by HomeOfEighT8 | Oct 27, 2010 | Parenting, Resources
With witches, goblins, and super-heroes descending on neighborhoods across Canada, the Canadian Red Cross offers parents some safety tips to help prepare their children for a safe and enjoyable trick-or-treat holiday. Halloween should be filled with surprise and...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Oct 27, 2010 | Health, Parenting, Resources
Parental mental illness has a profound impact on children. “All family members are affected by a loved one’s mental illness. The entire family system needs to be addressed. To assure us we are not to blame and the situation is not hopeless. To point us to...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Sep 17, 2010 | Health, Parenting
Infections of the ear are the most common cause of earache in young children, so it’s important to recognize your baby’s symptoms for earaches as early as possible. You’ll recognize the symptoms in your baby pretty quickly as your baby will be tugging or scratching...
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...