Parenting…With A Twist

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Amber continued the conversation about non-traditional school options and shared some of her story about travelling to Olds College in Alberta with her daughter to attend an Animal Science Preview Day. What’s the difference between ..Continue Reading

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Amber continued the conversation of traditional versus non-traditional school options for children in Kindergarten to grade 12, that parents should learn so they can advocate for their children. A single path is not right for ..Continue Reading

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Amber shared her experience with children expressing interest in different educational paths. Part one of her story explores a non-traditional approach to education, and options available for parents. Is your child interested in technology, movies, ..Continue Reading

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Amber shared 7 tips for building stronger relationships between parents and teachers, allowing for improved communication during report-card time, parent-teach interviews, and through-out the entire school-year. Each podcast is meant to give parents insights that ..Continue Reading

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Amber shared her acronym “H.O.M.E.W.O.R.K.” to help parents reduce stress in the home during homework time and in turn reduce stress for the kids. Each podcast is meant to give parents insights that can help ..Continue Reading

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Amber shared 5 tips to reduce stress when preparing lunches for your kids while ensuring they are not “hangry” when they get home from school. Each podcast is meant to give parents insights that can ..Continue Reading

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Amber shared her process for creating the vision board of your dreams. Amber’s program is called Learn to F.L.Y. (First Love Yourself). Vision boarding can be used by sports teams, parents, children and coworkers. You ..Continue Reading

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Amber shared tips for quality family time during the holidays, including trying new things, learning from our children, and giving back to those in need. Each podcast is meant to give parents insights that can ..Continue Reading

Amber and Dave continue their conversation at The Beach 88.5FM, where they discuss establishing some summertime rules for screen time, before the summer is upon us. We learn details on how some simple rules for the kids can reduce the fighting during the sizzling summer days to come. Having some ..Continue Reading

Establishing some summertime rules for screen time, before the summer is upon us, is a fantastic way to reduce the fighting during the sizzling summer days to come. It encourages structure and brain development in kids while they’re on summer vacation and lets them have loads of summertime fun!

In this episode, Amber shares some insights into the Humboldt Broncos tragedy aimed at helping families who are grieving. She talks about how quality time defines one’s relationship with their parents and how passions are so important to encourage in children. She believes that the outpouring of community support really ..Continue Reading

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Amber continued her conversation from February, sharing her thoughts on the impact of tests in school. Amber helps parents understand the history of tests and why this isn’t the best measure in the school system. ..Continue Reading

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Amber shares her thoughts on the impact of tests in school. Amber helps parents understand the history of tests and why this isn’t the best measure in the school system. Each podcast is meant to ..Continue Reading

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Amber shared her thoughts on that dreaded subject that many parents and students struggle with on a nightly basis … homework. Amber helps parents understand the benefits of homework including: positive work habits, goal achievement, ..Continue Reading

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Amber shared the top 5 questions parents should ask at parent teacher conferences. Amber helps parents be more proactive with their children’s education by providing helpful tips to maximize the success that children have in ..Continue Reading

Tests are usually used as the marker to determine a child’s grade in a subject. So, your child completes their unit on fractions and has a test on fractions. This test mark is usually weighted quite high in a child’s overall mark and is used as “the” predictor of whether ..Continue Reading

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Dave and Amber discussed to importance of parent teacher relationships and how this contributes to children having greater success in school. To help this important factor, Amber shared 4 tips to facilitate better parent teacher ..Continue Reading

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Dave and Amber discussed “household success”, and tips for providing your children with the best chance of success as they grow up. Amber provides some helpful tips on discipline, consequences, chores and financial awareness. Amber ..Continue Reading

Amber Scotchburn was recently interviewed by Dave Graham on 88.5 FM The Beach radio station. Dave and Amber discussed the “summer slide”, how summer vacation can affect children learning in the coming school year. Amber provides some helpful tips to reduce the fight over screen time and encourage some structure and ..Continue Reading

(continued from part 1) The Netflix Series, 13 Reasons Why, revolves around a 17 year old, Hannah Baker, who takes her own life. She leaves behind 13 audio recordings outlining 13 reasons why she made the decision to end her life. People of all ages are binge-watching the Series, as ..Continue Reading