Bethelene Hart is a Parenting & Childcare Expert with over 30 years of experience supporting families, educators, and schools across Canada. She spent 14 years with the Toronto District School Board, working first in Special Education and later in the Family Literacy Program, where she guided parents and young children in early learning environments. She’s also worked as a Special Needs Resource Educator at the Child Development Institute, consulted with hundreds of schools and daycares, and leads workshops on emotional connection, child behavior, and relationship-based parenting.
Bethelene is the author of The Magic Pee and Other Surprises and Ben’s Big Feelings in a Little Body—two children’s mental health books that help parents and educators teach emotional literacy through everyday stories. Her work emphasizes building trust, validating children’s feelings, and fostering positive behaviors through empathy and understanding. After being misdiagnosed as a child and placed in a remedial class where no one believed in her potential, Bethelene returned to school as a mature student, graduated with honours, and became the advocate she needed growing up. She’s been featured on CTV Your Morning & CHCH Morning Live. Today, she speaks on stages, leads workshops, and supports families with real, relatable tools that transform how we raise and connect with kids. @ParentingByHart