top of page
Search
Youth Blog
Jun 20, 20212 min read
THE IMPORTANCE OF ROUTINE
Dear Ivy, I have no routine in my life – but that’s okay with me. Everyone in my family has set routines and even my friends do. I feel...
119 views
Youth Blog
Jun 10, 20214 min read
BURN OUT
Dear Ivy, I've been very stressed these past few weeks. Homework keeps piling up -- exams after exams after exams, and the more it piles...
50 views
Youth Blog
Jun 5, 20213 min read
Dear Ivy: I FEEL STUCK
Dear Ivy, My parents are super strict and control every tiny bit of my life. I’m turning 18 in September, and I feel like I have no...
102 views
Youth Blog
Jun 1, 20214 min read
Dear Ivy: HOW DO I FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE?
Dear Ivy, I am a grade 11 student and I have one major issue … I have no idea what I want to do in university. I’m doing okay in school,...
48 views
Youth Blog
May 26, 20213 min read
Dear Ivy: I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE!!
My child is starting high school in September and has no idea what to do for their career. Nothing seems to be particularly interesting...
32 views
Youth Blog
May 25, 20214 min read
Dear Ivy: PERFECTIONISM HURTS
Dear Ivy, I’m in 11th grade and since forever I have been a perfectionist in everything I do, but especially in school. Basically, If I...
34 views
Youth Blog
May 16, 20213 min read
Dear Ivy: I HAVE NEW FRIENDS, BUT I’M STILL MISSING MY OLD ONES
Dear Ivy, I’ve had a lot of friends in elementary school, but now I’m graduating high school and I only have 2 best friends that I can be...
46 views
Youth Blog
Jan 31, 20216 min read
How to make Goals that work: A Guide from YOC
Hi Canada! We are officially one month into 2021, and so we at Youth of Canada wish all of you a safe and happy rest of the year ahead!...
34 views
Youth Blog
Jan 12, 20214 min read
Be Like Water: Pandemic & Exercise
Pandemic and physical activity — two words that may seem strictly in discord and worlds apart. It is true that in the era of Covid-19 we...
69 views
Youth Blog
Dec 23, 20203 min read
My Passion For Cooking -- By Daniel Kelsall-Plotkin
Hello everyone. My name is Daniel Kelsall-Plotkin and I am the founder of The Chef Daniel Show, a cooking channel on YouTube. Click on...
138 views
Youth Blog
Dec 14, 20202 min read
Anna's Essay: The Starlight Tours
The Starlight Tours is a practice of police taking Indigenous people and dropping them off at the edge of the city in the middle of a...
516 views
Youth Blog
Dec 11, 20203 min read
Is the Season Making You Sad? How to Manage Seasonal Affective Disorder
Depending on where you live, winter can be long, dark and difficult. Just getting out of bed when the outside temperatures are below...
35 views
Youth Blog
Nov 15, 20203 min read
How To Have A Great High School Year: Covid Edition
I know what you’re thinking. COVID-19 has made it difficult to have a good high school year. As a high school student myself, I agree....
100 views
Youth Blog
Nov 12, 20203 min read
Time Travel, Winning the Lottery, and the Future -- Cameron's Insight!
The following are three brief stories written by Cameron McIlroy discussing the wonders of time travel, winning the lottery, and...
152 views
Youth Blog
Nov 7, 20206 min read
Are You Happy?
Your answer could be yes, no, or I don’t know. Happiness is what most people strive for. Having a purpose and fulfilling it gives...
37 views
Youth Blog
Jul 2, 20205 min read
COVID(ulations) Class of 2020
A Sentimental Look Back at Our Senior Year in the midst of a new Corona Reality Whether it's JB’s prom single ​Stuck with You ​or Obama’s...
63 views
Youth Blog
May 8, 20204 min read
Making a Difference in Cancer Charities
Cancer research is a topic that I am very passionate about and have been for a very long time. I’ve been involved with the Canadian...
35 views
Youth Blog
Apr 4, 20206 min read
A Leadership Program That Changed My Life
Over the 2019 summer, I had the privilege to attend the Pathfinder Leadership Program at Camp Kandalore under a full scholarship, and I...
96 views
Youth Blog
Apr 3, 20202 min read
Hello, como estas, ça va?
The best gift you can give yourself during this time is a new language. A new language, a new skill, a new challenge and new way of...
115 views
Youth Blog
Mar 26, 20204 min read
Coronavirus + 12 Things To Do While In Quarantine
There’s a good chance you’ve heard about coronavirus recently. Hearing about this virus is essentially inevitable when it’s everything...
729 views
bottom of page