Category Archives: Babies

“Will he be teased in the locker room?”

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Andrea Scott RN

I’m pregnant and my husband and I are the kind of people that just need to know if it’s a boy or a girl. I suppose we are impatient planners. To us, not knowing what day our baby will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Pregnancy, Prenatal Health | Tagged baby, boy, Canada, circumcision, circumcision rate, foreskin, intact penis, newborn, Ontario, Physical Health | 13 Comments

We are ALL Team Canada

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Paula D'Orazio

Tears. Lots of them. Just as they did four years ago when Alex Bilodeau captured gold for Canada, the tears flowed freely as a young man’s love for his brother shone as brightly on the world stage as did his … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged Bilodeau, Canadian Olympic team, Denny Morrison, Dufour-Lapointe, Gilmore Junio, Go Canada go, honour, Olympics, Sochi, Team Canada, team player, We all play for Canada | Leave a comment

Making time for your “Valentine”

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Andrea Scott RN

Get ready for the day, work, come home, make dinner while keeping Pumpkin occupied, clean up, play together, walk the dog, do the bedtime routine, the laundry, pay the bills, catch a tiny bit of me time, then finally… sleep. … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Pregnancy, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged balance, children, date night, family, husband, making time, marriage, married with children, Mental Health, partner, relationship, special needs, spouse, stress of parenting, team, wife | Leave a comment

Adoption: Ties that Bind Us Together

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Halton Guest Blogger

This post is the first in our Year of the Family 2014 series, a celebration of families. It was really my husband who came up with the idea to grow our family through adoption. There were so many little people … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged adopt, adopted, adoption, adoptive parents, attachment, international adoption, Mental Health, nature vs. nurture, parent child bond, special needs | 3 Comments

Infant vaccinations don’t have to be painful

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Andrea Scott RN

I often wonder with infant vaccinations, is it harder on the parent or on the baby? Do you find yourself getting so worked up, even stressed out for your baby’s vaccinations? No one likes the idea of inflicting pain on … Continue reading →