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Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri Reassures Parents about Baby Sleep Patterns

Parents shouldn鈥檛 worry about their baby鈥檚 inconsistent sleep patterns

Study of 44 infants finds that half never slept 8 hours consecutively

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Media Spotlight 鈥� Dr. Tina Montreuil, ECP, Interviewed on Global News

Dr. Tina Montreuil, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed by Global News on how Quebec families are reporting increases in stress as the second wave of the pandemic continues, and how a focus on self-care is one of the effective ways to deal with the issue.

Media Spotlight 鈥� Bassam Khoury Interviewed in the Observer

Bassam Khoury, Assistant Professor of the Department of Education and Counseling Psychology, was interviewed in the Association of Psychological Science (APS) Observer journal in "Careers Up Close: Bassam Khoury on How Mindfulness Breeds Compassion".

Faculty Launches New Video for B.Ed. Students

For fourth-year B.Ed. students approaching the end of their programs, knowing what path to take after graduation can be challenging. Whereas many B.Ed. grads are eager to pursue careers in teaching, training, pedagogy, youth programming, or other听employment sectors, others may not feel ready to join the job market just yet. Some students may want to broaden their knowledge and skillsets, become more specialized, or expand their career opportunities.

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Supporting Student Wellness in Remote Courses

Have you wondered听what small actions you can听take to听enhance student wellness听in your听remote听courses?听Professor Nancy Heath听and her team听recently听created the resource听Enhancing Student Wellness: Simple Tips for Instructors, in collaboration with听Teaching and Learning Services听and the听Wellness Hub.听The resource describes simple, easy to implement activities

Media Spotlight 鈥� Victoria Talwar, ECP, on CTV News

A lot of parents are expressing concern with the amount of time their kids are spending on screens, especially during the pandemic since some kids are having to attend school from home. Is all screen time bad for children and teens?

Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology Chair, Dr. Victoria Talwar, was interviewed by CTV News Montreal to give her expert advice.

Introducing Our New Effective Parenting Event Sponsor: La Caisse Desjardins de l鈥櫭塪ucation

Introducing our new sponsor: La Caisse Desjardins de l鈥櫭塪ucation, for our Effective Parenting Event Youth Gaming: How much is too much?听 Hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky.

AV Loans Updated Hours and Reminders

Faculty of Education AV Loans Service Update

Please be aware that that AV Loan Service pickup and return service hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays ONLY from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in room 328 of the Education Building (3700 MacTavish). To reserve any equipment, please follow these protocols:

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Step #1: Reserve Equipment

Media Spotlight 鈥� Victoria Talwar, ECP, in the Globe and Mail

Dr. Victoria Talwar, from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was featured in a Globe and Mail article discussing how much entertainment screen time children should have to balance shared activity time with family members.

Media Spotlight 鈥� Adam Dub茅, Victoria Talwar, and Jeffrey Derevensky, ECP, in the Montreal Gazette

The Montreal Gazette shines a spotlight on Dr. Adam Dub茅, Dr. Victoria Talwar, and Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky, from ECP, and their upcoming Effective Parenting event.听 Each will give a talk and Q&A session about the challenges of parenting in the digital age.

Dr. Dub茅 will discuss the impact of remote learning and will provide resources that can help children with learning difficulties.

麻豆AV Parenting Series Moves Online!

For many parents, figuring out how to get children to disconnect from screens can be a frustrating, daily challenge. 听But is it all bad? How concerned should parents be about excessive screen time and kids? This fall, 麻豆AV鈥檚 Department of Educational Counselling Psychology will be hosting a virtual series of three weekly lectures that will address the best ways for parents to raise kids in the digital age 鈥� all for free.听

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Celebrating World Mental Health Day on Oct 10, 2020!

麻豆AV鈥檚 Faculty of Education is committed to enhancing mental health resilience at 麻豆AV and beyond.

Learn more about what you can do for stress-management through our materials for students: www.麻豆AV.ca/Education/MentalHealthResilience

Media Spotlight 鈥� Dr. Nancy Heath, ECP, Interviewed on CTV News and Cochrane Today

麻豆AV Education's Associate Dean of Research and Innovation and ECP James 麻豆AV Professor, Nancy Heath, was in the news this week discussing how public gathering restrictions and increased isolation during COVID-19 is affecting the mental health of university students and CEGEP students.

Media Spotlight 鈥� Dr. Tina Montreuil, ECP, in Journal M茅tro

Tina Montreuil, of the Department of听Educational & Counselling Psychology, speaks about how teacher shortages are hurting vulnerable students in this Journal M茅tro article.听

She talks about how the pandemic makes the environment for students even more stressful, but the support and support they had before is being deployed in a different way.

Media Spotlight 鈥� Dr. Tina Montreuil, ECP, Contributes to Radio Canada Documentary

Dr. Tina Montreuil, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, has contributed to a documentary entitled "Le Grand R茅veil" produced by Marie-Claude Julien from Radio-Canada on anxiety in youth.