Category Archives: Transition to High School

Catching up on School-based Vaccines

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Halton guest blogger

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 | Leave a comment

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

How to be your child’s best advocate

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Tamara Kraszewski, RN

You think your child is unwell or may have a developmental delay, or a learning disability – but you’re having difficulty navigating the system to get a diagnosis and a plan. You’re feeling frustrated, worried and scared.

Posted in Babies, Babies with Special Needs, Children & Tweens, Children & Tweens with Special Needs, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Pregnancy, Prenatal Health, Preparing for Kindergarten, Teens, Teens With Special Needs, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Toddlers & Preschoolers with Special Needs, Transition to High School | Tagged advocate, appointments, child, diagnosis, differing abilities, doctor, medical system, Physical Health, preschoolers, provider, school supports, Services, special needs | Leave a comment

How to help your teen make big decisions

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Nicole O'Donnell, RN

“I need to decide what to do after high school!” This is the big topic of conversation in my house these days. It seems to be a cruel joke of nature that as teenagers approach one of the first big … Continue reading →

Posted in Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens, Transition to High School | Tagged after high school, college, high school, how to support, post-secondary, school, school health, stress, Teen Brain, university | 1 Comment

How to make moving easier for the kids

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Tara Johnston RN

So we are moving again. It seems like every few years we get the itch to switch things up but this time we are moving to a new town. I worry about how this move will affect my three children … Continue reading →