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How to help your child cope with vaccinations

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Andrea Scott RN

It was time for booster shots (cue doomsday music). My daughter was 5 years old and right at that age where many kids tend to have a well-established fear of needles. I remember learning in nursing school that kids of … Continue reading →

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Is there really anything wrong with this generation of kids?

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Paula D'Orazio

There we were, sweltering in an excruciatingly humid auditorium in a tiny church in our small town on the hottest evening of the year. The room was packed with the parents, siblings, grandparents, friends and neighbours of the brave little … Continue reading →