharper focus. Telework has never been more prominent, schools have moved online and it has become difficult to draw the line between entertainment, work life and […]