Would you let your child skip school for a mental health day?
Mornings with Simi
English - February 06, 2019 19:53 - 10 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBusiness News News Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Parents are quite familiar with snow days and sick days, but one mom has been attracting some attention online, because she detailed in a blog for the CBC that she allowed her 10-year-old daughter to take a mental-health day.
Since then, she allows all three of her children to take one day off in the school year for their mental health, no questions asked.
Is this something that more parents should be considering? And how do you make sure that it’s something your kids need?
Guest: Julie Romanowski
Early childhood consultant from Miss Behaviour in Vancouver
Parents are quite familiar with snow days and sick days, but one mom has been attracting some attention online, because she detailed in a blog for the CBC that she allowed her 10-year-old daughter to take a mental-health day.
Since then, she allows all three of her children to take one day off in the school year for their mental health, no questions asked.
Is this something that more parents should be considering? And how do you make sure that it’s something your kids need?
Guest: Julie Romanowski
Early childhood consultant from Miss Behaviour in Vancouver