Health

By Malia Jacobson When Meag Diamond began touring potential preschools for her toddler son, Keats, she saw a number of beautifully laid-out spaces filled with immaculate worktables, inviting book nooks and inspiring art stations. What she didn’t see was unstructured, unhurried

Fidget spinners have soared in popularity over the past few months. You can find them in convenience stores, classrooms and all corners of the Internet. The three-pronged gadgets centre on a ball bearing mechanism that allows them to whir in

With August upon us and the heat of the summer in full swing,  it’s a good time to reflect on the dangers of heatstroke’s for young children. Since 1998, 721 children have died of heatstroke after being left in a

By Dianne Woodruff, CMA, PhD Children often develop toe walking because they have been helped by some well-meaning relative/caregiver. The relative sees that the child naturally picks up one foot when the other is on the ground, or the lap, or wherever

Whether you’re divvying up the restaurant tab, helping with homework or multitasking on projects at work, your brain works better when you feed it well.

You know those nights when you just can’t sleep, when your mind is racing, or you’re tense and wound up? Those symptoms aren’t reserved for adults.

Attending summer day camp is often a rite of passage for kids. But when you have a child with life-threatening food allergies, camp is more complicated than filling out forms and dropping your kid off each morning.

Understand sedation and children's dentistry

Your little bundle of joy is on the way and you can’t get your mind off one thing: that aching feeling in your lower back that seems to just be getting worse by the day

If you’ve noticed an odd quietness about the house or your latest Internet or mobile bill skyrocket, it can be a sign that the electronic usage has crept out of control. 

March is National Nutrition Month

Follow these spring detox tips courtesy of Andrea Donsky, registered holistic nutritionist.

Peanut allergy is on the rise. This common food allergy affects 1-2 per cent of children, which doesn’t sound like much. But if your child is among them, it is one child too many.

If your child wets the bed, chances are you’ve been told he or she will grow out of it.

There’s no doubt that, with the help of social media, some people boast and lie, spread rumours and behave like bullies online. Of course, the same thing could be said about the typical middle school cafeteria. 

By about 6 months of age, babies should be regularly eating food with peanuts in an effort to prevent the development of a peanut allergy, according to new clinical guidelines released recently.

 If you are a mom, then you know the word “overwhelmed” goes hand-in-hand with the role of raising little ones.