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Becoming a grandparent
This is the first post in a four-part series about being a grandparent. As a young parent I was often confused about the conflicting parenting advice I received from family and friends… “Don’t pick the baby up every time she … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Before Pregnancy, Breastfeeding Your Baby, Breastfeeding Your Child, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Pregnancy, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged grandparents, parenting advice, parenting information, parenting support, school
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How am I ever going to tell my children I have Cancer?
I remember the day the surgeon definitively told me I had breast cancer like it was yesterday. It was a beautiful sunny June morning. The day was filled with excitement and anticipation. My husband and I were leaving on a trip … 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, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged breast cancer, canadian cancer society, cancer, community, family, health, kids, mastectomy, motherhood, Physical Health, school, talking to your kids about cancer
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Just Wash’em!
“Did you wash your hands?” How many times do you end up saying that to your kids in one day?? I know I’ve said my fair share when my kids were younger. Between kids playing with bugs and making mud … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Preparing for Kindergarten, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged disease prevention, germs, hand hygiene, hand sanitizer, hand washing, Physical Health, school, school health, washing hands
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Rebellious Behaviour from an Adolescent with a Developmental Disability
“I don’t want to go to summer camp this year! I hate summer camp! You can’t make me go!” The frustrated and confused mother can’t understand why her 15-year old daughter is being so difficult. She has gone every other year. … 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, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens, Teens With Special Needs
Tagged behaviour, camp, developmental assets, developmental disability, disability, rebellion, Rebellious, school, school health, Services, special needs, Summer camp, teen, teens
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Doors Wide Open: A Parent’s Perspective of Mental Illness
Although we are starting to hear more and more about mental health, there is still not enough information available to parents when they need it the most. None of us wants to be the parent that needs these resources for … 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, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens, Teens With Special Needs
Tagged Delusions, drugs, emotional health, Hallucinations, health, Mental Health, mental health awareness, parents, Phoenix Program, Physical Health, Psychosis, school, school health, Services, stress, support, teens
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