Summary This Feature Report delves into homework and looks at the expectations on increasingly young children, how over-stressed parents are under more and more pressure to help with work they may not understand themselves, and how different families with varying economic and time resources cope. The feature includes interviews with Associate Professor Barrie Bennett, OISE-UT and Grade Six Teacher Gini Dickie. In this Reality Check we de-silence Listening. Comic and Mother of 3, Kate Davis, examines the fascinating phenomenon of selective hearing. This How-to segment teaches dealing with night terrors. Exactly what classifies as a night terror and how parents can help their child get through these frightening episodes. The Canadian Pediatric Society's Dr. Diane Sacks gives parents some valuable information. This Video Diary is what we like to call the Nanny cam. The term usually refers to a camera installed to observe the caregiver. In this week's video diary, we turn the tables for a rare peek at life from the nanny's point of view. Two years ago, Bless Sarmiento had difficulty finding a job in her field of computer science. She did what many young Filipino women do, and immigrated to Canada to work as a nanny. At first she was shy and homesick, but Bless has grown confident in her challenging role of caring for three girls under three years old.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Kate Tavender Monica Kim
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Aug 31, 2002
Countries of origin : Canada
Language : English
Production companies : Telefactory
Summary This Feature Report delves into homework and looks at the expectations on increasingly young children, how over-stressed parents are under more and more pressure to help with work they may not understand themselves, and how different families with varying economic and time resources cope. The feature includes interviews with Associate Professor Barrie Bennett, OISE-UT and Grade Six Teacher Gini Dickie. In this Reality Check we de-silence Listening. Comic and Mother of 3, Kate Davis, examines the fascinating phenomenon of selective hearing. This How-to segment teaches dealing with night terrors. Exactly what classifies as a night terror and how parents can help their child get through these frightening episodes. The Canadian Pediatric Society's Dr. Diane Sacks gives parents some valuable information. This Video Diary is what we like to call the Nanny cam. The term usually refers to a camera installed to observe the caregiver. In this week's video diary, we turn the tables for a rare peek at life from the nanny's point of view. Two years ago, Bless Sarmiento had difficulty finding a job in her field of computer science. She did what many young Filipino women do, and immigrated to Canada to work as a nanny. At first she was shy and homesick, but Bless has grown confident in her challenging role of caring for three girls under three years old.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Aug 31, 2002
Countries of origin : Canada
Language : English
Production companies : Telefactory
