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Category Archives: Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler
Babies, Toddlers and Touch Screens
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
Posted in Babies, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged computer, development, interaction, iPad, learn, play, research, screen, smartphone, tablet, toddler, virtual
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Yeah, I used a child harness…that’s right – not a leash, a HARNESS!
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
Posted in Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Toddlers & Preschoolers with Special Needs
Tagged active living, child harness, exercise, family, family fun, harness, outdoors, physical activity, Physical Health, report card, sedentary behaviour, stroller, temperament, walking
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The TV actually turns off?? COOL!
I am not a perfect person. It follows then, that I am not a perfect mother. My children watch TV. Not as often or as much as some other kids I know (for some shallow reason I felt the need … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged child health, disease prevention, healthy-living, heart health, kids, physical activity, Physical Health, play, screen, screen time, sedentary, television, tv
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How not to say the wrong thing
Last week I posted a blog about how to help and support a family facing illness. That blog focused on what you can do. Along with the challenges of not knowing what to do, you can face the challenge of not … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Pregnancy, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged family, friend, help, illness, Mental Health, Physical Health, say, special needs, support
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Supporting a family who is facing illness
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. Since then I have had 4 major surgeries and chemotherapy. I’ve had a lot of ups and downs and a lot of times I needed help, whether I liked it or not. … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Pregnancy, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged cancer, family, friend, help, illness, Mental Health, parent, Physical Health, special needs, support
7 Comments