Letter of the Day: Children need non-stressed adults

In Robert Munsch’s Murmel, Murmel, Murmel, Robin finds a baby in her sandbox. Declaring she is too young to take care of a baby, she searches for an adult. Her skills, knowledge, and attitude prove five-year-old Robin is school ready.
School readiness is different from academic readiness. To succeed academically (and in life), children need self-regulation, executive functions, and social-emotional skills. These abilities are wired in by parental attention. In Canada, one out of four child