Category Archives: Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler

The Still Face Experiment: Never doubt how important you are as a parent

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Karen Hay, RN

Have you heard of the Still Face Experiment?  It’s a must watch if you haven’t seen it. I have viewed this powerful video dozens of times in my career and it still impacts me every single time I see it.  The … Continue reading →

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Conquering the most challenging time of day

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Andrea Scott RN

What’s the most challenging time of your day? A few months back our Facebook page put this question out there and many of you said you struggle most during that stretch between when you get home from work until the time dinner … Continue reading →

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Get outside, enjoy winter and walk every day!

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Halton Guest Blogger

Ok, so Winter Walk Day is Wednesday Feb 3rd, it’s an event aimed at parents and children to leave the car at home and trek to school!  If you remember reading my past blogs, I’m the mom who lets her daughter and … Continue reading →

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Scratching the surface: What you need to know about head lice

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Andrea Scott RN

We haven’t had to deal with head lice in our house… yet. With my oldest now in JK, I feel like it’s inevitable.  My friends with older children all have head lice horror stories, and when I ask them about … Continue reading →

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Considering the collapse of parenting

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

Let’s talk about the recent Maclean’s article “The collapse of parenting: Why it’s time for parents to grow up”. Written by Cathy Gulli, the article is based on expert opinion about the current demise of parenting. The article is spreading … Continue reading →

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