According to The Trevor Project’s 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health, 45% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, and LGBTQ youth who felt high social support from their family reported attempting suicide at less than half the rate of those who felt low or moderate social support, proving that educational resources and support do make a difference. “Research shows that LGBQ+ youth suffer more than heterosexual youth from depression, anxiety, and other mental health concerns,” said Conrad. “This correlates directly to a high suicide rate. Resource ..read more

On today's show, Michelle Dittmer, President and Co-Founder of the Canadian Gap Year Association talks about the structure and benefits of a gap year for students needing a little growth or new opportunity between high school and college.  ..read more

In this episode, I spoke to John Baker, CEO of D2L who recently did a study into how parents are feeling about school openings and the education of their kids throughout and beyond the whole pandemic. We talked about the ripple effects of the education gap, and what happens to the kids without access to the tools they need.  ..read more

David Stanley is a writer, Dad-blogger, and Father from Michigan. I asked him some pretty deep questions. Find him on Twitter @DStan58 -- My new book: 'DADLIFE: a bunch of tips that may or may not be useful to new dads' is available on Amazon right now https://amzn.to/3ETkr9N ..read more

No guests on this one, but I went live on TikTok. Was it worth it? Not really, but I had a few random comments to keep me going.  ..read more

Rowena, Programming Manager for UNICEF Canada talks about the evolution of the Halloween Orange Box and this year's campaign.  Want to donate? Here's our donation page.  ..read more

As British Columbia swelters in 40.c (104.f) temperatures, Casey Palmer and Stacey Robinsmith join a very late-night call to chat travel, parenting techniques, dealing with tantrums, and sweatbands. Guests: Casey Palmer - CaseyPalmer.com / @CaseyPalmer Stacey Robinsmith - ADadInTheBurbs.com / @adadintheburbs Host: James R.C. Smith - SocialDad.ca / @JamesRCS ..read more

Another episode of call-ins. This time we talk to the inventors of the CartWhirler and my friend Marisa from SockFootage. A perfect Father's Day gift and creator of the first-ever charitable sock vending machine Want to come on the show? Send me a DM on Instagram - @JamesRCS ..read more

Taken from the blog on SocialDad.ca - 32 Life Lessons from a Dad. What would you add to the list of life lessons ..read more

My friend Bisma Bhatti shared that she's having a rough time via her IG stories, so I called her.  ..read more