Parents: Quit the Gender-Stereotyping!
Today's Post is courtesy of my good buddy Mitch whose [...]
Ten Tips to Promote Healthy Eating Habits For Your Young Child
If you have a child who is a particularly picky [...]
A Guide to Introducing Complementary (Solid) Foods To Your Baby
Below is some evidence-informed information to help you with introducing [...]
Keeping a Healthy Home to Manage and Prevent Childhood Obesity
Nearly one third of children are overweight or obese in Canada [...]
Ten Important Health Recommendations for Parents of 0 to 2 Year Old ChildrenTen Important Health Recommendations for Parents of 0 to 2 Year Old Children
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Ten Important Health Recommendations for Parents of 0 to 2 Year Old Children
Ten of the most important health recommendations for parents of [...]
PsychLine – Understanding Psychological Assessments
At this time of year, many parents are wondering about [...]
Under Control: Helping Our Kids Develop Self-Discipline
In the late 1960's, at Stanford University, a psychology study [...]
Fostering Mindful Eating
Were you ever surprised to notice the bottom of a [...]
Iron-Deficiency Anemia: The Problem of Pale, Chubby, Milk-Guzzling Toddlers
A few months ago, I was asked by a colleague [...]
Sheltering Preschoolers from the Wake of Newtown’s Tragedy
Since the senseless tragedy last Friday in Newtown, Connecticut, parents [...]
Back To Work Does Not Equal End of Breastfeeding
On a weekly basis I see moms who come in [...]
The Importance of Secure Attachment in Infancy
This is a wonderful 5-minute video that explains the foundations [...]
Parents Often Ask – My 7 month-old flips over from his back to his stomach in the middle of the night. What should I do?
My 7 month-old flips over from his back to his [...]
Supporting Breastfeeding Families: Systemic failure and the myth of “choice”
Here's the deal: we can talk all we want about [...]
Dr. Flanders Quoted In Brighter Life Piece On Childhood Obesity
Last week, Anna Sharrat wrote a piece on childhood obesity for [...]
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
I can't resist but post this classic. Surely most of [...]
Empowering Your Picky Eater – Part 2: 10 Tips to Promote Healthy Eating
In part 1 of this series, we discussed some of [...]
What Babies Can Teach Us – Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn is Professor of Medicine Emeritus and founding director [...]
The Cry-It-Out Controversy and My Family’s Sleep Story
I’m coming out. My name is Alice, and [...]
Effects of Television Exposure on Infants’ and Toddlers’ Developing Brains
This is a fantastic talk by Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrician/research [...]