Category Archives: Keeping Your Baby Safe

From mush to lumps: introducing food textures to baby

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

Congratulations, your baby is 6 months old and you’ve started introducing solids to your little one. Adding solids into baby’s routine is fun, messy and definitely camera worthy! But for many parents it can be a nerve-racking adventure, especially when junior starts and … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Feeding Your Baby in the First Year, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby | Tagged baby-led weaning, grandparents, how to introduce textured foods, introducing foods with texture to baby, introducing solids, making baby food, moving from puree to lumpy foods, puree, Safety, transitioning to solids | 1 Comment

Bumper Pads: A risk I’m not willing to take

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

Today’s blog includes thoughts from a mama-to-be: The countdown is on, and the anticipation of welcoming my new little bundle occupies my every thought. The newborn sleepers are folded (so cute), diapers ready to go and my beautiful rocking chair is … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Pregnancy | Tagged Bumper Pads, Bumper Pads in cribs, how to avoid SIDS, Physical Health, Safe sleep for babies, SIDS, SIDS and bumper pads | 1 Comment

Immunize and Report it!

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

Did you know you need to report your child’s immunizations to the Health Department? I didn’t (and I’m a nurse – hopefully that makes you feel a little better)! Before I started working at the Health Department I just followed … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Preparing for Kindergarten, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged halton region, halton region health department, immunization, parents, preventable diseases, protection, reporting, reporting vaccines, schools, vaccines | Leave a comment

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dinewise

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

Food poisoning is nasty, makes you feel beyond terrible, and more than 4 million Canadians get it every year (Health Canada, 2015). My worst encounter with this gastric invader followed a scrumptious chicken dish at a beautiful restaurant in Florida. To make … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Feeding Your Baby in the First Year, Healthy Eating for Toddlers & Preschoolers, Healthy Eating for Your Child/Tween, Healthy Eating for your Teen, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged dinewise, eating in Halton, food poisoning, halton food safety inspections, restuarant food safety, Safety | Leave a comment

Why the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) should matter to you?

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

I think we can all agree that the air we breathe is pretty important but, just like many of you, I often take it for granted. When we talk about “air”, the conversation tends to focus on air conditioning or air travel. Air is … Continue reading →