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Category Archives: Keeping Your Teen Safe
The holidays are a great time to talk to your kids about alcohol
As stressful as the holiday season may be, I do admit to enjoying most festive rituals and traditions. Mine include family, food, baked goods and red wine! Ahh…there is nothing like cooking a turkey and enjoying a nice glass of … 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 acohol, brain, brain development, delay drinking, drinking, effects of alcohol, grandparents, Holidays, Mental Health, Physical Health, school health, teens and drinking, wine
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What every parent needs to know about CONSTIPATION
Let’s all agree that constipation isn’t the greatest – especially for kids. It’s also not the most comfortable topic to talk about, although I’m pretty sure we all know that having a happy bowel is important if you’re going to be a … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Children & Tweens with Special Needs, Healthy Eating for Toddlers & Preschoolers, Healthy Eating for Your Child/Tween, Healthy Eating for your Teen, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Toddlers & Preschoolers with Special Needs
Tagged bowel and urinary, child poop problems, child urinary problems, child urination problems, child UTI, children and constipation, constipation, constipation mistaken for urinary tract infection, constipation vs. UTI, functional constipation, hard stools, kids and poo, my child is constipated, paediatric constipation, pediatric constipation, pee problems, Physical Health, poo, poo problems, poop, poop problems, preventing constipation, special needs, urination problems
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So your teen wants to start dating. What every parent should do.
You knew this day would come…the day that your teen wants to start dating. With your years of dating wisdom many things pop into your head, including “WHY?” Or maybe “WHY so SOON?” You want to shout out “Not yet! … 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 abusive relationships, dating, healthy relationships, how to talk to teen, Mental Health, open communication, parenting teens, Physical Health, relationships, support, teens, unhealthy relationships
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‘Tis the SNEEZIN’: Prevent the spread of the FLU
A pomegranate seed on my kitchen window sill. Yet another example of how my family learns life lessons in our own, strange ways. This is the story of how a tiny, pink seed taught my kids the importance of covering … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Before Pregnancy, Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Pregnancy, Prenatal Health, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged cold and flu prevention, cover your cough, cover your sneeze, flu, Get your flu shot, grandparents, influenze, Physical Health, prevent the spread of colds, prevent the spread of flu, school health, special needs, stop the spread of infection
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Helping our kids deal with tragic news
Tragic events take place all around the world and with the recent sad and shocking incidents in Ottawa and Quebec this week, adults are challenged to process what has happened. As adults we know these types of events are extremely … 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, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged children and scary news, children and scary news reports, children and the news, children fears, explaining scary news to kids, helping children with fears, helping kids deal with scary news reports, helping kids understand the news, Mental Health, school
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