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Category Archives: Play, Growth & Development
The Dreadful First Drop-Off
This is the second post in our series about child care in Halton Region. My heart is pounding, my hands are numb from being clenched into fists, my eyes are almost swollen shut from the days of crying. I get my strength … Continue reading
Do You Need Help with the Cost of Childcare?
This is the first post in our series about child care in Halton Region. Every day, I hear the giggles of children and the low rumblings of voices in nearby offices. Every day, there is a child enrolling in a … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Babies with Special Needs, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Toddlers & Preschoolers with Special Needs
Tagged baby, budget, child care, cost, day care, expensive, money, subsidy, toddler
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Your Child’s First Pair of Glasses
When babies, toddlers, or preschools first see the eye doctor, it can be surprising to find out they have a hard time seeing properly. Some children are more “at risk” of needing glasses. For example, for babies born premature, their … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Babies with Special Needs, Children & Tweens, Children & Tweens with Special Needs, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Toddlers & Preschoolers with Special Needs
Tagged baby, child, child development, eye doctor, eyesight, glasses, growth and develpment, needs glasses, Physical Health, school, school health, see, Services, special needs, toddler
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Importance of Play
Some of the best memories I have with my kids are the times we played together. Whether it was going to the park, making mud pies, or doing a craft, those moments where I allowed myself to enter the magical world … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Preparing for Kindergarten, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged active, benefits of play, child development, children, family, free play, grandparents, health, kids, Mental Health, parents, Physical Health, play
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I wish I had done something sooner
Experts today agree that when a child has a delay in their development the sooner they can receive help the more likely their development will improve and the more likely they will feel good about themselves. This was a lesson … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Children & Tweens with Special Needs, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Preparing for Kindergarten, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Toddlers & Preschoolers with Special Needs
Tagged ability, check list, child development, delay, delayed, development, growth, learn, Mental Health, NDDS, normal, Physical Health, school health, Services, special needs, speech therapy
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