Category Archives: Parenting Your Teen

Your school age child is stealing: what can you do?

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Tamara Kraszewski, RN

Put your hand up if you remember stealing something when you were a kid. I bet there are lots of hands raised right now! It’s not unusual for kids to take something that doesn’t belong to them, without asking permission, … 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 Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens | Tagged stealing shoplifting parenting taking teens school-aged honesty trust guilt mental health | 8 Comments

The holidays are over… now what?

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Halton Guest Blogger

Last updated: January 6, 2025 So here we are in a New Year. The hustle and bustle of the holidays are behind us – the decorating, shopping, gift-giving and entertaining are all done. We hear all around us that it … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Depression & Anxiety After Birth, Depression & Anxiety During Pregnancy, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Teen, Teens | 2 Comments

All you need to know about vaping

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

Vaping is gaining popularity with youth. My teens claim everyone’s doing it and the statistics are showing a rise in use. In 2017, more Ontario students in grades 7-12 had used e-cigarettes compared to tobacco cigarettes. About one-in-ten students (around 80,800 … 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, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Transition to High School | Tagged addiction, addiction and mental health, e-cigarettes, e-cigs, e-juice, mods, nicotine, parenting, parenting teens, Smoking, substance, tobacco, vape, vaping | 5 Comments

Keeping calm and carrying on for mental health

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Halton Guest Blogger

At work, in our kitchen, is a poster with words of inspiration – apparently. I however, have tried to purposefully avoid reading it, until the other day when I sat down for a meeting and it was right in front … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Depression & Anxiety After Birth, Depression & Anxiety During Pregnancy, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Pregnancy | Tagged cope, Coping, keep calm and carry on, mental wellness, messages, stress, stressful | Leave a comment

Teens and screens: the science you need to know

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Tamara Kraszewski, RN

Over the last few decades, devices have become such a large part of our lives and one thing we can be sure of – they’re not going away. 64% of Ontario youth “spend three hours or more per day on … Continue reading →