I was at a fair before the winter got so miserably cold, right here in Ontario, Canada. It was just a fair celebrating family day and everyone was out. People from different cultures and ethnicities came from 10 in the morning until late at night and there were stalls of all kinds, schools advertising, food, health and wellness, special items all kinds of things. Later in the evening, the groups performed cultural dances, while the beer spots had musicians playing Bob Marley, eighties oldies, Shania Twain and …. It was on the street and as you can see there is a sense of space in Canada that is hard to define. You can spread out most of the time. And there were families from all over the world. You know writing this book “I Like Me” here in Canada makes me realise how universal parenting really is. There are certain behaviours; certain relationships that we need to have if we are going to make that family work. These cut across cultures and ethnicities I see it here in Canada. That’s why I started out with that bit about families from all over the world as I hope, and I know they will, buy the book “I like Me”, as it strengthens assumptions you already have about what you’re are doing while helping those who are not so comfortable with transitions. Canada is made up of Aboriginal people, French-speaking people. English- speaking people and everyone else. I mean it. So settling in is not as easy as you might think. Parents have to stand strong and hold onto their culture if that is what they desire. Some parents suggest that it is easier to simply let go and just fall in line with whatever is around you. Especially for those with preschoolers this can be attractive route to follow. From what I have noticed, however, this can lead to challenges. Canada is a multicultural country with multicultural families. It does not use the melting-pot model where everyone gets absorbed into the dominant culture. Here difference and uniqueness is not alien and there is an attempt to develop a plural society where no culture sets itself over the other. A long way to go. Oh, such a long way to go. But then there is no pressure on you to forget what your grandmother taught you or what you feel is important of your history. So I talk about this in “I Like Me” and I think you will come to agree with me when you think about what it is like in your corner of the globe when you think about what is important to you as you try to develop the self-confidence of your preschooler.