I’ll never forget my first cheerleading competition. My team had practiced our routine several times prior to taking the stage. We each took our places, and when the music started, we put on the ...

From hockey and dance to chess club, families can be pulled in many extracurricular directions. It's easy for parents to be overwhelmed by the choices of activities for their child—or also, how ...

Between classes, work and personal responsibilities, it’s easy to think of extracurricular activities as just something extra. But getting involved outside the classroom can be beneficial in many ways ...

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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary Sheri Madigan receives funding from ...