Tag Archives: teens

The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer — NOT!

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Halton Guest Blogger

It’s the lazy, hazy days of summer, and for a lot of kids this means catching up on television shows they missed during school, spending more time fighting aliens in video games, checking out what friends are doing on Facebook. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged active, activities, children, fun, kids, physical activity, Physical Health, sedentary, summer, teens | 3 Comments

Dear 16-year old me…let’s be safe in the sun!

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Halton Guest Blogger

Dear sixteen year old me, who knew that melanoma is a young people’s disease and like the elephant, our skin never forgets. Dear sixteen year old me, I never told you that that our days of sunning by the backyard … 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 babies, children, dear 16 year old me, melanoma, Physical Health, safe fun in the sun, school health, skin, skin cancer, sun, sunblock, sunburn, sunscreen, tan, tanning, teens | 1 Comment

Preventable Tragedies

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Halton Guest Blogger

Between my husband’s family and my own, we have experienced 3 deaths and 1 serious injury, all caused by someone else’s decision to drive impaired: A mother and her young daughter. They were struck down in a crosswalk, leaving another … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs, Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens | Tagged car accidents, car crashes, collision, distracted driving, driving, drunk driving, impaired driving, preventing risk, risk taking, school, school health, smart risk, Teen Brain, teen driver, teens | 2 Comments

What’s With Weed?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Halton Guest Blogger

I admit it. I have never tried cannabis (marijuana, weed). According to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, I am in a slim majority. Forty-two percent of Ontarians over the age of 18 have used cannabis in their lifetimes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs, Children & Tweens, 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, Teen Brain, Teens | Tagged brain development, cannabis, development, drugs, effects, health, marijuana, Mental Health, parents, Physical Health, pot, school health, Services, substance use, Teen Brain, teens, weed | 5 Comments

Leaving Home for University or College… With a Disability

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Andrea Scott RN

Is your teen considering flying the coop to attend university or college? For many parents this creates a whole new list of worries and anxieties. Maybe a part of you is looking forward to your teen going away. But chances … Continue reading →