Category Archives: Teens

Kids making school lunches! “Gasp” Does it really happen? Learn 5 Tips to get them started.

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

Do kids actually make their own lunches? I’ve heard of this, but does it really happen? I was chatting with my friend Cheryl who was adamant that her kids make their own lunches because this is what she did when … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Healthy Eating for Your Child/Tween, Healthy Eating for your Teen, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Preparing for Kindergarten, Teens | Tagged back to school, food allergies, food poisening, kids, kids making lunches, lunch safety, lunches, making lunches, school | 2 Comments

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dinewise

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

Food poisoning is nasty, makes you feel beyond terrible, and more than 4 million Canadians get it every year (Health Canada, 2015). My worst encounter with this gastric invader followed a scrumptious chicken dish at a beautiful restaurant in Florida. To make … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Feeding Your Baby in the First Year, Healthy Eating for Toddlers & Preschoolers, Healthy Eating for Your Child/Tween, Healthy Eating for your Teen, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged dinewise, eating in Halton, food poisoning, halton food safety inspections, restuarant food safety, Safety | Leave a comment

Kids, fighting and back to school routines.

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

“Will you stop fighting!” I tell my kids, raising my voice a little too loudly. Yes, my kids are at it again and it can be so frustrating and trivial to me! And it seems to be getting worse as we go … 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 Child/Tween, Healthy Eating for your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens, Transition to High School | Tagged being active, breakfast, getting back to school, healthy-living, Mental Health, parenting teens, Physical Health, routines, school, school health, school performance, sleep, teens, tweens | Leave a comment

Why the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) should matter to you?

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

I think we can all agree that the air we breathe is pretty important but, just like many of you, I often take it for granted. When we talk about “air”, the conversation tends to focus on air conditioning or air travel. Air is … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Babies with Special Needs, Children & Tweens, Children & Tweens with Special Needs, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Pregnancy, Prenatal Health, Teens, Teens With Special Needs, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Toddlers & Preschoolers with Special Needs | Tagged air in Halton, air monitoring stations Halton Region, air quality health index, AQHI, clean air, Halton clean air, pollution, ways to reduce air pollution | Leave a comment

What is a tick anyway?

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

What is a tick and why is there so much talk about them this summer? Oh, this is going to be a fun blog! The short answer is that a tick is part of the arachnid family – yup, I said arachnid – which … Continue reading →