Tag Archives: Mental Health

Get to know thy TEEN neighbours. It’s pretty amazing!

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

Neighbours… ah I bet everyone has one really good neighbour story! I too have several neighbour stories but the one that I share most is about the teenage boy next door. He drove too fast down our quiet residential street. … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Pregnancy, Teens | Tagged assets, developmental assets, driving, driving too fast, loud, Mental Health, neighbour, parenting teens, Physical Health, safe neighbourhood, school health, teens | 1 Comment

“Mom, I’m gay”, A must read for parents.

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

Here is Aly’s story about coming out to her friends and family. Thank you for sharing Aly. “My name is Aly and I came out when I was 16 years old. The moment I discovered that I was a lesbian I immediately … 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 coming out, gay, i'm gay, lesbian, Mental Health, parenting a gay child, parents, queer, questionning, school health, teen, teen coming out, trans, what to do | Leave a comment

How do YOU get your teen to eat breakfast?

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

Here we go… I’m entering yet another new parenting stage. How does it happen so quickly, one day I’m helping my kids get dressed in the mornings and the next, they are setting their own alarms. In a blink of … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Healthy Eating for Your Child/Tween, Healthy Eating for your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens | Tagged benefits of breakfast, breakfast, easy breakfast, eating, fast, Mental Health, not hungry, on the go, parents, Physical Health, school, school health, teens, teens and breakfast | 2 Comments

Are parents helping or hindering resiliency in their kids?

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

What is it that we really want for our kids? Do we want them to be… • Happy? • Successful? • Well liked? • Smart? All of the above? “Well, yes of course “ Right…?? I don’t often hear parents … 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 bounce back, conflict, conflict resolution, helicopter parenting, hovering, kids, Mental Health, Physical Health, problem solving, resiliency, school health, solving issues, solving own problems, teens | 9 Comments

Pregnancy and Parenting after Infertility

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Andrea Scott RN

This post is the second in our Year of the Family 2014 series, a celebration of families. The pain and loneliness of infertility It took 3 years, 2 pregnancy losses and 4 intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles for my husband and me … Continue reading →