by HomeOfEighT8 | Jul 15, 2010 | Advice, Parenting, Resources
While it’s widely known that some mothers suffer from postpartum depression, current research is now suggesting that new fathers may become depressed after childbirth, too. A study published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jul 15, 2010 | Parenting, Resources
There’s a “good news” story making the rounds of media outlets this past week:Â the teen pregnancy rate in Canada is declining faster than rates in the US, Britain and Sweden, according to a study from the Sex Information and Education Council of...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jul 15, 2010 | Parenting, Resources
I. What is substance abuse? First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you. – F. Scott Fitzgerald In a recent study by the University of Michigan, 8th, 10th, and 12th graders across the country are continuing to show a gradual...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jul 7, 2010 | Parenting, Resources
Every day, 60 kids in Canada go to the hospital because of injuries in the home – falls, burns and accidental poisonings are the three biggest culprits. You could rely on your cunning little toddler to point out the hazards in your home, or you could read our handy...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jul 7, 2010 | Parenting, Resources
The stigma attached to being a single parent is rising anew. Many media commentators blame America’s up-trend in violence and other social problems on family breakdown: on single parents. This stigma is based on myths and stereotypes that have been promoted by...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jul 7, 2010 | Resources
The Cridge Centre for the Family Young Parent Outreach Centre is a dynamic resource program providing services to young pregnant women, young moms and dads, and their children in the Greater Victoria area. These services – provided by the Cridge – are...
