Tag Archives: Mental Health

Am I ready for another baby?

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Andrea Scott RN

When did you know you were ready to take the leap again? Ready to lose sleep, look shabby, shower only occasionally, leak all over the place, eat on someone else’s schedule, let the house get messy/filthy, put a brake on your … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Before Pregnancy, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Pregnancy, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged another baby, get pregnant, Mental Health, next baby, Physical Health, planning, preconception, preconception health, ready for baby, trying to conceive, TTC | Leave a comment

“Is she sleeping through the night yet?”

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Andrea Scott RN

When my husband and I meet another couple with a baby, our joke is that it takes less than 5 minutes before the conversation moves to sleep and baby poop. Lucky for you I’m not going to talk about baby … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Babies with Special Needs, Breastfeeding Your Baby, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Parenting Your Baby, Play, Growth & Development for Babies | Tagged baby's sleep, cry it out, healthy sleep, infant, Mental Health, Physical Health, sleep, sleep through the night, sleep train, sleep training, sleeping through the night | 3 Comments

There is no such thing as a bad kid

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Paula D'Orazio

“If only people would understand and not judge us, our parenting or our child…and not desert us.” I know a young boy with an infectious laugh, a wicked sense of humour and an uncanny ability to dismantle and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Children & Tweens with Special Needs, 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, Teens With Special Needs | Tagged Bullying, Children's Mental Health, conduct disorder, Coping, friendship, grandparents, Mental Health, ODD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, school, school health, special needs, understanding | 4 Comments

Talking to tweens about stranger dangers

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

“There are 2 middle aged men driving a van approaching tweens in an Oakville neighbourhood.” This is the message I received from multiple friends by email; I noticed Facebook postings and saw warnings via twitter, along with an article posted … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Children & Tweens with Special Needs, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween | Tagged danger, Halton, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Mental Health, Oakville, outdoors, play, safety tips, stranger danger, strangers, tweens | Leave a comment

Sleep away camp – Are you and your kids ready?

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

An image of summer camp like this one gets me all the time. The kids are smiling and hugging, and you just sense they are loving every second of their time away from home. Perhaps these types of images and memories are … Continue reading →