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Family First: Simple acts make a big difference…
As we wrap up National Family Week, it makes me stop to appreciate my wonderful and sometimes crazy family life. Even though I work with parenting every day and have many accreditations, I am far from being the perfect mother … Continue reading
Posted in 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, Teens
Tagged family, family assets, family life, kids, national family week, opinion, Our Kids Network, Services, teach
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“Thanksgiving’s upon us – So, what are you thankful for?”
What am I thankful for this Thanksgiving? That my kids are breathing. That my unique, imperfect, delightful and sometimes challenging children are on this planet. That my kids are the rosy-cheeked, giggly little people they are who argue with each … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged delight in your kids, family, grateful, grief, loss of a child, love your kids, Mental Health, school, Services, thankful, thankful for my kids, Thanksgiving
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Are you overscheduled? How I learned to make family time a priority.
‘Tis the season! No not the holiday season, it’s “my life is crazy busy starting in September” season. The start of school brings with it brisk cool mornings and the return to our hectic schedules. Does this sound familiar to … Continue reading
Posted in 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, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged activities, busy, extra-curricular, family, free play, Mental Health, overscheduled, play, schedule, stress
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“Ka-Pow to Powerjams”: new kid’s e-book about climate change
Last week HaltonParents got to be part of an official kids book launch at Milton Public Library, on Clean Air Day, June 5. Very exciting stuff!
Posted in Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween
Tagged air quality, blackout, books, climate change, ebook, emergency preparedness, energy use, environment, family, Halton, halton region, halton region health department, Ka-Pow to Powerjams, power failure, power outage, storybook
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Fun in the Sun and a Mom on the Run
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
Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged family, family fun, fun in the sun, health, melanoma, physical activity, Physical Health, school, skin cancer, summer, sun protection, sun safety, sun sense, sunburn, sunscreen
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