On today's edition of CTV Your Morning Ottawa the Podcast, it's Parenting Week and we are packed with inspiration! But before parenting “parlez”, Ottawa creator Nickie Shobeiry introduces Persian Pitch, a bold new competition docu-series celebrating Persian culture on Bell Fibe TV1. From ancient culture to modern child psychology, child expert Bethelene Hart helps parents loosen the grip and give teens more independence. Ottawa Police Superintendent Heather Lachine joins us for a must-hear conversation about the new #NotInMyCity human trafficking awareness campaign at the Ottawa International Airport. Cookiddoo owner Anastasiia Stepanenko shows how cooking classes are building confidence in Ottawa kids, and finally, long-time participant Terrie Dionne tells us about Kayaking for Cancer, a week-long paddle from Kingston to Ottawa raising nearly one million dollars for cancer research!

<p>On today's edition of CTV Your Morning Ottawa the Podcast, it's Parenting Week and we are packed with inspiration! But before parenting &ldquo;parlez&rdquo;, Ottawa creator Nickie Shobeiry introduces Persian Pitch, a bold new competition docu-series celebrating Persian culture on Bell Fibe TV1. From ancient culture to modern child psychology, child expert Bethelene Hart helps parents loosen the grip and give teens more independence. Ottawa Police Superintendent Heather Lachine joins us for a must-hear conversation about the new #NotInMyCity human trafficking awareness campaign at the Ottawa International Airport. Cookiddoo owner Anastasiia Stepanenko shows how cooking classes are building confidence in Ottawa kids, and finally, long-time participant Terrie Dionne tells us about Kayaking for Cancer, a week-long paddle from Kingston to Ottawa raising nearly one million dollars for cancer research!</p>