Kick junk food habits
Question: Now that the New Year has arrived, I started making a New Year resolution list for our family. At the top of my list was around eating junk food
Sweet support
To help serve breakfast to needy kids across Canada the National Bank of Canada is spreading Gouash around this holiday season. Proceeds from the exclusive sales of Gouash fruit spreads at the bank will go to Breakfast Clubs of Canada,
Confronting body image
Question: My daughter and I were talking this week about how she wants 2007 to be different for her. Immediately she started talking negatively about her body. She just turned 13. What can I do as her mother to help
Keeping baby safe
When you were growing up, you always swore that your parents had eyes on the backs of their head. And now that you’re a brand new parent, you know why: an accident can happen in the blink of an eye,
How to pick a skating program
You decide to put your child in ice skating lessons, but aren’t sure how to begin or where to look.
Developing a parenting action plan
Competing priorities. Trying to balance work and home. Never enough time or money.
Sure you want to be the best parent you can. However, competing priorities in your busy life can cause us to lose focus or make poor choices
Help your baby breathe easier
What a relief it is when your toddler learns to blow his or her nose. Before this skill is mastered, babies and toddlers suffer with a plugged nose and all of the accompanying discomforts. Recent warnings about the possible fatal
Gripping suspense grabs onto kids
Adventure stories for boys come in many guises, but all have one thing in common: at one point in the story, if not more, the action becomes heart-stoppingly suspenseful. Just what boys love
Arts and Entertainment
Soli & Rob in Concert…with Alistair Ant & Friends (Berkeley Heritage Event Venue) –- If you have a child under the age of 6 and you don’t know Soli and Rob, or their purple friend Alistair, then you a
What motivates your child
Why does getting your child to do something for you one day seem so simple, yet another day seem almost impossible? The good news is that educational researchers from around the world have also wondered the same thing, and have
Green your Halloween
According to a web site devoted to Halloween, the Chinese celebrate the Feast of the Hungry Ghosts. Ostensibly, the souls of the dead wander the earth in search of affection. They are known as “hungry” ghosts because they seek recogniti
Put on a painted face
It’s that time of year when ordinary children want to transform into extraordinary characters. Face painting is the safest way to create a new visage. Masks are cumbersome and limit vision. Face painting can be a family art project
Theatre for young people
Me, me, me… and Raven Stole the Sun (Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People) – Another season of the highest quality theatre for children and youth gets underway this month at the Lor
Toronto ghoul guide
Halloween is approaching and as parents stock up on mini chocolate bars and rifle through racks of costumes looking for the perfect getup for their children, they often forget that the Toronto area is a goldmine of spooky activities for
Scheduled time out and spot the difference
Dear Dr. Karyn, I want my child to have the best opportunities so I’ve always enrolled him in numerous activities. Now I’m wondering if he is too busy. How full should a child’s schedule be?
HarbourKIDS presents Luminarium
There’s a philosophical shift underway at one of the city’s key arts venues: Harbourfront has decided to ratchet kids up on its priority list. "We really wanted to make children an important part of the organization. This is the be
Family meals have rewards
You run into the house, starving from your after school basketball practice, wanting nothing more than to devour all the food in the kitchen. As you walk in the door, your mother and little brother dart past you, sprinting to
Mattel Toy Recall
Nearly a million toys are affected by the Mattel recall that affects 83 types of toys
LeapFrog your kids back to school
The start of the school year brings many anxieties for both children and parents. Unlike my own start to school (about a hundred years ago) many children are concerned about the social and advantageous benefits of having the "rig
Listen up
You can’t feel it but it really does hurt. Listening to loud music through a portable music player is putting the listeners’ hearing at risk. The Canadian Hearing Association recommends some possible risks and preventative measures that
