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Do you know the difference between discipline and punishment? ... See MoreSee Less

Do you know the difference between discipline and punishment?

Here are some tips as you help your child find a balance between academics and extra curricular activities this term.

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Do you know striking a balance between academics and extracurricular activities can be beneficial to your child?
Tomorrow we will explore some of these benefits and provide tips for you and your child to do so in a meaningful way.

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Do you know striking a balance between academics and extracurricular activities can be beneficial to your child?
Tomorrow we will explore some of these benefits and provide tips for you and your child to do so in a meaningful way.

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A new term, a new year and many new possibilities are ahead. Let's encourage our young scholars to achieve and become the best they can be.

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A new term, a new year and many new possibilities are ahead. Lets encourage our young scholars to achieve and become the best they can be.

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Happy New Year Trinidad and Tobago!!! ... See MoreSee Less

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Same to you, but let's leave out the fireworks. 😎

Fireworks can be fun, but they can also cause severe damage and injury if not handled responsibly. As we prepare to ring in the New Year, let's ensure the safety of our children is not an after thought.

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Child Protection is Everybody's Business!!!
If you are aware of incidents of abuse, please call our hotline 996 or the Police at 999 to make a report.
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Child Protection is Everybodys Business!!!
If you are aware of incidents of abuse, please call our hotline 996 or the Police at 999 to make a report.

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I agree...but the moment discipline becomes haphazard and "hard to enact", that is when the "little imps of interruption" jump in for play. See Proverbs 23: 13, 14

I live via God's Book, Children's Authority, and I will die believing it!

Godson Dion

Ironic, you've destroyed so many families and failed so many children but you out here talking about breaking a child's self esteem.... SMH...

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When a child is received into the care of the Children’s Authority Pursuant to Section 22 of the Children’s Authority Act, Chap. 46:10
If you are concerned about a child’s safety and welfare, you can make a report via the following means
At the heart of the child protection system are the child-friendly, “one-stop” Assessment Centres
Research on best practice confirmed that children thrive best when placed in a family environment.
Foster Care is a temporary option for children who are not able to live with their birth families due to a range of different circumstances.
Adoption is the process whereby a person assumes full legal responsibility for a child who is not biologically theirs.
Children displaying challenging behaviours are a specialised group requiring targeted interventions.