All posts tagged children

Sanitizing with Saliva

Being as clean as possible is more important than ever.  With new contagious viruses on the rise, things such as consistent hand washing with soap or sanitizing with gel or wipes are necessary habits to have (especially if you work …

Soccer Ref Attack

Violence is never acceptable.  However, the biggest exception to this rule would probably have to be in the sports world.  Boxing and UFC are essentially matches of pure

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Drug Laced Candy

Candy is everywhere.  Every holiday seems to have candy/chocolates of some sort associated with it, and then there's halloween which is a candy entity all its own.  Normally

Turkish Embassy Gala

On April 16th at the Ottawa Convention Center there will be a Turkish Embassy Gala to raise funds for CHEO.

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Date: April 16, 2013 from 18:00 to

The Nanny Diaries

Nannies play an important role in the lives of children whose parents need a little help with raising them (and have the means to afford such help) but

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Thinking Outside the Lunchbox

Whether you pack your child's lunch, or they pack their own, there lies an opportunity to show them how much you love them in a creative and inspiring

A Teacher’s Value Quantified

We all know the importance of having a good teacher in your and/or your children's lives.  The best of teachers have a type of lingering impact that goes

Amber Alert Awareness Day

Technically, it was yesterday (January 13th) but it's such an important topic, that it had to be addressed. "The Amber Alert has made a huge difference in law enforcement's

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Snow Plow Parents, are you one?

These are “responsive” ways of fixing things, which happen after your child has already encountered a problem. But, there are also parents who try to prevent problems before

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How to bring family night back

Between parents working extended hours and children becoming involved in many time-consuming extracurricular activities, finding time to stay connected as a family can be a challenge.  A great

Canada Post launches design contest to find 2013 Community Foundation Stamp

Ottawa (ON) – The Canada Post Community Foundation is asking for help – from kids across Canada. Budding artists 15 years old and under are invited to submit their

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Can early therapy help change the brains of kids with autism?

As the number of children with autism has risen dramatically over the past couple of decades, experts have learned that the earlier a child gets diagnosed, the earlier

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Tantrums

When you think of temper tantrums, you probably think of the toddler and the terrible-twos.  However, is not always the case.  Tantrums can happen at any age- young

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Energy Drinks And Kids: Are They Safe?

Energy drinks hold no benefit for children, and may not be safe for children's hearts, experts say. "In the absence of a benefit, these drinks shouldn't be something that

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Good Behavior is not “Magic”

Good behavior isn’t magic — good behavior is a skill that can be learned.  Three of the most important skills for children to learn as a foundation for