About Me
Bethelene Hart, founder of Parenting by Hart, is an Expert Early Childhood Educator, RECE (registered with the College of Early Childhood Education), Award-Winning Speaker, and Author.
She has over 30 years of experience supporting families, educators, and schools across Canada. She spent over a decade 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.
Bethelene was also 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 continues to support local kindergarten classrooms and childcare centres.
Bethelene is the mother of 5 children, and her honest and humorous experiences are woven into her writing and in-person interactions. Bethelene is well respected in her field. Her experience is wide and varied:
Experience working with:
LGBTQ2+ families
Indigenous families
New Immigrants
Families and children who have dealt with family violence
Additional Training and Experience:
Committee member for Infant Mental Health through Sick Kids Hospital
Certified as a Family Professional with Collaborative Practice for couples going through divorce
Trained in the Ages and Stages screening tool
Roots of Empathy instructor
Early Childhood Education Field Advisor for Humber College students
Bethelene is the author of several children’s books that support emotional literacy and help parents navigate big feelings through everyday stories.
Her work emphasizes building trust, validating children's feelings, and fostering positive behaviours 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.
