Louise Gleeson

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Health and Parenting Writer, Freelance

Toronto

Education, Health, Opinion and Editorial, Science

As seen in: HuffPost, The Washington Post, Yahoo Singapore, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), CBC Radio, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Chatelaine, Scary Mommy, Today's Parent and

Covers: Parenting, neurodiversity, and mental health

Doesn't Cover: Politics

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I'm a Toronto-based Registered Psychotherapist and journalist specializing in trauma-informed care and reporting on topics related to parenting, neurodiversity, and mental health . My work has appeared in @Todaysparent, @globeandmail, @washingtonpost, @huffingtonpost @torontostar. I have also appeared as a guest expert on @cbcradio. I am BIPOC, she/her, and a relentless optimist. I remain humble and curious to learning and unlearning ways of being in the world.

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How I'm Talking to My White-Passing Kids About Anti-Asian Phobia

The past year has called on my husband and I to reassess how we talk to our kids about what’s happening in th…

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Perspective | Resilience is great. But sometimes it's okay for parents to clear a path for their ...

I crouched down to lace the running shoes I normally wear to walk the family dog, and hoped they'd be sturdy …

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We fell in love over the phone, and it gave me the confidence to love myself

In the 1980s, there weren’t any kids who looked like me in our town. My reflection showed me traces of my fat…

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Donald Trump's 'Chinese Virus' Coronavirus Tweet Has Me Scared For My Family

Just before I climbed back into the car, after dropping bags of groceries at my parents' door and firmly decl…

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What Women's Day Means in 2021 - SavvyMom

If we want to teach our daughters to be empowered, we must also acknowledge the power they already have. If w…

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We gave up on nightly family dinners together-and I feel zero guilt

Sometimes it feels like our kitchen has a revolving door, and the counters are a mess of takeout containers, …

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How to Really Show a Teacher You Appreciate Them

Jun 16, 2023 |

By Louise Gleeson

| SavvyMom.ca

Another school year is coming to an end, and so too will the time my kids spend with some very important and influential people — their teachers. Our family has been coming up with meaningful ways to say thank you for over a dozen years now, but it was after a turbulent start in grade school for one of my kids that we discovered the most appreciated kind of gift. A gift card didn’t seem adequate for the many ways my son’s teachers had shown up for him that year.

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Are Sleepovers Good Or Bad?

Jun 05, 2023 |

By Louise Gleeson , Catherine Daye

| ParentsCanada

Are sleepovers good or bad? This might seem like a silly question. But it’s actually a pretty contentious issue. Read on for two parents takes on slumber parties. When my oldest child reached an age that she was asking to have a friend sleepover, I was initially reluctant. It felt like a lot of work, especially juggling four kids of my own, and I wondered how my parents managed to put up with so many slumber parties when my sister and I were growing up.

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How to Budget for Back to School Shopping

Jul 13, 2022 |

By Louise Gleeson

| mydoh.ca

Skip to content By the time we finally get around to cleaning out the backpacks and airing out the lunch containers, the advertising jingles and reminders to get a head start on back to school shopping are already in full force.

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Book reviews for a community newspaper

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I wrote some of my best school essays on a typewriter

How is social media changing news?

It's making it easier for everyone to access, but also easier for misinterpretation and fear.