HEALTH
Why kids need water
You’ve heard it from your family doctor, you’ve seen the headlines, you know it in your heart: water is the best drink for your children. Yet, still, you find yourself giving in when they ask for juice, iced tea, lemonade, sports drinks or pop.
Healthy Eating on the Go
When Peter Hazlett’s wife, Tori, went back to work full-time last year, weekday suppers became his responsibility. With two boys, 11 and 7, who play hockey and school sports, it was a tall order. Fortunately, they’ve found a system that helps them to eat healthy, without eating out all the time....Take charge of your child’s vaccinations
Pneumococcal disease, caused by pneumococcal bacteria, can lead to meningitis, pneumonia, blood infection, sinusitis and ear infections. These diseases can have serious consequences such as hearing loss, learning disabilities, speech delays, paralysis and even death. Thanks to advancements in childhood vaccinations, such concerns have been reduced....
Healthy choices in the grocery store can be easy
(NC)-Making healthy choices in the grocery store can be overwhelming. This is not surprising given all there is to tempt you when shopping, and it ...
The holes in whole wheat
Here’s a bit of disappointing news to any parent who has ever struggled to get their child to eat whole wheat bread. It may not have had all of the goodness of a whole grain anyway. ...The earliest trauma: The unspoken impact of medical trauma
Thousands of children every year are brought into the world in traumatic ways that often times are seldom discussed or processed following the event....
Postpartum Depression
To say having a baby drastically changed my life would be an understatement. I don’t have to tell you how tired, emotional and overwhelmed I was....When to suspect your child has a speech or hearing problem
The first few years of a child’s life are particularly critical for speech and language development. Here’s what to watch for:...Treating ADHD
It is often difficult to admit when there may be something ‘wrong’ with one of our children. One Whitby mother, who we will call ‘Marilyn’ ...Do back packs cause back pain?
Many studies show that back pain among schoolchildren has been on the rise over the past two decades. World class researchers certainly agree about that. ...- Sleep is elusive for me
- Elite Care Canada / Nannies and Caregivers
- My dirty little secret: How I failed breastfeeding 101
- Prepare home-cooked family meals for under $10
- How to go green and save green
Sandy Morgan
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08 April, 2009 05:10:32
A Single parent support group offering single parents and their children support, activities and friendship.
Meet 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at the Oshawa ...
Melanie
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26 March, 2009 03:58:18
This article is just the reassurance that I needed. Though on some level, I agreed with myself that stopping to breast-feed was the right decision, ...
mpcoc
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19 March, 2009 04:24:04
Make it whole grains. In the bread department look for products that are high in fibre and made with whole grains, and choose whole wheat ...
3freester
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14 March, 2009 08:39:48
Painting small clay flower pots, or making paper napkin rings (paper, heart stickers, and staples). Children will enjoy participating in activities that are meaningful to ...
K. Lytle
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11 February, 2009 04:58:53
I'll share with you something my father told me when I had my children. It's a fairly new ideology, within the history of man, that ...
