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Thoughtful ways to converse

Often it can feel like conversations with your children are few and far in between. Responses are short, conversations go in loops, and you find

Thoughtful ways to converse

Often it can feel like conversations with your children are few and far in between. Responses are short, conversations go in loops, and you find

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Round Up

Many Canadians choose childlessness A new World Happiness report says significant shifts in family size, including more couples without children,

Big boys don’t cry

Finding ways to promote courage and emotional safety in youngsters. In my book Secrets That Sparkle (and Secrets That Sting),

Equipment

A parent’s guide to car seat safety

In Canada, babies and children in vehicles must be properly secured with the right kind of seat or restraint. Car seats, booster seats, and seat belts can prevent many injuries or deaths. What type of car seat should I use? Rear-facing car seat: • All infants must use a rear-facing

How to select eye-safe toys

By Dr. Vivian Hill Accidents can happen. Each year, many children end up in the emergency room with toy-related eye injuries that might have been prevented. It’s easy to get carried away with flashy toy purchases in the excitement of birthdays and other celebrations. However, adults should be aware of

Family Caregiving

Just the facts about mental health

Conversations about mental health are becoming more common, yet myths and  misconceptions still shape the way workplaces, family and friends and society in general views

Up Front

Grandparent time… Looking to spend quality time with little ones? Here’s how: • Attend a community event – Regardless of age, there’s a sense of excitement and the opportunity to bond when attending something together: watching a local sports team, a neighbourhood theatre production, or a library’s story time. •

When a child stutters

Ways to understand and help Stuttering is a speech disorder that affects approximately 5% of young children, and 1% of older children, adolescents and adults.  If stuttering is present when the person is of school age, it is likely that the stuttering will remain, though it can still improve and/or

Up Front

Grandparent time… Looking to spend quality time with little ones? Here’s how: • Attend a community event – Regardless of age, there’s a sense of

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Parenting

Even gritty people get discouraged

Setbacks discourage me There, I’ve said it. I’ve admitted that I, Angela Duckworth, scholar of grit and admirer of all things excellent, have come up

Big boys don’t cry

Finding ways to promote courage and emotional safety in youngsters. In my book Secrets That Sparkle (and Secrets That Sting), I teach children that some secrets feel light—like hiding a birthday present—while others feel heavy, “like stones sitting in your belly.”   During a recent radio interview, someone asked me:

Overheard

Doing it all? Mom burnout is a common but often overlooked part of modern motherhood. Juggling work, caregiving, emotional labor, and constant responsibilities for scheduling, meals, drives etc. can lead to a “different kind of tired”. Experts suggest making small shifts in habits and daily expectations to recover energy and

Big boys don’t cry

Finding ways to promote courage and emotional safety in youngsters. In my book Secrets That Sparkle (and Secrets That Sting), I teach children that some

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Reading

Resources

Essential Life Skills for Boys By Scott Todnam Despite its title, this book is a great tool to help any digital preteen learn how to become a responsible adult who is resilient, confident and responsible. Subjects covered include: how to plunge a toilet, wash your own clothes, manage their own personal

Round Up

How pharmaceuticals get their names Giving a medication an identifier is a careful process that blends scientific naming protocols with marketing and regulatory considerations. There are two naming processes for prescription drugs… one that is used for the generic and the other, a proprietary name, that the brand utilizes.  For

Resources

Essential Life Skills for Boys By Scott Todnam Despite its title, this book is a great tool to help any digital preteen learn how to

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