Health

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A Variety of Veggies for our Kids’ Favourite Recipes

With the exception of the ever-so-popular potato, some vegetables are unloved by our kids. Having a varied nutrition is important and sometimes we have to use shrewd strategies to expand the range of food our kids accept in their plates!…

Baby is on the go…what do I do now?

Your baby is already a few weeks old. Gone are the times when you had to justify to your boyfriend why the 100$ playmate was an ABSOLUTELY indispensible expense. Yes, baby doesn’t just lie there anymore, staring dubiously at the…

Tips for Living with a Gluten Allergy

It seems like having a gluten allergy is becoming more and more common. Unfortunately this allergy, like many others, makes you sit down and reevaluate your daily diet. As you will learn, there are a lof of foods that we…

6 Healthy Snack Recipes for Kids

Children are in a phase of growth and need good nutritious snacks to help ensure a healthy mind and body development. Saying this, as parents, we must be careful to not give our kids too many treats or gourmet snacks,…

Flu vaccines: Are there risks?

After the H1N1 outbreak in 2010, and other flu-related controversies, we have decided to revisit the discussion about flu vaccines to give you the latest information. What is the flu? Seasonal influenza, more commonly referred to as the flu, is…

Recognizing Signs of Hyperactivity in children

Is your child a constant storm, nervous, and insistently seeking to provoke? These could be signs of an attention deficit disorder. Attention deficit and hyperactivity, clinically referred to as ADHD have long been linked. While the condition has likely existed…

5 Tips for Getting Your Kids to Eat Veggies

Getting your kids to eat their veggies can be worse than waiting in the grocery line for over an hour – you need a lot of patience. Some parents get lucky and end up with a veggie-lovin’ kid. For the…

Kids & Tech: What are the Risks

Over the last few years, technology has been tightly woven into the fabric of our lives. With tech being so pervasive, using it has become second-nature for most of today’s children, and from very early ages, they already understand the…

Tips for Getting Pregnant

The idea of getting pregnant makes many women and their partner very excited. Of course, the idea is great but getting pregnant isn’t always as easy as they make it in the movies. The movies make everything look easy!  But…