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With the anticipation of childbirth and bringing a new family member into the world pregnancy can be one of life's most exciting moments. It is also a time when many women, wanting only the best for their unborn baby, experience anxiety over health matters. There is really no better time to take extra special care of your body and mind than during pregnancy, especially considering the number of potential discomforts that may arise. During...

Mealtime is a common source of stress for parents as toddlers can be quite fussy—and messy—eaters, but mealtime is the perfect opportunity to teach young children two major personal and social skills: nutrition and table manners. Mealtime, the latest board book in the Toddler Tools® series by Elizabeth Verdick, offers simple suggestions to engage little ones in a happy, healthy time at the table. Here are eight tips for parents and...

Summer is here! The Canadian Dermatology Association offers these sun safety tips specific to children under the age of 1 year: Keep babies out of direct sunlight either in a stroller with a hood or canopy, under an umbrella or in a heavily shaded spot. Long walks are best in the early morning or late afternoon. Limit sun exposure for long periods with an infant between 11 am and 4 pm, and especially around noon. Babies should wear sun...

It was time to take my daughter to her first live theatre production. She is three and a half, and I’m sure that by this age my son had already been a few times. You know what they say about the second child… The wonderful people at the Vital Theatre Company have been offering me tickets for a while, but it seemed that I never had enough time. A couple of weeks ago I made the decision to clear my schedule and to take Alexandra to see...

1. Cook and freeze her one week’s worth of dinners. Dinner is the toughest meal to prepare, because at the end of the night, parents of newborns are exhausted. 2. Take her baby for a two or three hour walk. Go to the mall or to the park, anything to get the baby out of the house so mommy can sleep. 3. Insist she have a shower or bath while you look after baby. Tell her to take her time, wash her hair, shave her legs, clip her nails, blow...

Kids should take advantage of the summer months to be active. Riding tricycles and bikes is as much a part of summer as ice cream and running through the sprinkler. It’s our responsibility as parents to protect our children from unnecessary injury. Biking is lots of fun but it can be risky without a safety helmet, particularly for children under three years of age. Babies are born with soft skulls to facilitate the birth process and allow...

There's a dangerous trend on the rise among preschoolers.  Forget obesity for the time being.  Forget bullying.  I'm talking about noses.  Or nostrils, more precisely.  What possesses kids to stick things up their noses, anyway?  It's as though they wake up one day and say, 'Hey, what are these strange holes doing on my face?'  The answer: to shove things up, obviously.  Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time... But it's no...

The inspiration for this book came from two babies, Baby Piper and baby Giacamo as well as a wide eyed sweet young boy named Cosmo as he awaited the arrival of his baby brother-to-be. This adorable little book reminds us of how precious babies are and that children need help to prepare for the arrival of a new baby. It also brings a smile with each page. Written by Maria Costa. www.achildsvoice.ca

The Smart-Trike™ Zoo Collection is a delightful, trendy animal-themed collection that includes bees, cows, butterflies and frogs. The Zoo Collection is a three-in-one model adaptable for children ten months to three years. Initially it’s a stroller with adjustable parent steering handle for full parent control, a clutch for free-wheeling, a seat with a long back support for early stages, safety straps, bottle holder and play phone, and...

The huge on-line success of the book “Go the F**k to Sleep” is due mainly to one thing: Every single parent in the world has uttered these words, either in their inside or outside voice.  From the string of sleepless nights a newborn delivers the minute they come home from the hospital, through scary school age nightmares about The Grinch, to the awakening sounds of a teenage boy banging around the kitchen in search of a midnight snack....

While most of us love the hot, sunny days, we have become increasingly aware of the perils associated with spending too much time outdoors. Children are at particular risk, racking up between fifty and eighty percent of their lifetime sun exposure before the age of eighteen! Research has revealed that a bad sun burn before the age of ten can give you up to a fifty percent greater chance of contracting skin cancer as an adult. Sun Damage...

Pairing the right food with your workout will increase endurance, energy and strength according to a summary of nutrition research by experts from the Ontario Kinesiology Association (OKA). “Many people know about the health benefits associated with a good exercise routine and good nutrition,” said Scott Tate, OKA board member. “But what many people don’t realize are the added benefits that eating the right kinds of food at the right...