Canada ratified the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991. The convention speaks to many children’s issues also faced by children in British Columbia, and stipulates that children have the right to be protected, the right [...read full post]
Categorized: Children's Issues.
There is likely nothing more frustrating for any parent than waiting on a diagnosis for their child. British Columbia parents concerned with children’s issues have become vocal when it comes to how the province handles diagnosing children with autism. Parents [...read full post]
Categorized: Children's Issues.
Blended families are becoming more the norm in the country and around the world. One of the most important children’s issues in British Columbia surrounds the relationships between stepmothers and their stepchildren. Stepmothers have not always been given good press [...read full post]
Categorized: Children's Issues.
Poverty has a penchant for destruction in many ways. Sadly, many children’s issues in British Columbia are enmeshed with this societal problem, however, the provincial government says it intends to do something about it by putting $5 million on the [...read full post]
Categorized: Children's Issues.
The family dynamic looks very different today than it did decades ago. No longer is a family unit limited to a married man and woman who then have children. Many heterosexual couples are having children before they get married — [...read full post]
Categorized: Children's Issues.