Answer TRC6

06/21/2026

TRC Call to Action #6 recognizes that reconciliation includes ending the legal defence for the use of physical force against children. More than a decade later, Section 43 remains in the Criminal Code.

06/20/2026

There are approximately 8 million children in Canada. 20% of that number is 1.6 million. That is a lot of s***king still happening.

Spanking remains legal despite being an outdated and controversial form of disciplining children.

06/19/2026

🧡Keep an eye on this page for regular reflection questions in the image template below. There is no single answer to these questions. Posts will be reposted for further reach and ongoing discussion.

This series invites us to consider how Canada might look different if Indigenous laws, governance systems, relationships, and understandings of community were respected rather than suppressed.

Comments will be moderated to encourage discussion. While diverse perspectives are welcome, this space is not neutral. Discussions will centre Indigenous power. Kind curiosity welcome.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

What comes to mind as you read the question below?

What experiences inform your perspective?

How do your identities, privileges, challenges, relationships, and responsibilities shape your reflection?

What voices or perspectives might be missing from your understanding?

What actions have you taken to advance reconciliation? Did your actions make a difference?

What is needed next?

Inspired by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action, the Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Indigenous rights, and children’s rights.

🩷 This page is moderated by me, Danielle Dionne. I am a q***r (she/her) settler of French and British ancestry, and I have lived my life on the territories of many Coast Salish Nations. I created this page years ago as a space for reflection, learning, and awareness grounded in my own ongoing responsibility toward reconciliation and ending violence. I am not Indigenous. This is not an Indigenous voice. I work and study in the area of justice and child and family wellbeing, and this page reflects my ongoing learning and accountability. I hold that reconciliation requires listening to and acting on Indigenous-led knowledge, rights, and teachings that have long been shared through generations of Indigenous leadership and resistance.

06/18/2026

How are you teaching your children to have humanitarian values?

06/15/2026

People often think anti-racism starts in government buildings, boardrooms, and policy meetings.

Sometimes it starts with two kids drawing on a wall.

A handful of markers.
A little freedom.
A memory they'll probably never forget.

Yes, anti-racism is about changing policies.

But it's also about moments like this.

Creating spaces where children feel safe to be themselves. Encouraging creativity over conformity. Raising kids who know their voices matter. Building relationships rooted in trust, dignity, and belonging.

It is about changing the ways we raise, love, listen to, and protect children. ❤️

06/12/2026

The United Nations Declaration on The Rights of Indigenous Peoples

UNDRIP Article 3

06/12/2026

Examples of Emotional Manipulation

“Don’t cry, you’ll make me cry.”
“You made me late for work again!”
“Ok, I’m leaving you at the park then, bye!”
“It would make me so happy if you would try just one bite.”
“Hug Nana, you’ll make her sad.”
“It makes Grampy angry when you don’t pick up your toys at his house.”
“You are being so ungrateful. I’m so disappointed.”
“Just try piano… for me.”

I know people are going to ask “well what do I say instead, then?” If we’re just looking for different words but the intention is still to gain compliance or “teach a lesson” we are still looking at parenting through a coercive lens. The question we should be asking ourselves is how do I create a sense of safety for my child right now? That should always be the question and if that is our focus, almost none of these statements would be relevant.

This is a little excerpt from my book….

Finding Your Calm: Responsive Parents Guide to Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation
�This book combines my knowledge of child development, brain science and trauma to offer parents a unique resource that includes lots of exercises, reflections, insights and also… links to additional research, articles and videos that can help support your healing and learning journey.

Link in bio

06/12/2026

It’s remarkable that Canada spends so much time debating children’s screen time while still allowing adults to hit children in the name of teaching a lesson.
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06/12/2026

Great news for children in Italy!! 🎉🎉

We warmly welcome as the 54th country to join the on Ending Violence Against Children during the Global Meeting in Turin, Italy. Together, We Can Act Better and Faster to End Violence Against Children!

Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations - New York Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale