Category Archives: Toddlers & Preschoolers

Camping with kids: It reconnected us as a family…

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

When I was a child, the summers seemed endless. Do you remember that? Just day after day with no schedule but the “It’s time for dinner” from the front porch. Ahhh! Summers always started the same way for me. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged assets, camping, camping with kids, children, family fun, family time, fun with kids, games with kids, kids, Physical Health, school, traditions | 2 Comments

How to Grow an Astronaut – Chris Hadfield Style!

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Paula D'Orazio

“Ground control to Major Tom”…I mean, Hadfield – you’ve really made the grade! Space has never really interested me too much. In fact, the use of astronauts as the unofficial benchmark for smarts and achievement (along with brain surgeons and … Continue reading →

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Fun in the Sun and a Mom on the Run

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Paula D'Orazio

Okay – I don’t know about you but I have definitely heard enough warnings to make me rightly cautious when exposing my kids to the sun. Be it from my doctor, pharmacist, the media or my colleagues here at the Halton … Continue reading →

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Babies, Toddlers and Touch Screens

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Andrea Scott RN

Have you seen this video from UserExperienceWorks? “A magazine is an iPad that does not work.” So, what do think? Do you have a touch screen tablet computer or smartphone in your house? Do you let your kids use them, … Continue reading →

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Yeah, I used a child harness…that’s right – not a leash, a HARNESS!

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Paula D'Orazio

A nice, brisk, spring stroll along the lakeshore at Burlington’s Spencer Smith Park was just what the doctor ordered after a long winter of kids constantly sick with tonsillitis. My mood was as grey as the endless weeks of dreary … Continue reading →