Are you a young person thinking about moving out, but not sure what to do?
Have you just started living on your own recently, but your first experience(s) left much to be desired?
Have you asked: How can I do this better?
Are you a parent/guardian, not quite ready to let go, but realize your kid will be moving out sometime soon, and you haven t a clue as to how to give the right advice about how youth are making it out there today?
Are you in social work, counselling youth, but just don t have the time to help them all, nor the precise tool to support young Canadians moving out?
If you answered yes to any of these questions,
THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU!
Moving Out! A Young Adult s Guide to Living on Your Own is a practical and philosophical book on how youth can look for apartments, find movers and roommates, budget, stand up for their tenant rights, effectively overcome homesickness, develop good health and social habits, respect the environment, and live with all the cultures of the world in one of our great Canadian cities.
Formatted as a quick-read resource, one of the book s greatest values is its collection of first-hand accounts from a variety of young Canadians who moved out on their own, either into college/university residence or in apartments, and deftly highlights their challenges and joys. Read more Continue reading Read less ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cindy Babyn was born in Toronto, Canada. She has lived in the following locations (sometimes multiple locations in the same neighbourhood) , all of which has contributed to the expertise she developed around moving: Toronto (The Beaches, The Annex, Christie Pitts, Regal Heights, Seaton Village, the Financial District) ; Ottawa (Nepean, The Glebe, Manor Park) ; Quebec (Gatineau, Chelsea) ; The Netherlands (four locations in Rotterdam) ; and Spain (Vilanova i la Geltru, near Barcelona) . Cindy Babyn was nominated for the White Pine Award in 2014 for Moving Out! A Young Adult's Guide to Living on Your Own. In 2019 Cindy released Saving Mastercore, an action, sci-fi, early chapter book for kids ages 8-12. It's complete with illustrations, definitions for tricky words, chapter summaries and questions for the reader. Cindy Babyn is available for author readings, book signings, and workshops. Contact her through her website, which is under her own name. Read more Continue reading Read less
