The largest school board in Quebec, Commission Scolaire de Montreal, has made a controversial decision to allow students to bring foods that can cause serious allergic reactions, known as… read more →
You’ve heard of the Home Alone course and you may be thinking of signing your tween up, but are these programs worthwhile and what do kids learn? Hopefully, I can… read more →
Oakville-based SOS 4 Kids has developed a new program that equips children aged 7 – 10 with skills to prevent, to identify and to respond to potentially dangerous situations. My… read more →
More than 70% of 911 calls come from a cell phone nowadays and that number will continue to increase as more people give up their home phone lines. It is better to… read more →
Approximately 525 Canadians will drown this year across the country according to the Red Cross. This fact is based on a Canadian Red Cross report regarding water-fatalities compiled over a… read more →
Three SOS 4 Kids instructors were recently certified by the Canadian Red Cross to provide Bullying Prevention Education workshops. Sue Perry, Velma Ganassini and Ally Turner-Sommer completed “Beyond the Hurt” training,… read more →
My name is William. I am 14 years old and have been living with Type 1 diabetes since I was 4 years old. Diabetes is a life threatening disease. Let… read more →
Many parents will be relieved to learn that leaving a school-aged child at home without adult supervision is not illegal in Canada. A Winnipeg mother was found not guilty today… read more →
Babysitting lessons come to the rescue With quick thinking and remembrance of her Babysitter Training a young teen found herself in the center of the effects of Murphy’s law. See… read more →
There comes a point in time when a parent faces the decision to leave a child at home alone. In most cases, it’s for short periods of time, mostly before… read more →
