Vancouver Island Parent Conference
Belmont Secondary School 3041 Langford Lake rd V9B 0L9 Victoria, BC, Canada

I am sure you already had this planned for spring break, but in case you didn’t and if it is extended read below.

Message from SD 62

I am sure you already had this planned for spring break, but in case you didnt and if it is extended read below.

We are just 9 days away from this amazing conference. DO YOU HAVE YOUR TICKET? Did you know that schools PAC's have some free tickets and many PAC's have not used all of theirs. Contact your school PAC president and check to see if there are any unused tickets!! This is a day of amazing learning and support and you can bring all that knowledge back to your school :)

Another middle school doing their job!!

The Balancing Act! We are all living it, whether it's kids and career, kids and their activities, kids and their emotions, or being a parent without losing your own identity,... finding balance in these as well as many other areas of our life takes support! Come out to the Vancouver Island Parent Conference on Feb 29th at Belmont Secondary School for a wide range of workshops and talks with professionals that are here to support our Balancing Act as parents! Register at www.vipc.ca

The Vancouver Island Parent Conference has been putting on world-class parenting conferences for 13 years, bringing together attendees from across BC. This years conference theme is The Balancing Act. Come enjoy a day of connecting with other parents over important, of-the-moment issues. Learn useful tools and hear fresh perspectives from leading experts. https://vipc.ca/

What are the Virtues? "Love. Kindness. Justice. Service. Virtues are the very meaning and purpose of our lives, the content of our character and the truest expression of our souls." Nooshafarin Saberi is joining us this year at VIPC 2020 to share how language can be magical in bringing healing and unity for all ages and walks of life. https://vipc.ca/

Vancouver Island Parent Conference 2020 is all about the Balancing Act... as parents we can feel the struggle of keeping so many balls in the air. This conference is excited to be bringing you the expert support that you deserve! Check out our 2 keynote speakers and other workshops that will give you connection, tools and support at https://vipc.ca/

Keynote speaker Alyson Schafer is a family counsellor and bestselling author of the hilarious and very useful, "Honey I Wrecked the Kids" and her latest, "Aint Misbehavin " As a go-to parenting expert in Canada we are very excited to have her expertise at the Vancouver Island Parent Conference this Feb. 29! Click the link to register and find out more about our speakers and workshops. https://vipc.ca/

A hands-on mindfulness workshop with Dr. Shimi Kang is something we are so excited to be a part of. If you're interested in putting science into practice and cultivating the skills of balance, resilience, and creativity sign up at https://vipc.ca/register/

There are so many interesting topics at VIPC 2020 this year and sex is one of them! Jen Gibson "the sex lady" is HERE to help us communicate the awkward stuff and answer the tough questions! Register for "More Talk, More Action" at Vancouver Island Parent Conference. https://vipc.ca/register/

LAST CHANCE! The Early Bird deadline is tomorrow... sign up BEFORE February 10 to save $25 on your ticket https://vipc.ca/

Early Bird Deadline Approaching... Get your ticket before February 10 and save $25! The focus this year is The Balancing Act we live daily as parents. Being a parent is a rewarding part of our lives. We see what we do as significant work, BUT it is not the only thing we do. How can we balance all the rewarding things in our lives and help our children be all they can be as well as finding their balance too? No guilt trips here. We are only talking about how to balance it all. Our kids are worth it and so are we.

VIPC 2020 has got some inspiring speakers for sure! My husband and I read "Honey I Wrecked the Kids", by Alyson Schafer when I was pregnant with my first. Not... only was it full of great advice that I still use today... it was laugh out loud hilarious :) Come and check her out on Feb 29th here in Victoria! https://vipc.ca/ See more

Dr. Shimi Kang is speaking on: Igniting Our Innate Creative Intelligence. I know that will all the tech in my kids life today my son really struggles with this.... So cool to have access to such an expert on the mind and one that has practical real life experience with her own kids! #momdoctor #momneuroscientist Come check her out while the early bird price is still in effect. See more

So excited for our new sponsor this year. Pick up the Dec copy of Island Parent Magazine, check out the back inside page!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR Saturday Feb 29, 2020! Check out www.vipc.ca for the list of great speakers for 2020.

Looking forward to seeing Alyson this year.

VIPC 2020 Feb 29 @ Belmont SecondaryVIPC 2020 Feb 29 @ Belmont Secondary

Double the value Alyson Schafer and Shimi Kang in 2020!!Double the value Alyson Schafer and Shimi Kang in 2020!!

So good! If you have a child entering puberty you should read this. Great advice and good words to use.

Alyson is going to join us for VIPC 2020!! Below is a live event she holds on Facebook. There is a link to get reminded.

So powerful. She was one of my favourite speakers at VIPC.

This is long but it is accurate, still. It does have a solution in the end.

Have you read The 5 Love Laguages? Dr. Gary Chapman https://www.5lovelanguages.com//the-five-love-languages-d/

We are trying to get Dr. Gary Chapman for 2020, what do you think?We are trying to get Dr. Gary Chapman for 2020, what do you think?

A parents words are so important!

I am watching another TED talk about a dyslexia school that has been around since the 1930s. How can we still be so backwards about this diagnosis??

Great stuff he is working on now. Should we invite him back? Healing adult relationships, sounds interesting.

Great parents and great teachers! Produced a great adult!

If you attended this years conference, tell us how it was for you, please.

THANK YOU to all of the parents that joined us today. Huge thanks to our sponsors. The world is a little bit better place, now!

So much great learning today. Our surprise (fill in)speaker is packing them in. Thank you so much Liz Parkinson.

Nick Sandor engaging with parents about appropriate masculinity.

Nick and Jesse chatting before they present. So cool to hear them talk and how their topics overlap.