Author Archives: Halton Guest Blogger

Chewing Tobacco: Candy Coating Addiction

Smokeless tobacco (aka chew, snuff, plug, dip, etc.) is no longer just the stuff of pro baseball players and cowboys. Recent Canadian research has shown that half of those who used chew tobacco in the past month were under 25 years … Continue reading

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Breastfeeding and returning to work? Oh my!

Halton Region is celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 2011 from October 1-7.  Celebrate with us!  This post is the final in a series of three breastfeeding posts. It was 11 months into my year-long maternity leave when I could no longer pretend that … Continue reading

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Breastfeeding in Public

Halton Region is celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 2011 from October 1-7.  Celebrate with us!  This post is the second in a series of three breastfeeding posts.   When I was a new mom, I found that it was one thing to breastfeed … Continue reading

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Are You a Homework Helper or Sergeant Major?

My daughter completed French immersion grade one in the spring.  One of her homework assignments was to present to her class five French words used in sentences. Relatively easy right?  Let’s just say thank goodness for Google translation! The last … Continue reading

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Starting High School

Starting high school is one of life’s big transitions and naturally it comes with its share of excitement and nerves. What are kids worried about when starting high school?  We asked this question to grade 8 students and this is … Continue reading

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