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Rediscover your inner artist with your child
When is the last time you built a fort in your living
room, wore an outfit that
clashed (not red with pink – I mean plaid &
polka dots with a jellybean necklace)
or just decided to take the road less traveled? If you’re
a parent you have
probably watched your children do this, but as adults
creative play may not be
part of your own regular routine. more>>
Should we punish our children?
The Oxford Dictionary defines punishment as: "to
make another person suffer
because he has done something wrong." But who is
to decide what is wrong?
Often times a child will feel totally legitimized in
his choice and feel strongly
that a punishment is unreasonable and unjust. This may
lead to parent-child
disconnection and a lost opportunity for mutually respectful
discussion. I recently
met with a mother who was upset with her son because
he refused to rehearse
a school speech in front of her. Mom’s reply was:
"Fine. Practice in your room
but I will be listening at the door." more>>
SickKids researchers find prenatal multivitamins
reduce risk of childhood cancers
Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children
(SickKids) have found that taking
prenatal multivitamins fortified with folic acid can
reduce the risk of three
common childhood cancers: leukemia, brain tumours and
neuroblastoma. This
research was published online on February 21, 2007,
in the journal Clinical
Pharmacology & Therapeutics. more>>
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