Child

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Out and about: Tips for eating at restaurants when your child has allergies

Eating out can be challenging when you have a child with allergies. Try these useful tips and have a successful, worry-free outing.

May 20, 2019

Relationships with Others

Mothers and daughters: friends or foes?

Mothers and daughters are fierce competitors that admire each other. Sometimes friends, sometimes rivals, they always have very emotional relationships!

May 20, 2019

Sleep

Bedtime doesn't have to be a chore!

Behavioural strategies have been proven to be the most effective way to help infants and children who are resistant at bedtime or wake during the night.

April 22, 2019

Tests and Stress

Phobias

The many fears of children should not worry parents except if they become phobias. Where is the line between the two and how do we cross it?

April 22, 2019

Tests and Stress

Fear and anxiety in children

What’s that sound? How can you calm your children when they’re scared of loud noises? Explore what is triggering their fear and find out how you can be a calming presence.

April 1, 2019

Physical

Child development from birth to age 5

As a parent, you are proud of your child’s accomplishments, as if their overall success reflects your aptitudes as a parent.

March 18, 2019

Games and Toys

Why 3 hours is too much screen time

What happens when you have an active, involved kid with good grades, who wants to play video games for three straight hours a day, every day?

March 4, 2019

Tests and Stress

How to: Dealing with your child's first heartbreak

With their little eyes full of tears, your son or daughter swears that they will never fall in love again. A child’s first heartbreak is devastating. Can we pick up the pieces of their broken hearts?

February 18, 2019

Learnings

Have you been noticing your child trip over their words? They seem to be getting stuck... why? How can we help? The causes of stuttering remain obscure but even though there is no cure, it can be controlled.

February 11, 2019

Healthy Body

Caring for your child’s teeth

A study by the Montreal-Center Public Health Department and Université de Montréal shows that 42% of children who enter kindergarten have cavities on their temporary baby teeth.

February 5, 2019

Healthy Body

My child is smelly!

Your child is now 6 years old. The innocence of childhood still shines brightly in his or her eyes but… they're smelly! When your child gets hot, you scrunch your nose and smell a tinge of sweat. Are they too young for deodorant?

January 14, 2019

Activities and Hobbies

10 ways to enjoy the snow at home

The schools are closed and the kids can’t stand still because they’re eager to go play outside... sounds like a snow day! Dress them up warm... here are 10 great ideas for fun in the snow!