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Category Archives: Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe
Why we need to stop forcing our children to hug
Last updated: December 6, 2024 It’s the holiday season and that means lots of visits with friends and family. This can also lead to an awkward situation: relatives (ahem, grandparents!) and others who expect automatic hugs and kisses from children … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged body image, children, families, grandparents, healthy body image, healthy sexuality, hugging, manners, personalities, preschoolers, relatives, Safety, temperament
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Teens and screens: tips to help your teen reduce screen time.
Teens are connected all the time. Aren’t we all? I don’t think my son is any different than other teens when it comes to being on his phone, watching Netflix or even playing video games. Technology is ingrained in our … 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, Teen Brain, Teens
Tagged Mental Health, parenting teens, Physical Health, screen time, social media, teen, teens and screens, too much screen time, tweens, video games
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My new pup and rabies. What’s the connection?
I really did it… I gave in to two years of persistent requests, power point presentations and pleading by my kids for a dog. Yup, we got a puppy, cutest thing ever. I may be a bit bias. This is … 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, Prenatal Health, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged cats and dogs, domestic animals, Halton health department, pets, rabies, rabies vaccinations, vaccine
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How puppy classes prepared me for parenting
I always joke (tongue-in-cheek) that “everything I needed to know about parenting I learned at puppy class”. That might sound a bit funny to you. And I in no way want to imply that the complexity of caring for and … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged dog, dog training, family pet, parenting classes, parenting support, preschoolers, puppy classes
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