Four organizations: Blancing Work and Family Alliance, Saskatchewan Labour, and the Canadian Association of Family Enterprises invited Ken Dryden, author, education critic, board member of the Vanier Institute for the Family, and the goalie of six Stanley cup wins with the Montreal Canadiens, to Saskatoon to address the issue of time for parenting. Ken spoke to an audience of 150 on March 14th. Fans, businessmen and service workers, many hoping to get his autograph, listened as he addressed the issue of time for parenting. Taking the child’s point of view, he brought the audience’s attention to the child’s need for the breastfeeding relationship. He noted the close relationship between breastfeeding and development of language. Judith Martin, executive director for the Work and Family Unit, praised Ken for his remarks and plans to post them on the Department’s web site shortly: www.workandfamilybalance.com.

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