Mr. Walker and Ms. Carson went last year to see Riley's kindergarten teacher, Ellen Titus, to tell her about the separation so she could be alert to his feelings. Ms. Titus said in an interview that nothing in Riley's behaviour suggests that anything happened. My sense of it is that he's feeling quite secure and stable, and that things in his life are making sense to him. The Series Family Matters will appear each Friday with a full page tracking the lives of Canadian families in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal, as well as examining other family issues. Hanna McDonough, a clinical social worker at the Clarke Division of Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, will moderate the discussion forum.
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