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Keep kids active for good health

By City Parent Staff
September 23, 2009
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While most adults are aware that they need to get at least 30 minutes of exercise a day, children actually need twice that amount, according to many dietary guidelines to combat childhood obesity

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Good vision isn’t always easy to see

By City Parent Staff
September 2, 2009
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Have you considered the health of your child’s eyesight? Don’t feel bad if you haven’t. You are not alone. Eyesight may not be top of mind for most parents because the changes to your child’s eyes aren’t obvious. Your child’s

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Dad Health

By City Parent Staff
September 2, 2009
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Becoming a father doesn’t just affect a new dad’s sex life and sleep patterns: it also affects his biochemistry in far-reaching ways – and he, in turn, affects his new baby’s biochemistry in equally powerful ways

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Time control

By City Parent Staff
March 2, 2009
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What is often one of the biggest differences between good and average students? Time management skills. And with most families' schedules filling up quicker than ever with school, sports, and social obligations, effective time management ha

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Freedom from bullying

By City Parent Staff
February 17, 2009
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Once young girls have become victims of bullying, it can be difficult for them to escape from the role of victim. That's the key finding to emerge from a study published in the December 2, 2008, edition of the British

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Love your heart, take these steps during Heart Month

By City Parent Staff
February 16, 2009
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While February, Heart Month, brings to mind thoughts of Valentine’s Day and images of hearts and love, the heart is much more than a symbol.

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Fitness in the name of charity

By City Parent Staff
January 26, 2009
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We all know the benefits not-for-profit organizations reap when community members participate in their local fundraising initiatives, but supporting community-based charitable causes can bring benefits to you and your family too.  Char

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Going leaner, greener in 2009

By City Parent Staff
January 6, 2009
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I’m not one for regrets. While there are notable exceptions (for example, I will never, ever wear bellbottoms with the American flag down the sides), I focus on rolling up my sleeves to change my future rather than wringing my

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Adjustable helmets have kid appeal

By City Parent Staff
November 20, 2008
1.36k

Did you know the majority of serious child injuries in Winter are to the head? Wearing a helmet is the most important and easiest way to increase safety in winter sports. Whether it be sledding or learning to ski or

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Pregnant women, babies, and the flu shot

By City Parent Staff
November 18, 2008
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Here's what you need to know to protect yourself and your baby from influenza, an illness that can lead to serious complications, including pneumonia.

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Hooking up with a fitness challenge

By City Parent Staff
November 14, 2008
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I'm on the road to becoming more physically fit and am inviting readers to give me support, offer some tips and share experiences through our City Parent Mom Club online forum. You'll find a link at the end of this

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Youth roll out mental illness stigma-busting plan

By City Parent Staff
October 12, 2008
1.41k

If you wanted to figure out a way to remove the stigma from mental illness, where would you turn to for advice? Why not to the real experts—people with mental illness who have experienced that stigma themselves?   

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Easy ways to upgrade memory

By City Parent Staff
October 8, 2008
1.36k

Have you ever wished you could upgrade your child's memory as easily as a computer's? If remembering people, places, facts, or dates is difficult for someone in your family, don't be discouraged. It's often easy to make great improvements i

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Check your child

By City Parent Staff
October 3, 2008
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According to the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 20 per cent of children and youth in Canada have a diagnosable mental health disorder - In Ontario, the numbers are about 1 in 5 for 4- to 16-year olds. With the additional

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Making routine injections a success

By City Parent Staff
September 19, 2008
1.48k

Many Canadian children are faced with daily or routine injections to manage different conditions. For example, current estimates suggest that approximately 240,000 Canadians, or 1 in 150, have type 1 diabetes, requiring daily injections and

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Movie covers big theme of obesity

By City Parent Staff
August 30, 2008
1.55k

Queen Sized (Anchor Bay) — This made-for-TV movie now out on DVD takes the issue of fat very seriously. Maggie Baker (Nikki Blonsky famously of Hairspray) is a chubby girl who turns to food when she’s

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Even little girls play to win

By City Parent Staff
August 6, 2008
1.42k

Girls aren't any less competitive than boys. But the strategies they use to compete are a little more subtle. That's the key finding to come out of a study conducted by psychologists at Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts and publish

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Bikes aboard

By City Parent Staff
July 29, 2008
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Timmy Salama hands his bike up to an orange-vested Bike Train loader. The 10-year-old has just returned from a couple of hours cycling around Niagara Falls with his mother and father. It’s his first trip to The Falls and he’s

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The ugly side of the beauty business

By City Parent Staff
July 23, 2008
1.51k

My two daughters – aged five and 10 – routinely return home from birthday parties with goodie bags stuffed to the brim with lip-gloss, nail polish, body glitter and “perfume”. Putting aside for the moment my concerns that they’re

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Anxiety in New Moms

By City Parent Staff
July 4, 2008
1.28k

While most people are tuned into the warning signs of postpartum depression in new mothers, friends and family members are far less likely to make the connection between a mom's feelings of anxiety about her new role as a mother

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