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
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
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
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
Watch for these new shows
September means back to school, and lots of new shows hitting the TV airwaves. Here’s some of the best new shows — most of them Canadian — your crew might want to watch.
Keeping it clean
It might be unfair, or an over exaggeration but boys are not often thought of as eager to jump into the bath tub or to take care of their skin. As your son grows and matures it is natural to
Dog days of summer
Animals – pets – are big business in North America. According to the ASPCA, Americans spent an estimated $38.4 billion on their pets in 2006. While it’s good news that we’re generally taking such good care of our furry friends,
Kids
(MS) — Many children look forward to sports. A chance to play with their friends, sports also represent an opportunity for children to learn many of life’s lessons, from working with others to dealing with loss to accepting authority fi
Dangerous cosmetics?
Behind those picture-perfect models is a frightening secret that the personal care industry would just as soon keep secret: 89 per cent of cosmetics contain one or more untested ingredients. This means that the safety of the stuff we’re s
Blends baby food and chops too
Modern kitchens are often equipped with a counter garage or two in which to park appliances. If you don’t have the luxury of ample storage, an appliance that does the job of two makes sense. If you are looking for
Tuning into Channel Mom
Teaching new mothers who are dealing with postpartum depression how to relate to and respond to their babies' cues can help to lay the groundwork for healthy mother-baby attachments
Toddler on board
This shouldn't be news to any parent who has ever driven under the influence of a screaming toddler: having a passenger on board increases your odds of being involved in an automobile accident
Give Me a “C”…..
Researchers at Tufts University have identified five personality traits that increase a teen's odds of navigating the journey between childhood and early adulthood with relative ease
TRAVEL MADE EASY
Car seats are meant to be strapped into a vehicle, not carried around like a piece of luggage. It's just that when air travel and kids are combined, the lugging of car seats through airports is a necessity
Asthma sufferers can breathe easier
Perhaps the scariest of all Edgar Allan Poe's stories is the one called 'The Cask of Amontillado' in which the narrator, Montresor, gets revenge on his enemy Fortunato for a thousand unnamed injuries. He lures Fortunato into the catacomb
