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Category Archives: Keeping Your Teen Safe
Catching up on School-based Vaccines
Can you believe we are halfway through August already? As you are gearing up for your children to start school, Halton Region is encouraging parents to ensure that their children’s vaccines are up-to-date. This includes Hepatitis B, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), and Meningococcal ACYW-135 vaccines. … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Teens and Vaccines, Transition to High School
Tagged grade 7 vaccines, Physical Health, school health, School-based vaccines, vaccines at school, vaccines for school, vaccines given at school, vaccines needed to go to school
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School-based vaccines and your child
These past 18 months have been a challenge for everyone, including Public Health Units across Ontario. Throughout the pandemic, we have been reminded of how important vaccines are to protect ourselves and our community against serious illness and disease. Halton … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens and Vaccines
Tagged Grade 7 immunizations, Halton Catch up Clinics, Hep-B, HPV, Mandatory vaccines, Menactra, Physical Health, school health, Services
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Helping teens and tweens maintain mental well-being throughout the pandemic
The demands of COVID-19 have been difficult for everyone. For teens and tweens, there has also been a fair amount of loss. Beyond missing out on major rites of passage, this past year has also meant the loss of everyday … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Healthy Eating for your Teen, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens
Tagged Coping, COVID-19, Mental Health, mental wellness, parenting teens, tweens
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Navigating COVID-19 with your teen
Parenting is tough, period…but during a pandemic, it’s even harder! If you’re living with teens, your parenting skills have likely been stretched a lot lately. Your teen may feel frustrated and disappointed about missed opportunities like milestone celebrations. So how … Continue reading
My baby went to university! This is what we learned.
One year ago we prepared to send my oldest daughter off to university. The final year of high school had kept us busy: driver’s license √, university acceptance √, prom √. We made it; but we had a new mountain … Continue reading