Category Archives: Parenting Your Teen

Party! Party! Paarttyyyy! Help I’ve got teens!

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

O.k. We all remember being a teenager and the quest for independence. But NOW we are on the other side of the coin. WE are the parents… (Deep breath… in & out). Now I can so relate to my own … 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, Binge drinking, drinking, driving, drugs, help, Mental Health, parenting teens, parents, party, Physical Health, school, school health, Smoking, teen | 4 Comments

Get to know thy TEEN neighbours. It’s pretty amazing!

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

Neighbours… ah I bet everyone has one really good neighbour story! I too have several neighbour stories but the one that I share most is about the teenage boy next door. He drove too fast down our quiet residential street. … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Pregnancy, Teens | Tagged assets, developmental assets, driving, driving too fast, loud, Mental Health, neighbour, parenting teens, Physical Health, safe neighbourhood, school health, teens | 1 Comment

Earth Day: It’s a Family Affair

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Paula D'Orazio

“We have not inherited the earth from our fathers. We have borrowed it from our children.” (Author unknown) Wow. Pretty powerful quote when you really stop to think about it, huh? After reading it over a couple of times, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged carbon footprint, conservation, Earth day, earth friendly, endangered species, environmental conservation, grandparents, Halton habitat, Halton watershed, love the earth, recycle, reduce, reuse, save the planet, Water conservation | Leave a comment

“Mom, I’m gay”, A must read for parents.

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

Here is Aly’s story about coming out to her friends and family. Thank you for sharing Aly. “My name is Aly and I came out when I was 16 years old. The moment I discovered that I was a lesbian I immediately … Continue reading →

Posted in 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, Teens | Tagged coming out, gay, i'm gay, lesbian, Mental Health, parenting a gay child, parents, queer, questionning, school health, teen, teen coming out, trans, what to do | Leave a comment

Light it up BLUE for Autism Awareness!

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Paula D'Orazio

Our differences. Our traits, beliefs, preferences, abilities, frailties, exceptionalities – all of it. These are the things that make the world go ‘round. Dr. Temple Grandin, who quite famously uttered the words “I am different, not less” knew what she … Continue reading →