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Category Archives: Children & Tweens
Early Literacy: It’s the Little Things
So, tell me if this sounds familiar. As a working mom, I only get to spend a few hours with my kids each weekday and most of that time is consumed with homework, supper, baths, bedtime and dealing with the … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Preparing for Kindergarten, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged early learning, family bonding time, Family Literacy Day, family time, importance of reading, literacy, Mental Health, play, reading together, reading with kids, school, special needs, the importance of play
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Talk to Teens about Drugs & Alcohol using Justin Bieber’s situation.
Here we go again. Another high-profile drug and alcohol scandal…however this time it’s not Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (not today anyway!). It’s our beloved young-hip-hop-totally-cool-locally-grown… Justin Bieber. The Biebs has got himself into some real trouble. You may be dumbfounded … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs, 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 alcohol, conversation, drinking, drinking and driving, drugs, dui, Justin Bieber, Mental Health, parents, Physical Health, role model, school health, talk, talk to your kids, teens
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New tobacco products are gaining popularity with our youth. Know the FACTS!
This week is National non smoking week and I’d like to start by saying we have a lot to celebrate. Smoking rates have decreased over the last decade, especially in our youth. Hooray! Decreasing tobacco use by teens is definitely something to … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs, Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens
Tagged cigarettes, e-cigarettes, hookah, Mental Health, nicotine, non smoking, Physical Health, school health, Smoking, teens, tobacco, water pipes, youth
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Getting through the Winter Blahs…
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is officially over. I’m left with bills, a few extra pounds, cold weather and short days. Not very motivating. The hum drum of January can seem so dreary. It’s dark when I … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Depression & Anxiety After Birth, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged comfort food, exercise, Feeding Your Baby in the First Year, Mental Health, sad, school, seasonal affective disorder, surviving winter, winter, winter blues
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Here’s to the Family!
Happy (belated) New Year everyone! So, since most of us have abandoned, cheated on or at least considered ditching (or perhaps massaging the strict parameters of) our resolutions by now, let’s make one that we can all stick to without a … 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 20th anniversary of the year of the family, alternative families, family first, family matters, focus on family, international year of the family, new years resolutions, United Nations, we are family
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