Category Archives: Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe

The Unseen Risk: What every parent should know about heart disorders

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Halton Guest Blogger

Within a six-week period in 2006, two high school students in Halton Region lost their lives after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest. In both cases, the cardiac arrest occurred during or shortly after the students engaged in physical activity. Sudden … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens | Tagged cardiac arrest, CPR, faint, fainting, heart attack, heart health, heart rhythm disorders, long QT syndrome, Physical Health, teen health, young athletes | Leave a comment

Bullying and Special Needs Children

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Halton Guest Blogger

(This is our 5th post in our series about bullying.) A couple of weeks ago, we received an email at HaltonParents from a mother of a child with Aspergers. Her son is now in grade nine, and she told us how … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Children & Tweens with Special Needs, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens, Teens With Special Needs | Tagged aspergers, bully, Bullying, Mental Health, school, Services, special need, special needs, victim, what to do | 3 Comments

How to Cope: A Personal Story about Bullying

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Halton Guest Blogger

(This is our 4th post in our blog series on bullying.) The following post is written by a 17 year-old student from one of the local high schools in Halton Region. The Halton Parents team is honoured to share this post with our readers and we … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens | Tagged bullied, bully, Bullying, depression, Mental Health, overcome, personal story, school, school health, special needs, student, teens, victim, what it's like, what to do | 3 Comments

Bullying and the Brain

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Halton Guest Blogger

Believe it or not, Canada is falling seriously behind other countries in supporting children and youth with healthy relationships. Research points to the fact that many problems children experience with bullying have to do with troubled relationships. I think we … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens | Tagged brain, brain development, bully, Bullying, child development, cyberbullying, Dr. Jean Clinton, effects of bullying, Mental Health, relationships, school, social skills, special needs, teens, tweens, victim | 2 Comments

I Remember What it was Like to be Bullied

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Erika Norris

“Ewwww! Your shoes smell like fish!” First off all, I can assure you that my shoes DID NOT smell like fish. Even if they did, how would this girl know? She never once got close enough to even know what … Continue reading →