Author Archives: Halton Guest Blogger

Celebrating Clean Air Day with Wings and Thingamajigs

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Halton Guest Blogger

Clean Air Day is a time to celebrate our environment by keeping our air clean. It’s also a great time to share walking safety skills with children, to address traffic congestion, pollution and idling around our schools, and most importantly—to … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Parenting Your Child/Tween | Tagged a farewell to featherwagons, air quality, barn owls, Clean Air Day, climate, climate change, environment, environmental books for children, green picture books, greenhouse gases, halton region, Physical Health, school, school health, transportation, Wings and Thingamajigs | 4 Comments

Pretty in pink

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Halton Guest Blogger

Note: Stay tuned for next week’s post focusing on being a boy On one of our recent family walks my barely three-year old daughter declared “I want to ride the girl bike!” The girl bike? Of course I knew what she … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged body image, body images, gender, gender identification, Girls, inner beauty, media, media influence, negative media messages, positive body image, school | 2 Comments

Polish up on these tips for a great spa day!

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Halton Guest Blogger

There’s nothing like having a girl’s day out with your daughter! And with proms and summer in the air, what better way to spend some quality time relaxing at a salon and getting a manicure or pedicure? It can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens | Tagged beauty, disease prevention, health, infection, infection prevention and control, mani, manicure, pedi, Pedicure, personal service setting, Physical Health, salon, school, spa, style | 3 Comments

Support Tan-Free Proms

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Halton Guest Blogger

Ah… prom time. I can remember the excitement and all the planning for my own senior prom. As a mother of 2 boys, I don’t get to participate in discussions of colours and hairstyles, but luckily at this time of … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens | Tagged beauty, cancer, melanoma, Physical Health, prom, school, school health, skin cancer, sun burn, sun safety, tan, tanning, tanning bed, teen, teenager | Leave a comment

Breastfeeding a three-year old? TIME has got us talking.

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Halton Guest Blogger

Oh, the controversy the latest Time magazine cover photo has stirred up. People all over the world are in a tizzy tweeting and blogging their opinions to whomever will listen. The photo is definitely “in your face”, and it’s meant … Continue reading →