Healthy Connections:
The Power of Compassionate Parenting
Calling all parents, caregivers and professionals!
Join us for our annual Parent Learning Event dedicated to promoting children's well-being and fostering strong connections.
CHILD CARE SPACES ARE NOW FULL.
Explore how to promote children's positive behaviors, support well-being, and foster strong connections through compassionate practices.
What can you expect from the Parent Learning Event:
Insights and perspectives on parenting styles
Hands-on strategies for connecting with children
Dialogue on children’s positive behavior and well-being
Helpful resources from the community
EVENT AGENDA
Special Guest Speakers
Dr. Shimi Kang
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Dr. Shimi Kang believes every person has the innate intelligence and ability to live their best life. She provides science-based solutions for health, happiness, and achievement in the workplace, classroom, and at home. With over 25 years of clinical experience and extensive research in the science of
optimizing human potential, Dr. Kang provides proven solutions and practical tools to cultivate the key 21st century skills of resilience, connection, creativity, and more.
She is the author of the #1 bestseller The Dolphin Parent and The Tech Solution, a Clinical Associate Professor at UBC, the founder of Future Ready Minds, and host of the YouTube show, Mental Wealth with Dr. Shimi Kang. Proud mom of 3, Dr. Kang is the recipient of the YWCA Women of Distinction, Governor General of Canada Award and Diamond Jubilee Medal for her many outstanding contributions in the fields of mental health, addiction, education and parenting.
To learn more please visit: https://www.drshimikang.com/
Dr. Hali Kil
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Dr. Hali Kil is the Director of the All Families Lab. She is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University, Investigator at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Associate Member of SFU's School of Public Policy, and is an affiliate investigator with the Fraser Health Authority and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
Dr. Kil's areas of expertise are parenting, mental health, child development, mindfulness, and intercultural relations.
Our work is made possible through the support of our Advisory Committee members:
Anita Olson, Community Early Childhood Consultant Family Services of Greater Vancouver
Casey Wang, Manager Family Support Services, Burnaby Family Life
Chelsea Hitchen, Community Health Specialist – Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences Fraser Health
Joanna Peplak, Assistant Professor | Director of Grow to Care Lab, Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University
Liliana Hernandez, Director of Operations, Burnaby Family Life
Sheri Brattston, District Principal Community Education & Child Care